I ditched Spotify for YouTube Red with Google Play Music and never looked back
At the Digital Trends flagship office in Portland, Oregon, Spotify is something of a religion. Seemingly everyone uses the ultra-popular music streaming platform, as evidenced by our Slack channel dedicated to sharing new music, which is full of Spotify links and not much else. I'm not here to hate on … …
Amber Rose returns to Instagram with booty-full display just days after DELETING all her photos
On Friday she deleted all photos and unfollowed everyone on Instagram after her son Sebastian was shamed for being a Taylor Swift fan. But by Sunday, Amber Rose was back with a bang, uploading a bevy of salacious pictures and a busty video of herself to the social media site …
The beauty of bins: Instagram account catalogues cities’ unique designs
From the domes and minarets of Brighton & Hove's Royal Pavilion to the modern stylised “H” of Hertsmere, Britain's wheelie bins display a surprising range of logos and colours. Designer Harry Trimble has been photographing them since 2016 – his stated aim to “catalogue a nation's bins”. Drawing on … Read …
Watch Snapchat take a swipe at Instagram in its first-ever TV ad
The last 10 seconds of the clip emphasises how Snapchat is different from other social media apps by taking a not-so-subtle dig at rival Instagram. "It's a camera for talking because a Snap says more than a text,” says the voiceover. “So, yeah, Snapchat is a camera company—where how you …
Abu Dhabi police warns: This scam could steal WhatsApp accounts
Dubai: Authorities have warned users of WhatsApp and other social media networking sites in the UAE about a new scam doing the rounds. Fraudsters are reportedly forwarding messages that are designed to trick people into sharing their personal information such as usernames, passwords and credit … Read More
Whatsapp Chats Can Be Tracked: Privacy Risk for Users
In easier terms, this new frightening app exploits WhatsApp's open on the online/offline status, which tells your companions when you're promptly accessible to talk and on the off chance that you have perused the message, regardless of whether you have incapacitated perused receipts and last … Read More
WhatsApp co-founder thinks there should be no Facebook
Even $19 billion aren't enough to convince people regarding the advantages of Facebook. Considering that, there's something which could end up being another blow to Facebook, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton appears to have joined the growing movement to delete the social network when he … Read More
EDM Does April Fool’s Day, Spring Awakening Wins Twitter
It's April Fool's Day in case you haven't heard. If you've been keeping up, Swedish House Mafia is going on a world tour, Jack Ü is getting back together, and Rezz is actually an alien. Oh yeah, and deadmau5 has revealed himself as Marshmello. Read More
The new rules for the internet – and why you shouldn’t delete Facebook
Therefore, the answer is not to lock down the open internet or even to delete Facebook (however satisfying that might feel, with 2.2-billion users it is embedded in our society). Instead, we urgently need new democratic rules for the internet that enhance the rights of citizens, protect the integrity of …
Social media ad spend to overtake TV’s in spite of Facebook woes
The report predicts that Mark Zuckerberg will shake off any potential commercial impact from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, hoovering up more than four-fifths (84%, £2.76bn) of the predicted £3.3bn that will be spent on social media networks in the UK this year. Facebook is also expected to weather … Read More