Facebook has begun trialling a hub dedicated to news within its mobile app in the US. Facebook News is aimed at giving users more control over the stories they see, creating a more personalised and relevant experience. The hub features a ‘Today’s Stories’ section curated by Facebook’s team of journalists; the ability to personalise based […]
Google has expanded the features available to US students who are looking for more information about colleges. The college search feature, which was introduced last year, now includes a discovery feature to look for schools based on courses and location, two-year colleges, and popular certificate and associate programs that are available at four-year institutions. The exploration […]
There’s more to Pinterest than pictures and hashtags. According to the San Francisco tech giant, there’s been a 31% uptick in searches for “inspirational videos” since last year, and the network’s nearly 300 million monthly active users (MAU) are 54% more likely to say videos on Pinterest inspire them compared with content on other media […]
Popular short-form video app TikTok has made updates to its online wellbeing features, giving users more control over managing screen time and filtering content. Users now have more options when it comes to how much time they spend on the app. They can select whether they want to be limited to 40, 60, 90, or 120 minutes on the […]
Google is making it easier for users to continue their old searches by adding activity cards. Activity cards are designed around the idea that searching — especially on mobile — is often a disjointed experience due to time constraints or other interruptions. At times, a user might leave open a browser tab in the background […]
Facebook is launching a video experience to all that enables groups to watch live or recorded videos together in the same place at the same time – a feature it began testing back in January. Watch Party enables group admins and moderators to select any live or recorded public video to share with group members. Members […]
Instagram Stories are about to get even busier, with the addition of licensed music. Starting June 28, users will be able to add background music to their posts on their Stories, with thousands of songs offered directly in the app. The Facebook-owned app says new songs will be added daily. Adding songs to Stories works […]
Facebook-owned photo sharing platform Instagram has launched a new variation of its popular poll sticker for use in its Stories feature: the emoji slider. The new sticker lets people ask and answer questions with an animated emoji that is designed to give polls more emotional context and allow for more meaningful feedback. Polling has proved […]
Facebook is running a small test to let users post their Instagram Stories directly as a WhatsApp Status. The new feature will let users post decorated photos, videos and GIFs on WhatsApp, which will disappear after 24 hours. “An Instagram Story posted as a WhatsApp Status also becomes encrypted like the rest of WhatsApp,” TechCrunch […]
Facebook users will be notified every time their face is uploaded to the platform, even if it is not tagged. The new facial recognition feature will not apply to users in the European Union or Canada, where privacy regulators have prevented the use of such technology. The social network said the new option was “empowering” […]