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Peeks Social $PEEK.ca Wallet Accepts #Bitcoin Transactions $BCOV $AVID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:59 AM on Thursday, April 12th, 2018

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  • Announced that the Peeks Social wallet is now accepting Bitcoin transactions
  • Ability to instantly interact and transact using Bitcoins represents an important shift by the Company towards the future of online currency transactions. 

TORONTO, April 12, 2018 — Peeks Social Ltd. (TSXV:PEEK) (OTCQB:PKSLF) (“Peeks Social” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that the Peeks Social wallet is now accepting Bitcoin transactions. The ability to instantly interact and transact using Bitcoins represents an important shift by the Company towards the future of online currency transactions.

Users of Peeks Social are now able to fund their wallets with Bitcoin for use within the Peeks Social platform, allowing them to use their Bitcoin to purchase paid content, tip broadcasters, and contribute to crowdfunding campaigns, amongst other uses. Broadcasters are able to receive rewards they earn in a number of ways including directly to their prepaid Peeks Social  Prepaid Cards.  Users loading Bitcoins into their wallets are able to subsequently transfer the unused cash balance of their Peeks Social tokens to their prepaid Peeks Social Prepaid Cards instantly to spend at online and bricks and mortar retailers around the world.

Since cryptocurrency purchases are not subject to payment processing fees, the addition of cryptocurrency transactions are expected to reduce the aggregate payment processing fees currently associated with processing payments within the Peeks Social platform. The majority of deposits received by the Peeks Social platform are processed through in-app payments, which are subject to a 30% payment processing fees from their respective app stores.

Peeks Social will be evaluating the addition of other cryptocurrencies for use with the Peeks Social wallet.

The Peeks Social app can be downloaded in either the Apple or Google app stores, or by visiting www.peeks.social.

For further information, please contact:

Peeks Social Ltd.
Mark Itwaru
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
416-639-5335
[email protected]

David Vinokurov
Director Investor Relations
416-716-9281
[email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this Release.

Peeks Social $PEEK.ca Upgrades User Interface and Launches Desktop #Streaming $BCOV $AVID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:22 AM on Friday, March 23rd, 2018

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  • Announced the launch of its desktop streaming service
  • The DSS allows broadcasters to stream content from their desktop into the Peeks Social mobile application
  • Service opens up the Peeks Social platform to a much wider audience that consumes professionally streamed content:
    • Online education
    • e-gaming
    • professional multi-camera live broadcasts are now all enabled in Peeks Social

TORONTO, March 23, 2018 — Peeks Social Ltd. (TSX-V:PEEK) (OTCQB:PKSLF) (“Peeks Social” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the launch of its desktop streaming service (the “DSS”). The DSS allows broadcasters to stream content from their desktop into the Peeks Social mobile application.

This service opens up the Peeks Social platform to a much wider audience that consumes professionally streamed content. Online education, e-gaming, and professional multi-camera live broadcasts are now all enabled in Peeks Social.

The DSS is part of the Company’s ongoing user interface upgrades designed to provide a more engaging user experience on the platform relative to other live-streaming social services. Peeks Social’s capabilities for users to stream, earn, and spend instantly utilizing the Peeks Social Visa™ Debit Card differentiate the Company’s service from competing live-streaming platforms.

“The continued evolution of the Peeks Social platform is very exciting. The services Peeks Social delivers to its streamers and viewers is truly like nothing out there. This is evidenced by our increasing global rankings in in-app purchases both in the Android and iOS stores. Peeks Social has reached the top 10 for in-app purchases in the social category for Android in 26 countries and for iOS in 13 countries. Furthermore we continue to rise in rankings on both platforms across the globe,” states Mark Itwaru, Chairman and CEO.

The Peeks Social app can be downloaded in either the Google or Apple app stores, or by visiting www.peeks.social.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this Release.

For further information, please contact:

Peeks Social Ltd.
Mark Itwaru
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
416-815-7000
[email protected]

David Vinokurov
Director Investor Relations
416-716-9281
[email protected]

2018 Social Media trends $PEEK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:27 PM on Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Writer, entrepreneur and social media influencer Natalie Zfat joined Good Morning San Diego to talk about the the social media trends of 2018.

