Tag: social media
Latest Instagram feature asks if you’re ready to reveal your innermost Reel personality to your besties
Instagram is launching Blends, a new custom Reels feed The idea is you add this to a DM or Group Chat and watch Reels that will appeal to the people who make up the group You can react and add comments that live within the DM If you’re anything like…
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Don’t worry, TikTok isn’t going anywhere – at least not for the next 75 days
Many of us remember January 19, the day TikTok was erased from app stores before being reinstated approximately 12 hours later. We were told TikTok had a new shelf life of 75 days, and promised a US buyer would soon swoop in to save the day. But today, April 4,…
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TikTok ban looms again – what’s next for the social media platform, and do we still care?
Remember that time TikTok shut down and disappeared from app stores? It wasn’t that long ago. For roughly 12 hours on January 19, TikTok was stripped away from roughly 175M US users only to be saved by a Presidential executive order decree that extended the ban deadline by 75 days.…
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Instagram wants you to do more with DMs than just slide into someone else’s
Instagram is continuing to expand what’s possible in the DMs You can now schedule a message and easily translate one The bigger news dropped from JENNIE and Doechii as you can share music now Sure, Instagram DMs might be best known as where you might shoot your shot with someone…
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TikTok is back on the App Store and Google Play Store – here’s what could happen next
TikTok is now available again on the App Store and Google Play Store in the US This follows a 75-day delay to the banning of the app, which saw service paused on January 18 It’s not entirely clear whether a deal will be reached to ensure TikTok’s continued availability TikTok…
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Instagram is feeling the love with a surprise set of Valentine’s Day easter eggs
Instagram just rolled out some Valentine’s Day easter eggs The launch includes an iOS exclusive Story sticker Plus you can theme DMs to the holiday, and give someone a nickname You could say love is in the air as Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, February 14. Similar to some special easter…
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