With the rising popularity of Instagram Stories, and the propensity for people to add stickers and effects to their Stories frames, Instagram’s cause-based stickers must be having some impact. This week, Instagram has launched a new cause sticker for Stories which aims to highlight the importance of social distancing, and staying home to limit the spread of COVID-19….
With people spending more time on social platforms amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, Facebook has added a new ‘Quiet Mode’ option to help better manage and control your Facebook usage, while it’s also revamped its ‘Your Time on Facebook’ listings in order to provide users with more information as to how, exactly, they’re spending their time in the…
Facebook has provided a new set of templates to help businesses communicate key messages amid the COVID-19 shutdowns around the world. As per Facebook: “We know that many businesses are facing unexpected challenges at the moment, including keeping in touch with customers, so we wanted to share a few things that you can do to get ahead of…
Instagram has launched a new ‘Thank You Hour’ initiative, which will see Stories frames that include the new ‘Thank You Hour’ sticker added to a collective Story that showcases the various things that people are appreciative of amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As explained by Instagram: “Today we’re launching Thank You Hour, a sticker in stories that lets…
Every day, our emails inbox is filled with loads of unimportant and important mails just because you haven’t understood the work of Snooze in Gmail. Discarding the junks is quite simple, but care must be taken when it comes to important emails. There are times when we cannot be bothered or reply by the responses….
With the rise in demand for big screens, smartphone manufacturers shifted their focus majorly on the smartphone displays; which is why Amazon Prime is important to you at the moment. Gone are the days when one needed to visit a multiplex or plugin a TV to watch movies and shows. There are numerous platforms online…
As is typical on social media and communication apps, WhatsApp does not proactively inform a blocked user of the change in status if someone blocked you on WhatsApp. There’s a good reason for that; such a message could trigger real-world harm or danger to the person who has blocked a WhatsApp contact. However, it’s possible…
After announcing its coming changes to its Snap Kit developer platform back in June, Snapchat has this week officially announced that developers can now integrate Snapchat Stories into their apps, facilitating more immersive, engaging content experiences, and boosting exposure for Snap content. The new Snapchat Stories integration will enable app developers to connect their systems to Snapchat. For…
One of the key advantages of social media, from a business and marketing perspective, is the amount of insight it provides, with the capacity to tap into what consumers are saying at any time, and better inform your strategic efforts. But many brands are not doing this. Indeed, while most businesses are aware of the…
Replication is normally Facebook’s key mitigation tactic, but increasingly, YouTube is also looking to “borrow” inspiration from its rivals in order to fend off competition and maximize its market share within the video space. This week, The Information has reported that YouTube is working on a TikTok-like function called ‘Shorts’, which would essentially facilitate the same operations…