While the early web was all about text ‒ dominated by emails, forums and MSN Messenger ‒ it has since transformed into a highly visual landscape. So how can brands understand customers’ conversations when they communicate in images and not words? Can Curalate provide the answer?

With just 7% of communication being attributed to spoken words, and the remainder down to body language and tone of voice, it’s easy to see why communicating online has been described as cold and impersonal. Emoticons, emoji and stickers are helping make digital communication a bit more human.

From the ubiquitous puppy filter to the flattering flower crown, Snapchat has allowed us all to become early adopters of augmented reality. Now, it seems the platform is seeking to move into hardware, joining the Bluetooth Special Interest Group ahead of the supposed launch of a pair of AR goggles.

Gen Yers may have swapped playgrounds for office spaces and Gameboys for smartphones since the mid-’90s, but it seems they’re playing the same old games. What is it about Pokémon GO that’s gotten audiences of all ages hooked on a craze that many grew out of before the turn of the century?