Month: January 2017

Facebook Copies Snapchat

Just in today, TechCrunch reports that Facebook has now added Stories to the top of its feed. Even though you may not see it on your feed yet, it should be there within the upcoming months. Facebook has started out testing the latest stories feature starting in Ireland and plans to bring it to other countries in […]

Goodbye Vine!

According to TechCrunch, Vine is no longer the same social media app we all used to know and love. The app Vine announces it shuts off sharing and launches Vine camera. As of now, you can still open the old vine app where you can find all of your old feed, profile, and videos. Eventually, […]

Snapchat Launches Universal Search

Snapchat just made it easier to navigate the app and find groups, friends, discover publishers and Our Stories by launching a universal search bar that’s always accessible at the top of the app. This new feature is rolling out soon to all iOS and Android users, allowing you dig out the best content and conversations […]

The latest with Instagram Stories

  Instagram Stories reaches 150 million daily users, which is the same amount as the last number announced by Snapchat, the app Instagram copies. In addition reaching a large audience, Instagram announced the launch of skippable ads mixed in to stories according to TechCrunch. Ads appear to be an unclickable five second photos along with 15-second […]

Facebook Launches Automatic Subtitling For Page Videos

Facebook has launched a free automatic video captioning tool to all US English Facebook pages that makes it easier to repurpose traditional clips. This new tool is powered by voice recognition software that takes the hassle out of transcription, while making it easy to edit the subtitles it suggests. TechCrunch and some other Pages only […]

Snapchat Launches Filter Games

Snapchat is at it again with the launch of “filter games”. According to TechCrunch, filter games allow you to play games and use your face and not just take pictures of it. Games are starting to appear for Snapchat users and can be found by using the Selfie Lens filter. Snapchat first tested filter games […]