Social media is an invaluable, multi-faceted resource, from its ability to keep us in contact with friends and relatives from around the world to its ability to quickly inform us of breaking news. Among the breaking news is terrorist propaganda and hate speech that spreads...
Photo via Time With today marking the long-awaited Opening Ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the world is holding its breath in anticipation to see who will win the sought-after gold. Social media is already buzzing with conversation around this monumental event, but thanks to this...
Taking a page from Snapchat’s playbook, Instagram announced the launch of their newest feature, Instagram “Stories” this week. This isn’t the first time Facebook has tried creating Snapchat clones, with stand-alone apps like Slingshot and Instagram Bolt, and ephemeral features like Quick Updates, all of...
What happens when we hear that there’s a Pokémon on the loose in Bryant Park? We go on a Poké-hunt to catch it! We heard there was a wild Pokémon in Bryant Park! Getting HYPED. So we went on over… Look how fast we’re going. And began our search! Where you...
Video is only getting bigger, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Following its video length increase from 15 to 60 seconds and addition of video ad carousels, Instagram has now introduced tailored “Picked for You” video channels within the app's explore tab. Not to be confused...
Instagram has been making big moves this year, first with the new algorithm and more recently its massive redesign. Earlier this month, we learned that brand/business profiles were on the way, but yesterday, the platform formally announced its new native business tools on its blog. The post...
Early last week, Bloomberg posted that Twitter would stop counting photos and links in order to let users tweet to their hearts' content (within 140 characters, of course). The social media platform has announced Tuesday more flexibility will soon be available that stretches what the 140...
Yesterday, Instagram announced some big changes to the look and feel of the app’s icon and UI. While they were reportedly testing the new black and white interface on a select group within the community last month, Instagram rolled out the UI change to all users...
Content creators rejoice! Instagram recently announced that they will be rolling out 60-second videos to all users. From the platform’s blog, “the time people spent watching video increased by more than 40 percent. And longer videos mean more diverse stories from the accounts you love.” Video...
It’s almost impossible to forget about a friend or family member’s birthday thanks to the endless amounts of notifications that we receive on a daily basis from our social media channels, whether it’s a block of “Happy Birthday!” posts in our Facebook timelines, or the notification...