Category: Social Media

Gabe Zichermann Contributor Gabe Zichermann is CEO and co-founder or Onward. His vision is to foster a world where balanced relationships between “real life” and technology make everyone healthier, happier and more truly connected. The president of the United States cannot seem to stop tweeting. Despite stern advice from his advisors and opprobrium from the… Continue reading Is Trump a Twitter addict?

As Facebook continues to tinker with its layout and services to spur more interactions and engagement, it seems that not even the most well-known or oldest features are spared. In the most recent development, it looks like Facebook has quietly removed the Ticker, the box that used to appear to the right of your News… Continue reading Time’s up for the Ticker? Facebook appears to axe feed for tracking your friends’ activity

Facebook, in a similar manner to what it did with its internal policies around Managing Bias, is making publicly available its policies on harassment and bullying. Facebook also has outlined its investigation process as a result of harassment or bullying allegations. Facebook says it is doing this now because “lots of really brave women have… Continue reading These are Facebook’s internal policies on harassment and bullying

The right soundtrack can make a boring video interesting. So after years of reported discussions with the record labels, Facebook is launching video editing tool Sound Collection for inserting “songs, vocals, noises, and instrumental tracks spanning genres like hip hop, pop, jazz, country, and more” into Facebook and Instagram clips. What you can’t add is… Continue reading Facebook Sound Collection lets you add no-name music to videos

Last November, Facebook launched Instant Games, a new platform for gaming with friends inside the Messenger chat app. Today, the company is announcing a couple of notable new features for this gaming platform, including support for live streaming via Facebook Live and video chatting with fellow gamers. The idea with Instant Games is to boost… Continue reading Facebook adds support for live streaming and video chats to Messenger games

Instagram has changed a lot since its acquisition by Facebook in 2012. The original premise was so simple. Beautify your photo and share it to your friends in a couple clicks. Like your friends photos with a simple scroll and a double-tap. Now, Instagram has videos and gifs (Boomerang). It has its own set of… Continue reading Instagram is testing a standalone app for direct messaging

Facebook wants you to share a bit more about yourself on your profile, so today it’s launching a new feature to web and mobile users called “Did You Know,” where you can answer questions about yourself to clue friends into your secrets, dreams, goals and feelings. As people back away from statuses and focus more… Continue reading As tbh popularity wanes, Facebook launches ‘Did You Know’ social questionnaire

Instagram is copying Snapchat’s Memories feature and going a step further, letting you create a permanent home to show off formerly ephemeral content. Rolling out globally today on iOS and Android, Instagram Stories will now automatically Archive your Stories to a private part of your profile when they disappear 24 hours after being posted. You’ll… Continue reading Instagram lets you Archive expired Stories and Highlight favorites on your profile

Facebook and Instagram have begun testing a feature that allows you to more easily bring your Instagram contacts into Messenger. The experience, which is entirely opt-in for the app’s users, is the latest in a series of integrations between Instagram and Facebook’s properties, which has earlier included the cross-posting of Instagram Stories to Facebook as… Continue reading You can now import your Instagram contacts into Messenger

For the first time, Facebook is opening up to children under age 13 with a privacy-focused app designed to neutralize child predator threats that plague youth-focused competitors like Snapchat. Rolling out today on iOS in the US, “Messenger Kids” lets parents download the app on their child’s phone or tablet, create a profile for them,… Continue reading Facebook “Messenger Kids” lets under-13s chat with whom parents approve