Tag Archives: Instagram

Instagram giveaway! Enter to win* the Pizza Hut’s Pie Tops II

Now is your chance to order pizza with your shoes and land some very exclusive sneakers!  We are giving away one of the 50 red pairs of Pizza Hut’s Bluetooth-enabled food-ordering sneakers. The second generation of the coveted shoes gained the ability to pause your TV on top of letting you order pizza with your …

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Sonos temporarily halts advertising on Facebook, Google

Calling it a small gesture, Sonos has announced that in response to the recent revelations about how Cambridge Analytica was allowed to exploit millions of Facebook users’ data, it’s suspending all of its digital advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and Twitter for a week.  The smart speaker company will also “go dark” on its Facebook and Instagram social accounts …

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Facebook is having a rough week. The world’s largest social network has come under fire for allowing researchers to mine personal data and then use that data for political ads that may have influenced the 2016 election. Needless to say, that may pose a problem for people who still want to stay connected with friends and family, but feel Facebook …

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Snapchat Stories testing out tagging feature

We’ve gotten kind of use to Instagram stealing features from rival Snapchat. But here’s a case of the opposite. Snap-owned Snapchat is giving some users the ability to tag others in Stories with a link to their profile, just like you can do on Instagram. It appears the feature was first spotted by Twitter user and actor Matt Rappaport, TechCrunch reported. …

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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over messaging

BlackBerry’s tired of waiting for Facebook’s friend request. So it sued. The Canadian business software provider and former phone giant sued the world’s largest social network in a Los Angeles court.  The suit, filed Tuesday, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was “several …

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Most people are confident they can quit Facebook

The pride cometh before the fall. The majority of social media users in the US, a full 59 percent of them, reckon it wouldn’t be hard to give up Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and all other social media platforms. That’s according to the latest research from Pew. In other news, 59 percent of gamblers say they have a system.  Only 14 …

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Olympic athletes 2018: How to follow the best from Team USA

One of the best ways to follow the Olympic action in Pyeongchang is from the athletes themselves. From gold medal tweets to bronze medal Instagrams, here’s how to follow the best athletes from Team USA. Chloe Kim, snowboarding Chloe Kim is 17 years old, just won gold in the halfpipe and loves churros. Oh and I also had 2 churros …

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Russia could block access to YouTube over opposition video

The Russian government has threatened to block YouTube and Instagram over videos and posts relating to Oleg Deripaska, an oligarch who has been linked to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. A 25-minute video was posted on Thursday by Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny. It sources Instagram videos and social media accounts published by a model and escort who posted videos in …

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Facebook still uncool among teens, Snapchat gaining ground

“Facebook is for old people” has long been a mantra in my teenage-filled household. But now eMarketer has proved how that statement is evidence of an ongoing trend. The research firm released a forecast Monday saying that Facebook is losing younger users at an even faster pace than previously expected. And even though the social network has been able to …

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See the posts that matter most on Instagram

You may have noticed that Instagram’s rearranged your feed. Now instead of seeing posts in chronological order, the app shows you what posts it thinks you’ll find the most interesting first. And that may not align with what you actually want to see at the top of your feed, which means you may miss out on some important posts.  And while …

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