Madbid Blog
Updating the YouTube Shorts Viewing System
04-04-2025
Starting March 31, 2025, Google will update the way views are counted in YouTube Shorts. From now on, every automatic or repeated playback will count as a full view. There's no longer a need for the viewer to watch a few seconds—playback alone is enough. What this means for creators: ...
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TikTok in the US: Sale on the Finish Line?
02-04-2025
President Donald Trump stated that the deal to sell TikTok to an American company must be completed by April 4. This is the deadline set by law, which prohibits apps controlled by "hostile foreign states." China does not want to lose TikTok and is setting its own conditions, includin...
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Elon Musk's xAI Acquires X (Twitter): What Does It Mean?
31-03-2025
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has officially acquired the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in a stock deal. Musk valued the merger at $80 billion, with X at $33 billion (accounting for $12 billion in debt). Why Did Musk Do This? Now, X and xAI integrate data, ...
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Grok Now Available in Telegram!
28-03-2025
X (formerly Twitter) continues to expand the reach of its AI chatbot, Grok, by integrating it with Telegram. Users who have both Telegram Premium and X Premium can now interact with Grok directly within the messaging app. Why is this significant? A different kind of AI – Grok is position...
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TikTok Shop Continues to Expand Its Capabilities
26-03-2025
TikTok Shop is rapidly evolving, introducing new features and expanding into new markets. Here are the latest updates and news: Expansion into new markets After successful testing, TikTok Shop has launched in Mexico. This opens up new opportunities for local brands like Sarelly and Sinless Bea...
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Meta AI Comes to Europe – But with Restrictions
24-03-2025
Meta has launched an AI chatbot for EU users, but without training on their data due to strict regulations. The Meta AI icon will appear in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. The company considers European regulations an obstacle to AI development and is seeking support in the US. Desp...
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TikTok to Stay in the US? The Deal Is Almost Ready
21-03-2025
US Vice President J.D. Vance stated that the deal for TikTok will be finalized by April 4. The US government demands that the app be controlled by an American company due to national security concerns. Oracle, which already has ties with ByteDance, is among the top candidates. Other tech gi...
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YouTube Tests a New Ad Verification Process
19-03-2025
YouTube has begun testing a new verification system aimed at improving the accuracy of the “Limited or No Ads” (yellow icon) label and speeding up the monetization process. What’s Changing? • Videos with a yellow icon will be automatically sent for review. • This a...
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New Telegram Wallet Features
17-03-2025
New Features for Telegram Wallet Telegram crypto wallet is expanding its capabilities, introducing new options for trading and passive income. Users can now buy and sell cryptocurrency without requiring on-chain deposits. A staking feature has been launched for earning rewards by hol...
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TikTok Introduces a "Curfew" for Teens
14-03-2025
TikTok is strengthening safety measures for young users by adding new features to Family Pairing. Now, parents will be able to monitor their children's activity in the app and manage their contacts. “Rest Mode” after 10 PM – Teens under 16 will receive a full-screen reminder...
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How to Change the Owner of a Telegram Channel: Step-by-Step Instructions
04-09-2024
Telegram remains one of the most popular messengers in the world. In addition to communication, a wide variety of channels are actively developing in the messenger. As of today, in the Telegram messenger, you can transfer management rights for channels and groups to other administrators. This is ...
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How to Buy and Successfully Run a Telegram Channel: Tips and Advice
10-08-2023
Social networks have become an integral part of our lives, and telegram channels are no exception. The ability to buy an existing channel and run it successfully opens up new opportunities for business and personal branding. In this article, we will tell you how to get a telegram channel on the madb...
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MadBid donates for the Nepal Earthquake victim’s relief
06-12-2022
Thousands of people were affected in a devastating 7.8 degree earthquake near Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu. According to reports there have been hundreds of deaths and thousands more injured. Furthermore, many people’s homes, public buildings, and even some hundred years old monumen...
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Back to School – 10 Tips for Online Shopping
29-11-2022
Those of you with kids will know the mixed emotions associated with their children going back to school. We asked MadBid’s customers how they felt about it – and they were overwhelming looking forward to it, almost 75% in fact, yet the majority worried about the cost. With good reason to...
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3 Awards in 1 Year….. MadBid must be doing something right
18-09-2012
The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over the latest three years. Past companies included LoveFilm.com, Sophos, musicmagpie.co.uk and others. MadBid.com is proud to be listed in the 2012 league table that h...
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Donation to Charity – MadBid Supports The Children’s Trust
24-10-2014
Madbid supports the Children’s Trust. MadBid met TV news presenter Nicholas Owen and Actress Amanda Burton at The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury, on the 18th October 2014 to hand over a cheque for the money that was...
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MadBid Reviews: How to Use Credits
17-07-2014
MadBid reviews outline the different ways you can enjoy your shopping experience every time you visit the website. In this review we will be covering MadBid Credits. First thing you should know about the MadBid website is, in order to join the auctions you need to purchase credits. It&r...
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MadBid vs eBid: New Era of Online Auctions
05-06-2014
Online auction sites have been around since 1998, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about how they work. If you are unsure, or simply want to find out which online auction is for you, here is our run-down of the most popular types of online auctions and how they work. First ...
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Is Madbid Scam? A Nationwide Survey Says No
23-05-2014
MadBid is a gamified e-commerce website that welcomes over 4 million registered users to have fun while shopping. Since 2008, the team have been researching the best ways to bring value and entertainment to online shoppers. Somewhere along the way the perception of MadBid has gone through a few chan...
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Android or iOS – 3 Reasons Why You Should Never Mix Them
09-05-2014
The first thing to realise is mobile devices have opened up a world where apps are consider King. No longer is a Website sufficient, users need a dedicated native app that works like all the rest of the applications on the platform, whether that is Android or iOS, in order to spend time. ...
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