To all those people who can never figure out which photo they want to post from that birthday party or concert, Instagram has a suggestion: Post ’em all. The Facebook-owned app said Wednesday it will let people upload and post up to 10 videos and photos at a time. You’ll be able to swipe through …
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This may be the first time the word “sexting” has been included in an SEC filing. Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has released its IPO filing, and included that tidbit about how it was first dismissed as an app for sending nudes. There’s plenty of other juicy information Snapchat shared about its business as the 5-year-old company prepares to …
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Looks “like” Facebook and Instagram were also big winners of Super Bowl 2017. A combined 108 million users threw posts on the social platforms during Sunday’s big game in which Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to a 34-28 comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons, the first to be decided in overtime. Facebook and Instagram together generated almost 400 …
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Photos… from… spaaaaaaaace. I’m going to assume you’ve checked out satellite photos of your house. Why wouldn’t you, right? Depending where you live, the image resolution might be high enough for you to make out the car in your driveway. DigitalGlobe is one of the main purveyors of satellite photos, pictures taken with telescopes in orbit and beamed down from …
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If I learned anything walking the show floor at CES 2017 earlier this month, it’s that drones are anything but dead. The section that usually has drones in the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center was easily 10-times as large as it was the previous year, with several more vendors showing off new models of all sizes. As …
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The idea for the Women’s March on Washington to protest Donald Trump’s presidency started as a Facebook post, but for anyone actually at the march on Saturday, sharing their experience on social media during the event was nearly impossible. The wireless networks ground to a halt for much of Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people marched in Washington DC …
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If you need a guide to Twitter, one of Thursday’s trending topics should help. And if you’re already a hardened Twitter veteran — no egg avatars, please — you’ll know that Tehran is trending because of a deadly building collapse in Iran’s capital, while Steve Carell is trending after a massive trolling from “The Office” star. Social Cues is our …
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Just the other day I was trying to tell someone about the tilt-shift effect in photography and found it’s not so easy to explain. You can’t do it justice unless you show examples. Saying, “it basically blurs the edges of the photo and makes things appear miniature” sort of describes the effect. But you really have to see it in …
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Grab your rabbit’s foot and horseshoe — it’s Friday the 13th. The superstitiously unlucky day is here, and people on Twitter are not happy about it. Social Cues is our look at what’s trending across Facebook and Twitter. Here’s what people are talking about on Friday: Friday the 13th: Make sure to avoid black cats and to carry your four-leaf …
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A late-night push to start the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, has people on Twitter fighting back Thursday. On Facebook, people are excited for a new season of “Better Call Saul” and Woody Harrelson joining the Star Wars universe. Social Cues is our look at what’s trending across social media. Here’s what people are talking …
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