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New emojis for 2019 include yawns, dogs and more blood
A yawning face, service and guide dogs, and a lone drop of blood that’s being called the “period emoji” by a girls’ rights group are just three of the new emojis found in Unicode’s official 2019 update of the ubiquitous telecom ideograms. It’s set to roll out this spring, CNN reports, and various smartphone operating […]
Facebook Messenger finally lets you delete texts for real
At long last, Facebook is implementing a new Messenger feature that gives users the ability to fully remove messages—from everyone’s view—in a conversation on the social media messaging app. This, after Facebook co-founder/CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly already had the Messenger unsend capability at his disposal, as pointed out by CNBC. How does it work? Just […]
NAACP mounts Facebook boycott amid reports of discrimination
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is urging a boycott of Facebook today after two new reports show Russian trolls specifically targeted black communities on the platform during the 2016 election. The reports (from Oxford University’s Computational Propaganda Project and cybersecurity firm New Knowledge) confirm previous suspicions of Russian meddling in […]
Here's the Most Tweeted About musician in 2018
South Korean boy band BTS were the most-tweeted-about account on Twitter in 2018, according to the online news and social networking service’s new year-end stats that show the most-tweeted-about moments from around the world. That’s right, not only did the seven-member-strong K-pop outfit become the most-tweeted-about music act in 2018. They were the most-tweeted-about celebs […]
2018's top iPhone apps show drop in Snapchat use
Snapchat use drops for the third straight year as YouTube takes the top spot on Apple‘s recently released list of the most-downloaded iPhone apps of 2018, meaning the video sharing company can now officially consider itself the “most popular iPhone app of the year,” as noted by Mashable. So, did you snap or cruise the […]
Taylor Swift, who barely tweets, is Twitter's most influential woman
Do you know how many times Taylor Swift tweeted this year? If you guessed 13, you’re absolutely correct! It seems the pop star is sticking to her lucky number when it comes to her recent tweeting. And that earned her Most Influential Women on Twitter in 2018, according to the annual list from social media analysis […]
Facebook and Instagram are reportedly down right now
It looks like Facebook and Instagram are currently down for some. And the parent company behind the “Facebook family of apps” is confirming certain users’ trouble accessing the social networking applications as of late Tuesday morning. But how about you, are you able to use Facebook or Insta right now? Read more: Why is Tumblr […]
This Facebook bug let websites see users' likes and interests
Facebook claims it’s fixed a bug that allowed websites to obtain information from a user’s profile, including their “likes” and interests, after security researcher Ron Masas zeroed in on the particular social media exploit, reports TechCrunch. Read more: ‘Harry Potter’ fan tries to adopt Tom Felton Masas, who works for cybersecurity company Imperva, found that […]
Facebook launches Verified Pages
Facebook announced earlier today that it is rolling out Verified Pages and profiles, much like the system already in use by Twitter, Vine, and Google+. As with Twitter, Facebook's verified accounts are denoted by a small blue check mark. The site stated that “Verified Pages belong to a small group of prominent public figures (celebrities, journalists, government […]
Instagram introduces web feed-browsing
Instagram have announced via their blog today that you can now view your Instagram feed online. A few months ago, the photo sharing app announced the roll-out of web profiles, but until now, there has been no way to browse the photos of those you follow in the same way that you could on a phone. […]
Musician pages garner most Facebook fans, according to study
According to a study by Recommend.ly, musician and band pages on Facebook garner the most fans, surpassing those of runners-up actors and directors by an average of about 1,000. The study used a sample of 5.76 million Facebook Pages and observed behaviors of both the pages and the people who like them. It also found that […]
Instagram changes the way @mentions translate to Twitter
Instagram has posted a blog detailing how the popular photo-sharing app will deal with @mentions going forward. If you have ever mentioned an instagram user within the app whose Twitter handle is different, you know what a hassle it can be when you choose to share the post via Twitter, only to accidentally @mention some […]
I Don't Want A Social Life Anymore: How bands gauge success on Facebook and Twitter
It’s a fairly safe assumption that social networking and its trappings dominate our lives, whether we want them to or not. The proliferation of activity on platforms like Facebook and Twitter has helped millions of people gain access to more information than ever before, and similarly, has enabled musicians reach a much larger audience than […]
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