Instagram's IGTV is struggling to find a foothold with users, as the long-form standalone app expansion proves difficult for 'Grammers to stumble across. Little orange button Since launching in June, IGTV has yet to find its groove, and Instagram is hoping a new carousel in the main feed could be the answer. At the moment, …
As the migration from Facebook’s flagship app continues, users are finding new homes on the social network's many other products. Silly human, you can not flee Following Facebook’s less than stellar numbers for Q2, the platform has released stats that indicate users are migrating to Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Mark Zuckerberg says that of the 2.5 …
YouTube’s doing a limited test on a presumably Instagram-inspired feature—an Explore tab. Discovering effectiveness of discovery As explained in a Creator Insider clip, YouTube’s Explore tab will be a new way for viewers to discover content that they might otherwise miss, but to do so with the help of an algorithm that filters out the …
The 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot from We Are Social and Hootsuite says that around 44% of the world's population is active on social media, with the vast majority of them (40%) being active via mobile device. Overall ups There are 11% more social media users now than there were twelve months ago. In real …
Instagram is testing a new feature enabling users to discretely remove creepy followers. Living life out loud! If you’re one of the millions of people out there that enjoy sharing your personal journey with the world via photo, video, and emoji, you can now also quietly boot undesirables. The feature is being tested on Android …
The ability to link Facebook contact info has been the cornerstone of many social media apps, and now the process goes both ways as Instagram becomes the starting point. River flows upstream In a bid to keep Messenger’s relevance up to par with all its other IPs, Facebook wants users to pull contacts from Instagram’s …
Very soon, Facebook users could be able to select their favourite expired photos and videos, lump them all into one mighty section and call it their Stories Highlights. Best of Sound familiar? Not too long ago Instagram Stories Highlights was added to the Facebook Inc. owned app and, as we have seen time and again, what's …
Scammers have been making money off users seeking Instagram’s blue checkmark seal of approval. No charge for the check Instagram is tweaking a new feature that will remove some of the confusion behind its free verification process. Some months back, Instagram introduced a system by which “all accounts that are notable and authentic” could apply …
Now users can save their cherished Stories for all time thanks to the wide success of their video and photo linking medium. Re-use and recycle Facebook has rolled out an archive option for Facebook Stories, just like Instagram’s. To have a squiz launch of last year, user will notice a new indicator appearing above the …
Facebook is launching a new ad format that allows users to sample products displayed in an ad, thanks to some clever AR technology. Lookin’ good The spots look like standard Facebook ads, except users will notice the “Tap to Try it On” option so they can do virtually just that. Clicking the option will allow …