Facebook, Instagram users just copy friends' eating habits
Fri, Feb 07, 2020
"If we believe our friends are eating plenty of fruit and veg we`re more likely to eat fruit and veg ourselves. On the other hand, if we feel they`re happy to consume lots of snacks and sugary drinks, it can give us a `licence to overeat` foods that are bad for our health, said Hawkins.
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Instagram now lets you reply to Stories with GIFs
Thu, Feb 06, 2020
GIFs are everyone's favourite and Instagram has now added the ability to respond to Stories using the loopy clips. Instagram made the announcement through an official tweet, saying users can reply to their friends' Stories using GIFs by GIPHY. To try out the new feature, simply update your Instagram app to its latest version on iOS or Android. The GIF option is visible when you reply to a story.
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Instagram removes IGTV button from home screen
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Instagram has dropped the IGTV icon from the home screen of the app because not many users were using it. The company told TechCrunch that most people are finding IGTV content through previews in Feed, the IGTV channel in Explore, creators' profiles, and the standalone IGTV app. Hence, the separate icon on the top right corner of the home screen has been removed. To enable more users to easily post long-form videos, Instagram also added a new feature that allows users to post IGTV videos right from the main app's IGTV feed video uploader.
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Going on WhatsApp? Here is what you will get to see now; this is reason why
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
If you made an account on WhatsApp this year i.e. post January 1, you must have been welcomed by a banner that reads - WhatsApp from Facebook. The banner has been added for all the users who have registered on WhatsApp in the New Year.
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Abhishek praises father Amitabh Bachchan on receiving Dada Phalke Award
Mon, Dec 30, 2019
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award on Dec 29. Son Abhishek Bachchan is all praise as he shared a congratulatory post for his father on social media. The 43-year-old actor hopped on to Instagram and posted a picture of Big B and called the latter his “hero”. The legendary actor was conferred the highest honour of the film industry for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
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Most downloaded apps of decade: WhatsApp on 3rd - Check who tops the list
Tue, Dec 17, 2019
"Tinder was the most successful dating app of the decade in terms of consumer spend, coming in second place in the overall ranking behind Netflix," said the report. Others in the top 10 apps in the consumer spend list were Spotify and HBO Now, among others.
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Instagram to collect ages in leap for youth safety, alcohol ads
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
The policy change could help stave off passage of costly child safety and data privacy regulations as lawmakers and family safety groups in the United States, Britain and elsewhere criticize the app for exposing children to inappropriate material.
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Alert! Hackers can steal your posts from Facebook, extract location from Instagram: Here is what you most do
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
Check Point Research on Thursday said it found the latest versions of some of the most famous apps in the world on Google`s Play Store, including Facebook and Instagram, to have vulnerabilities that were believed to have been patched earlier.
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Instagram expands self-harm ban to memes, cartoons
Mon, Oct 28, 2019
"We have expanded our policies to prohibit more types of self-harm and suicide content. We will no longer allow fictional depictions of self-harm or suicide on Instagram, such as drawings or memes or content from films or comics that use graphic imagery.
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NO.1 WORLD LEADER! PM Narendra Modi defeats Trump, Obama on Instagram NO.1 WORLD LEADER! PM Narendra Modi defeats Trump, Obama on Instagram
Mon, Oct 14, 2019
After becoming one of the most followed leaders on Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity has also surged on Instagram, way ahead of other global leaders.
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