In the social media-saturated world we live in, we seem to have developed a new ritual around eating. Now, whenever particularly tasty looking food is placed before us, we no longer jump right in. Instead, we reach for our phone, snap a few pictures from various different angles, and then …

The city, nestled in the Rif mountains of north-east Morocco, was once closed to foreigners, but is now a popular tourist destination because of its brightly painted medina and its proximity to Tangier and Ceuta.• Follow Luis Cárdenas on Instagram. • Follow Guardian Travel on Instagram and share your … Read …

The visual nature of Pinterest and Instagram puts more focus on imagery and style. They're a welcome alternative to Facebook's status updates, political rants and personal milestones. The two networks are where consumers turn to find visual inspiration, whether it's in food, fashion or home design. Read More

More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family. Meanwhile, scammers have been attempting to extract money from members of the Irish public through their mobile phones. Thieves have been phoning people using an unknown number, and … Read More

CAPE TOWN – WhatsApp has become the main source of communication and just like any ordinary SMS or phone call, there is a way to avoid someone on WhatsApp without them knowing. The ticks you see next to messages, also known as read receipts are always useful as it alerts …

As the lead product designer at WhatsApp, Charlie Deets makes decisions that affect over 1.5 billion users each month. That means solving some unusual challenges, like building a chat interface that even illiterate users can navigate. It also means distinguishing WhatsApp's visual “stories” feature from … Read More

Last week, a day after Twitter's CFO told investors how helpful it has been for the company to be able to discuss its product—rather than, say, layoffs or the machinations of external forces—its CEO turned the focus right back. On Thursday, in a series of tweets, Jack Dorsey announced a …

To make this happen we're indebted to a couple of browser add-ons by artist and coder Ben Grosser:Facebook Demetricator and Twitter Demetricator. They tweak the code served up by Facebook and Twitter to keep the various key metrics out of site, to create “a network society that isn't dependent on … …

Twitter announced that participants in group direct messages will receive notifications if they're mentioned during the conversation. The social network said in a Twitter Support tweet that the feature is now available on its mobile applications, with Twitter Lite and the web to follow. If you're already a part … Read …

The deals could set the stage for Facebook to become a major host of music videos, pitting it against Google-owned YouTube. This is likely to be welcomed by advertisers, who would have little reason to worry about having their advertising appearing next to offensive content in mainstream music videos … Read …