In its early years, like many other social platforms, the Twitter algorithm presented content in a reverse chronological order that showed the freshest content first. As the user base and feature set of Twitter and these other social platforms grow, there’s too much content to keep up within a simple chronological order. That’s where the…
Snapchat is testing out a major new redesign which would expand the app from three to five definitively separated sections, and add a black navigation bar along the bottom of the screen. As reported by Casey Newton in The Interface, and as you can see in the above images, the new navigation bar would link to five sections. The…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees privacy-focused communications as the future of social networking, with messaging playing a key role – and WhatsApp, Facebook’s largest messaging platform, is central to that shift as WhatsApp celebrates two billion active users. And this week, the significance of WhatsApp has been underlined once again, with the messaging app reaching a new user…
If you go to tap on your favorite Google Chrome extension and it no longer works like it used to, it could be among the over 500 Chrome extensions removed by Google. This week, over 500 Chrome extensions removed by Google were listed due to concerns that they were redirecting users to malicious sites and…
In yet another example of the rising emphasis on social media as a political messaging tool, this week; Facebook updated its guidelines in order to make it compulsory for political candidates to disclose any partnerships with influencers who post memes or similar content on their behalf. On Instagram in particular, Facebook will now require that such…
Knowing how to Schedule your tweets is a game-changer. You can give your audience a consistent stream of content without having to manually send tweets at odd hours of the day (or night). Knowing how to Schedule your tweets is a perfect complement to your social media calendar where you’re creating tweets days or weeks in…
The right social media apps will save you time, help you create better content, and connect with the right audience. Here, we list the best social media apps and most essential tools so you can do your job more effectively and efficiently. The 4 most essential social media apps Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram These are…
Instagram has rolled out two new category listings within your ‘Following’ tab which will enable you to see which accounts get the most visibility in your feed, and which you rarely engage with. Want to see which Instagram accounts show up in your feed the most and who you interact with the least? Now you…
The Instagram app now has GIFs reply option for Instagram stories and that means that you can now reply to your friends’ stories using @GIPHY GIFs! Update your app to try it. It’s a minor update, in relative terms, but now you can now use GIFs reply option for Instagram stories to reply to a…
I mean, it seems almost too obvious, now that Twitter’s done it, but Instagram is reportedly also testing out quick emoji reactions for direct messages on Instagram. Instagram is working on emoji reactions for direct messages on Instagram currently, “non-employees can only see the reaction.” Facebook’s Tech Comms Manager @alexvoica confirmed this unreleased feature and this…