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Top 10 hashtags on Facebook and Instagram during Ramadhan

Vernon — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:38:44 +0000

Social distancing continues amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped people from staying connected and keeping the festive spirit alive during Ramadhan and the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. People continue to post, comment, and share on Facebook during the Ramadhan month. In fact, more than two million people talked about breaking fast in […]

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Facebook is buying Giphy for USD400 million

Vernon — Sat, 16 May 2020 15:04:53 +0000

It’s official. Facebook is buying Giphy, one of the largest GIF-making and sharing sites on the Internet, for a reported sum of USD400 million. The deal shouldn’t be a huge surprise, seeing that Facebook has used Giphy’s API in the Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp apps for years. In fact, Facebook revealed that 50 per […]

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Instagram’s new Order Food stickers let you tap and order

Vernon — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:26:43 +0000

Instagram is launching new tools to support local businesses reach out to their customers on the platform. Food businesses can now share “Order Food” on Instagram Stories and add an action button to their profiles. Users can click on the stickers or business profile button and they will be redirected to complete their purchase on […]

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Facebook Messenger loses bloat, dumps Discover tab and bots

Vernon — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:30:52 +0000

The next time you fire up Facebook Messenger, it will be a cleaner, simpler experience. Gone will be the bot-littered Discover tab that was previously used to showcase businesses. The removal of the Discover tab was first noted by TechCrunch on Facebook’s Developers website. The reasoning behind the removal was to “simplify the experience” for […]

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Facebook is renaming Instagram, WhatsApp

Vernon — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:37:03 +0000

In a peculiar move, Facebook plans to rebrand Instagram and WhatsApp to “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook,” The Information reports. The app rebranding is a major departure for Facebook which until now had wholly left both apps to operate independently operationally and as autonomous brands. Separating the apps from the mother brand has […]

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Facebook, Instagram worldwide outage

Vernon — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 03:31:47 +0000

After Google's services experienced downtime on Tuesday, it's Facebook's turn to get hit with outages.

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Instagram’s IGTV brings long-form, vertical videos to mainstream

Vernon — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:54:44 +0000

The mention of vertical videos, let alone taking them, can make any traditional videographer cringe (or worse puke his guts out). Regardless, vertical videos are here to stay. Embracing the very thing video creators scoffed at, Instagram has launched IGTV – a new dedicated app for long form, vertical video. Before we get into the […]

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