Instagram has recently been dabbling with feature called Archive. It appears the testing went well, and Archive is now available globally to all Instagrammers. Finders Keepers As the name implies, Archive is a place you can save photos and videos, in a separate part of the app. Tapping the “Three Dots” Button at the top …
iPhone and iPad users can look forward to some video capture innovations, announced alongside iOS 11. iOS takes a pop at Pixel iOS 11 will give the Camera app more efficient video capture. New file systems could accelerate read/write rates, and updated compression algorithms will allow videos to be saved as smaller files without compromising …
LinkedIn now allows users to amp up specific search criteria by distance, location, job title, company, salary, function, and even date posted. Upping your networking net worth With over 50% of LinkedIn members having found employment through common connections, the messaging module has proven to cut through the red tape. Instant conversations with your connections …
Putting the ‘social’ back into the social media, a new update from Twitter lets you receive direct messages from anyone. You’ve Got Mail Before you worry about hoardes of trolls and bots being unleashed, you have to opt-in before you’re able to receive messages from users you don’t follow. You can also be added to …
Apple has been many things to many people over the years: innovator, disruptor, enfant terrible, bankrupt, and very, very rich. Now Apple is adding a new feather to its cap: debt collector. Offer you can’t refuse No, Apple isn’t quite getting into the standover business. Rather, iMessage can now make and accept payments on your …
Instagram has made it easier to share new types of content with your pals, all without missing an update. Share to Care dude First off, you can now send photos and videos to your friends without cropping. This means content can now be sent in its original format of portrait or landscape, instead of Instagram’s default …
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Reddit is slowly but surely attempting to re-invent itself as a social network. Are you Reddit-ready? Reddit all about it Reddit is best known as an online community where content is discussed and aggregated, based on up-votes. Basically, users create a post and the more up-votes (similar to Likes) it receives, the further up Reddit’s …
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You can’t accuse Facebook of not adapting to the changing winds of social, and society at large. One could also argue that Facebook has some say in the direction these winds blow… Facebook is now looking to improve online safety while keeping millennials happy, with a new app called Talk aimed at teens. And their …
We all know beauty ambassadors, posts, and products are incredibly popular on Facebook and Instagram. Now a study from Facebook IQ drills down into beauty conversations across the platforms. Beauty and the Bestie The wonderfully titled Selfies and Snail Slime study from Facebook analysed the conversations of over 3500 female beauty shoppers across the UK, …
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As the News Feed becomes increasingly dominated by video, Facebook faces a problem: videos take up a lot more real estate than text updates. Facebook’s solution: side-by-side videos. More bang for your buck Now when a user plays a video in the News Feed, they can now continue to scroll down while the video goes …
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