What is Discord, the popular community chat app?

If you’re a gamer, you probably know what Discord is. The group chat service, however, has now blown up well beyond its original purpose in the gaming world. Perhaps you’ve heard of Discord, though, and are still not quite sure what it is or what it’s for. Look no further, Mashable will break down Discord…

How to download and save Instagram videos

Instagram is famously the place to go to look at photos, get distracted by reels, and watch videos. If you want to see videos about food, travel, manifestation, or anything in between, Instagram is quickly becoming the place to look. But if you want to share that video beyond an Instagram DM or sending the…

How to optimize your Instagram profile for search

Trying to get your Instagram profile out there a little more? One thing you might want to think about doing is making it more search-friendly. In other words, you want to edit your profile in ways that make it more likely to appear as a suggestion under the search bar. There are a number of…

How to save videos on Snapchat

If you’ve taken a video on Snapchat and you want to save it to your camera roll, don’t fear, it’s a super easy process. Saving a video on Snapchat is very straightforward. You can choose whether to save it to “Memories” which is Snapchat’s own camera roll and where it pulls those pesky daily flashbacks…

I can’t stop sliding into my own DMs

For more than a decade, I’ve carried on with a number of truly pathetic, one-sided DMs. I type, send links, share photos, and pour my heart out in these chats, but I’ve never once received a response. It sounds embarrassing, but don’t worry, I’m not being ghosted or anything. I’ve just been DMing myself. OK,…

A guide to restricting creeps from your Instagram profile

Not to be cynical, but let’s face it: As long as Instagram and other social media platforms exist, there will always be creeps skulking around on them. Commenting weird things on your posts. Sending you intrusive messages. And just generally making you uncomfortable if only by taking up space in your digital circle. Thankfully, there…

How to access Instagram’s ‘On This Day’ feature

Every now and then my mom gets a rush of nostalgia and goes digging through old family photo albums. She’ll find some embarrassing picture of me from 10 to 20 years ago which ultimately finds its way into my texts with the caption: “🎶 🎶 Meeeeeemmorriieeeessss 🎶 🎶” In that way, my mom is almost…

YouTube killed Discord’s most popular music bot, Rhythm

Discord, the Slack-like chat and streaming app that’s become a preferred gathering place for online gamers, is about to get a little less musical. The music-streaming bot called, Rhythm, a third-party plugin for Discord servers that lets users stream in music (or really any audio) directly from YouTube, is going offline. The service will cease…

How to create an IGTV series

If you thought you’d never be able to make your own TV series, think again. Well, it’s IGTV. Which is kinda like TV, except it’s on Instagram, which, if you think about it, is basically tiny TV. Forget writing out a whole pilot and pitching it into the digital void hoping that by some semblance…

Pro wrestling learns to accept leaks in the age of social media

Before pro wrestling superstar CM Punk walked out to the ring in front of a sold out crowd at Chicago’s United Center on Friday, Aug. 20, fans were already chanting his name. “CM PUNK! CM PUNK!” These chants are not unheard of at pro wrestling events. Punk is a fan favorite among the hardcore wrestling…