social media

Snapchat introduces non-skippable video ads

You might have noticed an increase in adverts on Snapchat, most notoriously showing up as you flick between Stories. However, it now appears Snapchat has, for the first time ever,…

Can another redesign bring Snapchat back from the brink?

Since the platform’s last redesign, Snapchat has had to face a backlash of controversy from users. Things only got worse when Kylie Jenner decided that she was ‘sooo over’ the…

Twitter security alert: Have you changed your password?

Twitter issued a security alert to its 336 million users on Thursday urging them to change their passwords. This is the result of a bug that caused some of the…

Twitter update: New timeline feature

Twitter has always marketed itself as a platform designed to help users to stay up to date with the news. A 2015 study found that nearly 9 in 10 Twitter…

Are we being exploited by social media?

Facebook has been under fire recently for harvesting people’s data using a company called Cambridge Analytica. The company has ties to President Trump and has personal information from over 50…

The #DeleteFacebook movement has gained a lot of traction

After Cambridge Analytica was found to misuse the data of as many as 50 million Facebook users, the social media website has come under enormous scrutiny. In response, many have…

Instagram testing a new ‘quote tweet’-style feature

It’s been long-awaited, but the newest Instagram feature is finally here in the style of “quote tweeting”. Thanks to the new ‘see post’ tab, users can now share the public…

Lego Life Is A New Social Networking App Dedicated To Lego

Social media can be an unsafe place for children, potentially exposing them to upsetting imagery and making them vulnerable to predators. This is why many social networks impose an age…

Facebook Releases Their Fake News Filter In Germany

Fake news has been a growing problem across social media for a while now; misleading millions of people and instigating unwarranted witch-hunts against people in the public eye for the…

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: How Emojis Have Revolutionized the Way We Communicate, Thanks to Apple

The idea of adding emoticons to text messages is not new – cast your minds back to the now primitive ‘colon-bracket’ combination. But with Apple’s introduction of the emoji came…

Study Reveals Social Media Users Tend to Follow Influencers

Are you smarter and more popular than your friends on social media? The answer could be an unflattering “no”, judging from new research which suggests that, on the likes of…

MIT, Twitter Team Up on $10M Social Media Project

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter are teaming up on a $10 million project to better understand social networks and figure out new ways to benefit from them. As…

Coming Soon: A “Buy” Button on Twitter

Past rumors have indicated that Twitter might launch a service that allows users to purchase products without leaving the site. Now sources are saying that this plan will, in fact, be…

Pentatonix: The Evolution of Vocals

      Move over Glee, there’s a new sensation hitting the nation: Pentatonix. This group, so named for “the  world’s most widely recognized five-note music scale,” is a quintent comprised of members Scott…

Apple Buys Social-Media Analytics Firm Topsy

In the latest in a string of recent purchases, Apple (AAPL) on Monday said it had bought Twitter partner Topsy, reportedly for more than $200 million, scooping up a San…