Instagram’s Playback takes on Spotify’s 2021 recap feature
Instagram joins Spotify with its own yearly recap feature, dubbed Playback. It's available through New Year's Eve.
Instagram to reinstate a feature that everyone misses
Instagram says it's planning to reinstate a feature it ditched five years ago that lets you view posts in chronological order.
Instagram’s Take a Break feature will nudge teens to spend less time on the app
Instagram announced a bunch of updates to its platform in a move to make it safer for teenagers.
Instagram now allows people to add music to feed posts in three countries
Instagram is testing the ability to add music to feed posts in three countries. It will allow users to browse through various music clips.
Instagram is shutting down its Threads messaging app
Instagram’s stand-alone message app, Threads, will soon be shutting down as part of the ongoing consolidation of messaging apps by Meta.
Instagram Badges help creators to cash in on their followers
Instagram Badges is a new feature that can let you earn cash from your followers. Here's how to enable it.
Instagram will now pay creators $35,000 to use Reels in challenge to Tik-Tok
Instagram is paying people to share Reels on their platform, with some reporting offers as high as $35,000.
Instagram tests Take a Break feature for better time management
Instagram is testing a new feature called Take a Break that's designed to help you better manage your time on the popular app.
Instagram is preparing its own subscription service
Instagram is the latest social media platform to move towards a subscription service as app store sleuths uncover service pricing.
Instagram link previews have finally returned to Twitter
Instagram links on Twitter are showing preview images again. The feature disappeared from Twitter nine years ago, forcing users to click through to Instagram.
With Instagram’s newest sticker, you no longer need to say “link in bio”
Instagram expands the availability of its link sticker after an initial test for verified users.
Instagram’s newest feature will let you know when it does go down
Forget Down Detector or Twitter, Instagram will let you know when it's experiencing issues -- at least if you're in the U.S.
Instagram is testing a notification system for ‘confusing’ outages
A week after a massive outage that knocked out Instagram for its global community, the company says it's testing a notification system for similar events.
Instagram back up after second major outage of the week
Just a few days after a global Facebook outage, Instagram went down for over two hours due to a different technical issue.
Facebook’s massive outage saw millions sign up for rival apps
Facebook's calamitous global outage, which also affected Messenger and WhatsApp, apparently prompted tens of millions of users to seek out rival apps.
Canon promotes new EOS M5 mirrorless camera in interactive Instagram campaign
As the M5 is built for speed and easy sharing, Canon's #tagyoureit campaign will challenge Instagram influencers to complete spontaneous photo challenges.
Facebook reveals the cause of Monday’s global outage
Facebook has offered an explanation as to why its social media services suffered a serious outage on Monday that lasted around six hours.
This is how much Facebook’s outage is thought to have cost it
Facebook is mostly back online now after suffering a global outage on Monday lasting around six hours. This is how much the downtime is thought to have cost it.
The internet had a field day dunking on Facebook while it’s down
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are all down, leaving the whole internet with no choice but to post their dunks on Twitter. Here are the best ones.
Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are back after several hours offline
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are back after suffering a complete outage that spanned several hours.
Messenger and Instagram gain cross-app group chats, new themes
Facebook today unveiled new features for its unified Messenger and Instagram Direct service, including new group chat options, themes, and Watch Together.
Why is Instagram flooded with ‘nah he tweakin’ comments?
If you go to Instagram right now, a majority of the comments you'll see are one simple phrase: "Nah he tweakin". But ... why?
Instagram mulls iPhone widget for easier account switching
Instagram is reportedly developing an iPhone widget that would make it a lot easier to switch between multiple accounts.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg makes waves with offbeat Fourth of July Instagram video
Watch Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg celebrating the Fourth of July by riding his electric hydrofoil board while holding the American flag.
Why posting photos of your boarding pass is a terrible idea
You may want to show off, but stop posting your boarding passes online. It's turning you into an easy target for hackers and indentity thieves.
Is the Apple Watch’s screen too small for photos? Instagram doesn’t think so
Instagram will dive into the wearables space this week with a version of its popular media-sharing app for the Apple Watch. The design team says it experimented with many versions, but opted for one that lets you "get in and get out" in just a few seconds.
While everyone freaked out about Instagram’s new logo, a bigger change took place
Instagram's most active users have to figure out new ways to get their content in front of your eyes, but this new algorithm could make the service better.
This new algorithm can tell how old you are based on your Instagram activity
What if we told you we could know how old you are based on your Instagram activity? An algorithm from researchers at Penn State University can do just that.
Is Amazon tweaking its search algorithms with a new A.I.-driven shopping site?
Amazon has quietly rolled out a new shopping experiment in a test site called Scout, which uses a visual platform to display products. It allows users to like and dislike products to tweak their recommended products in seven shopping categories including women's shoes, home furniture, and kitchen and dining products.
Have a question? Ask it on Instagram with open-ended questions in a Story
Polling public opinion is getting easier than ever on Instagram. The photo-sharing app is constantly introducing new features, and its latest is the ability to ask questions in Instagram Stories. Users already have the option of adding yes/no polls and multiple choice questions to their ephemeral content.
Instagram users could soon cross-post Stories to WhatsApp
Fancy getting that Instagram Story in front of more friends? Instagram is testing the option to cross-post as a WhatsApp status.
Instagram Lite is back, and the app is a tiny 2MB download
Facebook officially announced Instagram Lite, a streamlined, smaller version of the main Instagram app. It's ready to download in 170 countries today.
Facebook wants to merge messaging in Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram
According to a new report, Facebook is planning on merging messaging services in Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The goal seems to be to allow users to message each other no matter what the platform, and the change is set for 2020. Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly leading efforts.
All the new features coming to the Facebook app and Messenger
At Facebook's F8 developer conference, the company introduced a variety of new features and updates users will see over the next few months. From a new dating app to more privacy controls, here's what you can expect to see on both the Facebook and Messenger apps in the near future.
Practically every major social app has a Stories function now. This is why
Snapchat popularized the idea of ephemeral social media years ago, but now the feature is is popping up in dozens of other platforms. Here's why.
#ThrowbackThursday is only the start: Instagram hashtags for every day of the week
Not getting your fill with #ThrowbackThursday? That's okay, there are plenty more Instagram hashtags to fill your week with. From the fashion-inspired to the fitness-inspired, here are some of the most popular daily Instagram hashtags, each suited for a different day of the week.
Why Instagram’s dreaded Shopping tab is a big win for small businesses
Instagram's new Shop tab could benefit small online businesses, but it will require looking below the surface of an almost criminally manipulative UI redeisgn.
50 Cent made thousands, not millions, from Bitcoin — and doesn’t have any of it
Rapper 50 Cent has corrected the original story of him being a Bitcoin millionaire in court documents, which suggest he never handled it at all.