Facebook announced at their last F8 conference that the company has been collecting Instagram photos in order to “enhance the company’s artificial intelligence technology.” Were users aware? Nope. Once more, Facebook has dropped a proverbial bomb, this time on Instagram users, when announcing that 3.5 billion photos have been harvested by the company. Many were …
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Snapchat’s recent redesign was perhaps the most controversial, and unpopular, move in its relatively short life. After digging the heels in early, it looks like Snapchat is bowing to public pressure, in part at least. First off the line Select users are now able to view Stories in chronological order, the way they appeared …
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Both the Facebook and Instagram apps will soon be launching an augmented reality feature that will allow users to draw on the world around them. Paint the town A feature, accessed via Facebook Camera, will enable Instagram and Facebook users to take advantage of its latest creative tools. AR drawing allows users to virtually scribble …
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Instagram is toying with a new Nametag system to help promote individual accounts. Customize and scan Instagram’s potential new feature would allow users to create and customise their very own Instagram code. The code could be scanned and the user immediately connected to the code author’s account. Once more proving that imitation is the greatest …
Instagram is reportedly bowing to popular pressure, and will soon allow users to download their content directly. Ask and Ye Shall Download According to Tech Crunch, Instagram is working on a data portability tool that will let you download a complete inventory of your Instagram photos, messages, and videos. It remains unclear whether followers, lists, …
Facebook has significantly increased data security for the Instagram API, in the hopes of compartmentalising further potential leaks. What’s good for the goose… Instagram’s parent company is significantly limiting available data associated with approval, regarding access to Facebook’s Events, Groups, and Pages APIs plus Facebook Login. According to CTO Mike Schroepfer, “Given the scale and sophistication …
Contrary to criticisms over Facebook’s Snapchat Story clone, the social media giant seems determined to adopt the slideshow format as the true successor to status updates. What’s good for the Snap is good for the Book Facebook has announced the launch of three significant tests focused on making Facebook Stories the default form of content sharing. …
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BeautyStack combines a booking platform with a visual social network, for a beauty-themed venture that’s monetised from the outset. Premise Stylised as ‘beautystack’ or ‘btystk’—BeautyStack leverages Instagram-like visual appeal into a booking platform that is both user-friendly and convenient for vendors. A social post summarised its functionality into the simple phrase: ‘See It. Like It. …
Instagram is rolling out a handy little change in user profiles, allowing hyperlinks to generate whenever you mention another account or hashtag. Instant links Instagram is putting special focus on the biography section of user accounts, so promoting hashtags and users is done instantaneously rather than appearing as basic text. Got your own hashtag to promote? No …
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Instagram is bringing its online shopping experience to Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Global village gets a little smaller Since Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram six years ago, the platform has become a significant competitor in advertising and is expanding its shopping experience to a global market. Instagram’s Shoppable …