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Facebook Inc. overhauling Instagram API

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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 […]

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Three indications Stories could become Facebook’s default

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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 makes bookings social

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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.

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Smarter ways to promote hashtags and profiles on Insta

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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 Shopping adds eight more countries

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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

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Instagram wants to buy your next Movie Ticket

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Instagram is striving to compete with major online shopping services with the release of its own payment platform. Insta-booking Instagram is currently testing a new payment feature to allow selected US and UK business accounts to accept payments traditionally used for booking restaurant reservations, salon appointments, and movies. Regarding shopping, users may have already noticed

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Snapchat and Instagram still strong with 18 to 24-year-olds

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Pew Research Centre has released their latest report on social media trends of 2018, confirming Instagram and Snapchat’s continuing popularity with younger demographics. Youthful social apps The numbers are in and it appears a robust 78% of Snapchat and 71% of Instagram’s users within the 18 to 24 age range are the most active, according

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