Instagram listens to user feedback, making several improvements to its feed algorithm
In addition, Instagram will be tweaking its feed algorithm to push more recent content to the top. While this doesn't necessarily mean we'll see the return of a chronological feed, it does mean that newer content will have priority over older content. However, older, yet more engaging content may still …
Instagram Finally Agrees Users Shouldn’t See Holiday Photos Four Days Later
After swearing up and down for months that it would not bring back the reverse-chronological feed despite users' overwhelming preference for it, Instagram is now making a move toward doing exactly that. On Thursday the company announced that it was updating its algorithm to “ensure the posts you … Read More
Instagram is messing with the news feed again, and more changes are coming
Instagram may not be going back to chronological order but the network is working to keep those weeks-old images from popping up in your feed. On Thursday, March 22, Instagram shared a news feed update that will boost newer posts, along with testing a button that will allow users to …
WhatsApp working on KaiOS support, to be available on JioPhone and this other phone
The JioPhone was all the rage last year, with its promise of being the cheapest 4G phone on the planet and the connectivity prospects that brings. While the first 4G feature phone by disruptor Reliance Jio had quite a few things to offer, one expected one was nowhere to be …
The co-founder of WhatsApp wants you to #DeleteFacebook
One of the co-founders of WhatsApp, the messaging tool bought by Facebook in 2014, has encouraged people to stop using the social network. Brian Acton wrote the message as more details emerge concerning the use of thousands of users' data by election strategists Cambridge Analytica. In one of … Read More
Piqué Reveals Extent Of The B*nter On The Barca/Real Whatsapp Group
It's weird to think that the best players in the world have Whatsapp groups like the rest of us, but a recent article with Barcelona's Gerard Piqué confirmed that is indeed the case. The former Manchester United centre back was writing for The Players Tribune and lifted the lid on …
Pro Madden Player Chris ‘Dubby’ McFarland Talks Twitter Controversy And What He Lost And …
Just a week or so ago, McFarland reached out to me on Twitter and expressed an interest to speak with me about everything that has transpired since the controversy began. Quite honestly, I didn't know what to expect. It's a little awkward to interview who has been the subject of …
Twitter CEO foresees Bitcoin as world’s single currency
In this respect, the Twitter CEO has participated in the recent funding round that raised US$2.5 million for Lightning Labs – the startup that launched the beta version of the Lightning Network for Bitcoin. This protocol layer is helping Bitcoin's blockchain to perform faster transactions at considerably lower … Read More
Local teen goes viral for Twitter video asking singer Shawn Mendes to prom
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Facebook’s Campbell Brown: ‘We’ve Been Caught Flat-Footed’ on Data Scandal
Facebook was blindsided by the user-data scandal that has grabbed the headlines in the past week — and the company has undergone an “awakening” to deal with the crisis, said Campbell Brown, the company's head of news partnerships. “We are in a position now where we have to be judged …