Tag: social media
Vine’s spiritual successor Byte is now available on mobile
Following Vine's acquisition by Twitter, Dom Hofmann, the co-creator of Vine left the company. Ever since then, he has been quietly working...
Have you tried Instagram’s new video chat?
Hot on the tails of the IGTV update this week, Instagram has released a few more updates to make our lives even more connected....
Instagram adds even more ways to be social
Instagram announced a few new ways for you and yours to be more prolific on it's social media platform. More ways to become Insta-Famous....
Now you can check Instagram Stories on mobile web and PC
Great news for Instagrammers if you prefer. Users can now experience the app and its stories directly through Instagram.com. Over time, the picture-sharing social network...
Twitter now lets everyone tweet in 280 characters
Twitter began testing doubled character limit tweets late in September. The microblogging site has fiddled around with this idea for a while now but...
World wide web creator attacks fake news
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has attacked the algorithms that have helped spread fake news. In an open letter...
Instagram now lets you post photo and video galleries
Instagram has been constantly updating itself for a while now and the latest update gives us photo and video galleries.
Now as you upload you'll find a new...
UAE tweeted love 9.8 million times… plus Obama! ♡♡♡
So it turns out we're a love-struck bunch in the UAE, with residents Tweeting the word love more than nine million times so far, Twitter says. With seven million...
Snap Inc, maker of Snapchat and Snap Spectacles, comes to the...
We all know what Snapchat it is and we're all waiting to get our hands on the Snap Spectacles on this side of the...
Instagram’s Periscope-inspired Live Stories reach UAE
We're struggling to remember the last time Instagram or any other Facebook-owned app did something new. Last year saw Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp take...
Social media makes us hate our lives: Kaspersky UAE
The nifty way German words express unusual concepts has been trending on social media recently, perhaps because they sum up the way we all...
Instagram goes live in the US
Instagram last month announced the launch of its live video function. Well, the wait now seems to be over for users of the app....
Atlantis, The Palm is region’s most Instagrammed hotel
Atlantis, The Palm is more than just a hotel – it's one of the most iconic landmarks in the UAE. Whether in commercials or movies,...
Now you can play Instant Games on Facebook Messenger
Most of us can't live without our smartphones anymore. Not because we're addicted but because we decide what food to buy, keep in touch...
Leading clubs launch Dugout: Facebook for football fans
AC Milan, Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Juventus are some of the world's biggest football clubs. What do they have in common? All...
Snapchat-like WhatsApp update lets you draw on pics and video
The latest Android update for Facebook-owned WhatsApp lets users draw and stick emojis over images and videos shared with contacts and groups is now...