WhatsApp working on ‘Forwarded Messages’ feature that curbs spam posts
Are you fed up with the mass forwarded “Good Morning” texts you receive every morning? WhatsApp is working to fix this. The messaging app is testing Forwarded Messages, a feature that could soon allow users to mark messages that have been forwarded from another or same chat. The feature was … …
WhatsApp on iOS gets location stickers, search group participant feature and more
WhatsApp has another update! The iOS app of the platform has been updated to version 2.18.30, and is rolling out to all users, as we speak. The app weighs in at 154.9MB and is compatible with iPhone models running iOS 7.0 or later. The update does introduce a few interesting …
Twitter Bookmarks: How to save tweets you may want to revisit
Keith Coleman, Twitter's head of product, revealed it in a tweet last autumn that users often ask for a way to bookmark tweets. Such a feature would allow them to scroll through Twitter, then save a tweet, and return later to read it. Twitter has only ever allowed users to …
Twitter rides video ads, local innovations to surge in Japan profit
TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO – Riding a wave of new users, improved advertising options and an embrace of video content by users and advertisers alike, Twitter Inc.'s revenue has leaped in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit. Earlier this month Twitter reported that sales in the … Read More
Twitter Bookmarks finally lets you save tweets without liking them
Twitter has finally answered the prayers of its users by rolling out a new “Bookmarks” feature to iOS, Android, mobile.twitter.com and Twitter Lite users. Twitter Bookmarks has been in testing since the tail end of last year, but now it's finally here so you no longer have to hit that …
Social media stars blossoming throughout North Carolina
The term 'star' has a very broad meaning ever since social media platforms took off and people were able to build personal brands through them. … YouTube channels and a large social media following can mean big money through advertising revenue or corporate partnerships. Some of these stars are … Read …
Cuomo pushes to regulate political spending on social media
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 21: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a healthcare union rally at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, February 21, 2018 in New York City. The rally was organized by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare union in the United … Read More
The Conflict Zone: Thank you, social media
Seven years ago today, the eyes of the world were focused on the Middle East as it underwent historic change. When the Tunisian government was overthrown in January 2011, a series of revolutions and uprisings occurred within Middle Eastern and North African countries. The majority of these … Read More
How conversational applications can enrich banking experience
The exponential rise of computing capability, in line with Moore's Law, has fueled the rapid shift from technology-literate people to people-literate technology. Catalysed by disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Chatbots etc., we are fast humanising technology. Read More
How chatbots and AI are changing the consumer experience
If the conversation architecture has been well-defined, they know they are not talking to a human, but they don't care. A 2016 Nielsen study found that 56 percent of people would rather message a business than call customer service. And that was before bots got smarter. The awkwardness of chatting …