When she’s not engaging with her 450K followers, Natalie loves sharing her entrepreneurial thought leadership at conferences and universities, including Carnegie Mellon, Parsons: NYU Stern School of Business, Internet of Things World and SXSW.writer, entrepreneur and social media influencer with a professional mantra that success means never doing the same thing twice (unless it was really fun the first time).

The top five social media trends for 2018.

5. Ephemeral Content will be dominating social media. Ephemeral content is content that is short-lived, typically expiring in 24 hrs like that of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook stories. Viewed as more authentic by viewers than long living content or branded and sponsored posts.

4. Video will continue to grow as it has for the past couple years. They have been shown to promote higher interactions, likes, retweets, shares, etc. – integrating video content into social strategies and tying it into all written content will be pivotal in 2018.

3. Influencers aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. In 2018 expect to see more brands embracing influencers and in doing so finding more authentic ways to connect with current and new audiences.

2. Live streaming will continue to dominate social media for an array of brands from news networks to fashion designers. This will begin to be a more integral part of social media strategies for smaller and medium-sized brands, who can share unique content to build and grow their audiences.

1. Regulations: We are also likely to see a change in the way that social media platforms are managed. There is still a need to more successfully regulate inappropriate content – and the Russian bots that have promoted rhetoric across social platforms have boosted this need. We may see changes to social media agreements and how our content is viewed and approved.

Source: http://www.kusi.com/2018-top-social-media-trends/

Peeks Social $PEEK.ca Announces Record Monthly Deposits and User Sessions $BCOV $AVID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:46 AM on Friday, February 2nd, 2018

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  • Announced that the Peeks Social platform reached an all-time high of $480,000 in monthly user deposits
  • Over 2.2 million monthly user sessions in January 2018

TORONTO, Feb. 02, 2018 – Peeks Social Ltd. (TSXV:PEEK) (OTCQB:PKSLF) (“Peeks Social” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide updated key performance indicators (“KPIs”) relating to the Peeks Social platform. The Company is also very pleased to announce that the Peeks Social platform reached an all-time high of $480,000 in monthly user deposits and over 2.2 million monthly user sessions in January 2018.

The table below provides a summary of select recent KPIs for the Peeks Social platform.

Peeks Social Amalgamation Update      

The Company reports that both Peeks Social and Personas.com Corp. have agreed on all terms for the Definitive Agreement.  The Definitive Agreement is scheduled to be signed Friday February 2, 2018.  Details of the Agreement will be press released early next week subject to regulatory approval.

“We are pleased to see continuous growth across all KPIs.  We are also excited about the impending amalgamation, as the Company will finally be able to benefit from the full value of the business moving forward,” states Mark Itwaru, Chairman and CEO.

The Peeks Social app can be downloaded in either the Apple or Google app stores, or by visiting www.peeks.com.

Notes:

  1. These two KPIs represent the number of times the Peeks Social app was accessed by users and the average duration of use, respectively.  Data was provided through Google Analytics. For additional information on Google Analytics’ definition of “session” and the methods of calculating “sessions”, please refer to https://support.google.com/analytics.
  2. This KPI represents the total amount of external deposits into user wallets in the Peeks Social platform. Wallets may contain USD or a digital currency inside the Peeks Social platform referred to as “coins”. Deposits to wallets may be made via credit card or in-app purchase. “Coins” are sold at a premium to their value in order to cover app store transaction fees and as an additional revenue source for the platform. These premiums are not included in this KPI. Deposits denominated in USD are translated to CAD using the monthly average exchange rate as published by the Bank of Canada. While the “gross deposits” is an important KPI for the Peeks Social platform, it is not a direct indicator of the Company’s financial performance.

For further information, please contact:

Peeks Social Ltd.
Mark Itwaru
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
647-992-7727
[email protected]

David Vinokurov
Director Investor Relations
416-716-9281
[email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) has reviewed or accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this Release.

7 Social Media Trends That Will Dominate 2018 #LiveStreaming #Peeks $PEEK.ca $BCOV $AVID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:24 AM on Thursday, December 28th, 2017
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  • Live streaming will continue its explosive rise in popularity
  • About 80 percent of consumers would rather watch a live video from a brand than read a blog, and 82 percent would prefer live video to written social media updates

7 Social Media Trends That Will Dominate 2018

How do you plan on socializing next year? How do you plan on reaching your target audience, who will be socializing with each other, next year? By default, we underestimate how our lives will change in the future.

