LinkedIn adds Snapchat-like video filters because of course it is
Even LinkedIn can't resist the urge to imitate Snapchat, it seems. The job-oriented social network is adding eerily familiar-looking filters to its video capture tools for Android and iOS, letting you brag about your "side hustle" and other updates as if you're one of the hip kids. It feels forced, …
LinkedIn Just Launched Some Snapchat-Like Features for Video Creators
A touch of Snapchat and Instagram is coming to LinkedIn, as the professional network Tuesday announced the debut of filters and text styles for its members' videos. LinkedIn said video is being shared 20 times more than other types of content. The professional network originally launched filters for … Read More
LinkedIn’s video filters are even more boring than you’d expect
Unlike Instagram and Snapchat, which let you add GIFs, face effects, goofy stickers, and filters that change the whole screen, LinkedIn's idea of “filters” is just some stickers that probably came off a stock art site. There are only three at launch: a red “ON THE AIR” sign, which I …
Telegram is being ordered by Russia to hand over user encryption keys
Telegram, the ultra-popular messaging app that's most well-known for user security and privacy, may have to hand over its user's encryption keys to the Russian government. It was reported on March 20 that Telegram had lost an appeal in court against Russia's Federal Security Service (the spiritual … Read More
Telegram loses appeal to stop Russia accessing its encryption keys
RUSSIA'S SUPREME COURT has ordered encrypted messaging app Telegram to continue providing user data to the country's security services. According to a report from Bloomberg, the company has lost an appeal that would have stopped the Federal Security Service from accessing its encryption … Read More
Russia moves to block messaging app Telegram
Russia's communications regulator said on Tuesday it would move to block popular messaging app Telegram next month if it did not hand over its encryption keys to security services. The decree from Roskomnadzor came shortly after Russia's supreme court also ruled against Telegram. It raises the … Read More
YouTube offers businesses way to get started with video advertising
Small businesses looking to advertise online with original content now have a way to affordably produce a professional quality commercial for a target audience. YouTube today launched YouTube Director onsite in Las Vegas and other cities nationally, which involves a professional filmmaker shooting … Read More
YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan to Headline 2018 NAB Show Opening
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neal Mohan, chief product officer for YouTube, will headline the 2018 NAB Show Opening on Monday, April 9 at 9:00 a.m. in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Mohan will discuss the future of TV and entertainment and how the intersection of content … Read More
Google details plan to fight fake news, from search to YouTube
Google says it is fighting fake news from its search results to YouTube with new programs that will focus on credible media sources and vetting breaking news. On Tuesday, the search giant announced initiatives including installing a "top news" section on YouTube for only "verified" media. Google made … Read More
LinkedIn Video picks up new filters and text features
LinkedIn today announced some new creative tools for the LinkedIn Video feature on their iOS and Android application. With the new tools, coworkers can share their everyday work moments, add text to videos, and more. There are two specific features announced via an email today— filters and text … Read More