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Apart from Facebook and Instagram, do you know that Twitter is one of the most used social media platform in Malaysia? With more than 2.2 millions active Twitter users in Malaysia, it has been estimated that it would grow to 2.4 million users in 2019. If your target audience is primarily Malay, you have all the reason to have your brand appear on Twitter as well. Number of Twitter users in Malaysia from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490591/twitter-users-malaysia/…

Instagram TV To celebrate one billion Instagram users, Instagram is launching IGTV. What’s cool about this IGTV? You can now upload a video as long as 10 minutes. The extended video duration/play time means you can let audience watch more of your products and services. Another key highlight is Instagram now emphasizes on vertical videos to give mobile users a better experience while they’re holding their smartphones vertically. If you already have several videos, we highly recommend you to make…

This is one of the all-time favourite questions among new website owners. While many have already researched and decided to buy a new domain name for the website, most of them are still undecided on whether “to www” or “not to www”? The quick answer? Search engines such as Google DOES NOT give SEO advantage on whether you’re using www or not. In fact, Google has said that it all depends on your preference. What is the best practice? The…

Have you noticed the “Not Secure” warning in the search bar in Google Chrome for websites that have not adopted HTTPS encryption? Beginning July 2018, Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as “Not secure”. In the next update, Chrome 68 will fully display the “Not Secure” notice. In fact, Google Security Blog already published the same warning in February 2018.   RED “Not Secure” for HTTPS Websites We knew that Google really takes HTTPS usage seriously when the Chromium Blog…

As a Malaysian, one of my favourite things is being able to celebrate various festivals and holidays. In fact, Malaysia has multiple public holidays (up to 20 days of public holidays) in a year. As usual, every festive season presents a golden opportunity for businesses to spread brand awareness. Personally, my favorite are still the videos made by Yasmin Ahmad, one of the best film directors in Malaysia as her videos always touched the heart of many Malaysians even today….

SELANGOR, JUNE 9, 2018 – The sharing is exclusively for Selangor Accelerator Programme (SAP), who are ready for their first pitch to become the top ten! This time around, the Digital Marketing Manager of Exabytes Digital, Jerrick Yeoh shared case studies, real life scenarios and the latest tricks of Facebook and Instagram Advertising.     All in all, the startups were very active in asking questions and engagement was fantastic for the quiz in the sharing session. For example, when…

SELANGOR, MAY 20, 2018 – Exabytes Digital is proud to be the part of the Selangor Accelerator Programme (SAP) 2018, an intensive 4-month programme to the startup in the country. The SEO training is in the “Acceleration” stage where all participating startups get to meet experienced mentors and industry leaders to increase their chances of joining the international pitching competition in September this year. Exabytes as one of the partners of SITEC (Selangor Digital Creative Centre), the organizer of this…

Each year, Facebook organizes a developer conference, Facebook F8 to showcase their latest technology. As usual, everyone is anticipating the announcements and new updates from Mark Zuckerberg on some of the most popular apps in the world, such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. This year, one of the most anticipated highlights is no doubt the new dating app feature in the upcoming Facebook App. Could this mark the end of Tinder? Let’s wait and see the response when it’s…

It’s true that an image speaks a thousand words, and that is why Instagram has slowly become one of the best marketing tools for every business owner. With Instagram you can accumulate your followers who will then become your fan base and ambassadors to promote your brand/business. There is no denying that customers today are easily motivated by images rather than words/text. And this is why businesses should consider leveraging their marketing not only using Facebook, but also Instagram.  …

What is Facebook Video Ads? Do you like watching videos on Facebook? Chances are rather high that the video you consume on Facebook either on web or app, is Facebook Video Advertisements. Indeed, online users love watching videos that provide interesting ideas, giving good value, providing learning opportunities and entertainment. Moreover, we had seen numerous studies highlighting the importance of videos on social media: 100 million hours of videos are watched each day on Facebook. (TechCrunch) 500 million people watch…