In an attempt to make user’s experience more pleasant, Instagram rolled out the ability to hide like and view counts on all posts in their feed. This way users can focus on the content, rather than the popularity of the content. This update also gave users the option to hide the like and view counts…
Getting a little lonely on TikTok? Why not try out the duet feature? “Duet” is a fun feature on TikTok that allows creators to easily film side-by-side with another video that’s already up on the app. You can use it to react to another video as it’s playing, sing songs with your friends, and sometimes,…
President Biden has really gotten under Mark Zuckerberg’s skin. On Friday, a reporter asked Biden what he would say to platforms like Facebook when it came to COVID misinformation. Biden’s response: “They’re killing people.” Facebook’s rebuttal was quick. “We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts,” said a Facebook spokesperson…
If you’re a TikTok veteran, you probably have dozens, if not hundreds, of videos saved in your likes. Liking videos is a great way to tell the creator you enjoyed their content, an even better way to show the app what type of content you enjoy, and also a good method for recalling content that…
TikTok makes it easy for you to turn a video into a GIF. Gone are the days of screen recording a video on your phone and uploading it to a sketchy GIF-making website, choosing the start and end times, adjusting the frame rate, blah blah blah you know the struggle. Making GIFs can be a…
Twitter may soon make photos just a tiny bit wider on mobile. Noted tech detective Jane Manchun Wong revealed on Thursday that Twitter appears to be developing a new timeline layout for its mobile app. Rather than the current format that gives images a margin around them, the new layout will make pictures large enough…
Clubhouse’s leaked text messaging feature has finally officially arrived. Called Backchannel, the new messaging system allows users to talk to each other via the written word, just like in practically every other social media app that came before it. Tech is a circle. The audio-based app announced its new feature in a blog post on…
Twitter knows sometimes you need to change your tweets after the fact. On Tuesday, the company announced a new feature that allows users to retroactively restrict who can respond to specific tweets. The thinking, according to a Twitter spokesperson, is that sometimes users don’t realize their tweets are going to draw heat until it’s too…
Unlike most social media platforms, Instagram allows you to change your username. Whether you’ve actually changed your name or just fancy something different for a while, it’s quick and easy to alter your Instagram username, both on the .com desktop version of Instagram and in mobile apps. Here’s how to change your username on Instagram.…
Instagram is a bit of an anomaly in the social media marketplace in that it doesn’t offer a native option to share other users’ content. While you can easily retweet on Twitter, or hit the “Share” button on Facebook, Instagram gives you no such choices. Instagram maintains this is a strategy to protect copyright and…