Remco Livain: up close and personal

Subscribe

Marketing News

Digital Marketing is my life and so much happens on the big online marketing tech stage. Some news topics are worth sharing and these have caught my attention in particular. If you work in digital marketing, you will have certainly seen these topics on various (news) sites. In these posts I look at the implications of the daily marketing news, though. I share my honest, personal and professional opinion and explain why this news keeps me up at night.

Twitter launch is premium Twitter blue subscription in Australia and Canada

Twitter launch is premium Twitter blue subscription in Australia and Canada

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2021/introducing-twitter-blue.html Twitter is the first of the major social media platforms to launch a subscription-based model. It’s users are able to use a number of new features that are only available to premium users. For a small fee it

Facebook bans all news in Australia – that is a big deal | Opinion piece

Facebook bans all news in Australia – that is a big deal | Opinion piece

The largest social media platform in the world, has decided to block news sites from publishing posts to their user’s walls. The Australian government would like to pass a law, that forces networks (like Facebook) to pay for the distribution of content. Facebook does not agree with this. The

Facebook wants to build their own Clubhouse | opinion

Facebook wants to build their own Clubhouse | opinion

One app took the world by storm in the last few months, and that was Clubhouse. The live podcast/discussion round app, has inspired millions to share their opinions in a new format. The idea behind Clubhouse [https://www.joinclubhouse.com/], which is only available for iOS users at the

Clubhouse, what‘s the hype

Clubhouse, what‘s the hype

What is Clubhouse? If you have missed the hottest and most hyped social media app, you‘ve probably been too busy skiing. It is hard to escape the Clubhouse-madness that has been released at the beginning of this year. > Clubhouse is essentially a live podcast app. It allows its

Quibi confirms it’s shutting down

Quibi confirms it’s shutting down

Barely six month after Jeff Katzenberg / Meg Whitman-lead Quibi launched, the company announced it’s closing up shop. Confirming the details leaked from a call [https://www.engadget.com/quibi-shutting-down-report-195306262.html] with investors, Quibi’s leaders said in a letter [https://quibi-hq.medium.com/an-open-letter-from-quibi-8af6b415377f] that the service’s lack

Twitter releases audio tweets (on iOS)

Twitter releases audio tweets (on iOS)

Big tech product updates are not always worth a blog post. But Twitter’s Audio Tweets feature release on iOS has certainly caught my attention. The addition of Audio Tweets might be the biggest Twitter feature launch since the increased character limit from 140 to 280 characters. > Twitter has

Quibi caves under pressure, adds AirPlay support

Quibi caves under pressure, adds AirPlay support

What is this about? * Quibi is a mobile only video streaming platform * Under pressure of its viewers, the company has decided to add Chromecast and AirPlay support * Did the mobile only concept fail to catch on? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💡Quibi has been discontinued, but I think this is still a very interesting