We tend to think of next year as ending more or less the same as this year (with the exception of any personal plans you might have). In addition, we tend to underappreciate the progress of technology, at least on a smaller scale.

That’s because our favorite social media apps tend to roll out updates on a nearly constant basis, changing slightly but frequently; just as we don’t notice children getting taller day by day, we don’t always recognize how the social media landscape around us evolves. But it is evolving, constantly, and in 2018, there are going to be a handful of highly important trends dictating how that evolution unfolds.

These are seven of the most important trends I’m predicting will make their presence known in 2018:

1. Augmented reality will finally take off. About five years ago, Google came out with a pair of glasses—Google Glass—that promised to bring augmented reality (AR) to the mainstream and change how we live and interact with each other. It was a flop. But now, multiple companies—including Facebook, Google, and Snap—are competingLive streaming will continue its explosive rise in popularity. to enter or re-enter the AR ring. After a handful of highly successful AR apps, rising sales of VR headsets, and greater technological sophistication (including faster internet speeds and better visual rendering), 2018 could finally be the year that AR takes off. If it does, and stays in the mainstream, you can bet that social media will be one of the most popular applications for the technology, bringing people together over vast distances, and providing an entirely new UI for social interactions.

2.Live streaming will continue its explosive rise in popularity You could make the argument that live streaming dominated 2017; about 80 percent of consumers would rather watch a live video from a brand than read a blog, and 82 percent would prefer live video to written social media updates. Live streaming statistics exploded in 2017, thanks in part to all the social platforms and other companies supporting the format. But 2018 will be an even bigger year, now that both audiences and brands have settled into the format. This is no longer a cool new way to interact with audiences—it’s an expectation for your brand.

3. Privacy and open source will take precedence. The use of social media requires the forfeiture of certain types of privacy. Though Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms have attempted to crack down on users abusing the system, and are trying to keep customers informed about their privacy rights, some users are still hungry for an app that won’t sell their information to advertisers. I think in 2018, we’ll see an increase in the number and popularity of apps that keep user privacy as a top priority, or offer open-source APIs to make users feel more comfortable with using them.

4. Gamification will extend to social media apps. Users love to interact with each other, but they also love game-like experiences—and because many companies have generated significant revenue from microtransactions and immersive gaming experiences, it’s only a matter of time before we see an app that tries to blend social media and gaming more organically. Time will tell what kind of app could result from this hybridization, but it’s likely going to make a significant impact in 2018.

5. Ad growth will accelerate. Early in their development, social media platforms made building a user base their highest priority. Now that they’re more firmly established and have proven their long-term viability, their biggest concern has shifted to revenue. Most major social media brands have already started shifting their focus toward building more advertising, but 2018 will see an even bigger shift in that direction.

6. Brand fatigue will force changes to the current social media formula. In 2017, there were more than 50 million small businesses using social media pages to interact with their customers. Social media is incredibly popular for a reason, but that increased volume of businesses is also leading to an increased presence of brand-written content. This is already leading to some signs of brand fatigue, making consumers less likely to engage with sponsored or branded content than content from independent sources. That’s going to put more pressure on brands to make better, more independently verifiable sources.

7. Local and personal experiences will sharply increase in popularity. Partially as an extension of the brand fatigue, 2018 will be a year for more local and personal experiences. With Google putting a higher emphasis on search results for local companies, and online consumers wanting more local, interpersonal interactions, I expect to see an increase in the number of local business owners reaching out to individuals, and doing more to engage with their respective communities. This is going to be a benefit for both entrepreneurs and consumers, as well as the communities in which they reside.

Are these trends going to completely change how brands and consumers use social media? I doubt it, but we’re in for one interesting year. If you want to remain competitive in the world of social media marketing, and prevent your competitors from getting ahead of you, stay tuned to the latest changes, and don’t hesitate to update your brand strategy to fit new trends, expectations, and opportunities.

The more modern your campaign is, the better chances you’ll have at connecting with your audience, and differentiating yourself from the crowd. For more help with your social media marketing strategy in 2018, see The Definitive Guide to Social Media Marketing.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2017/12/27/7-social-media-trends-that-will-dominate-2018/2/#1b1366597aba