March 24, 2017
Facebook finally tests a GIF button for comments
After years of stubborn caution, Facebook is finally embracing the animated GIF. Next week Facebook will begin testing a GIF button that lets users post GIFs from services…
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March 24, 2017
This sensory wearable is designed for flirting
With people more likely to be locking eyes with their smartphone screens these days when they’re hanging around in public, the London-based designers behind this feathery wearable are…
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Facebook Messenger rolls out mention alerts and message Reaction emoji
Group chat will get a bit less chaotic with the global rollout of two Facebook Messenger features it was previously testing in Vietnam. Users can now @mention friends…
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Facebook tests an enhanced local search and discovery feature offering business suggestions
Facebook is testing an enhanced local search feature that could see the social network creeping in on Google Maps, Foursquare and Yelp territory, TechCrunch learned and Facebook confirmed.…
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Instagram grows to 1M active advertisers, plans to add more data and direct booking
Instagram’s advertiser base has doubled again. The Facebook-owned photo and video app is announcing that it now has 1 million monthly active advertisers, compared to 500,000 in September and 200,000 just…
Read articleMarch 21, 2017
LinkedIn steps closer to CRM as it gives Sales Navigator an enterprise boost
LinkedIn, the social network for the working world that is now owned by Microsoft, is quietly adding more features to fill out some of its bigger ambitions to…
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Twitter launching Live video API tomorrow
Twitter is about to make it much easier for media publishers to post live video broadcasts with the launch of a live video API tomorrow morning. The API…
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Fam raises $1.8 million for its iMessage-based group video chat app
The iMessage App Store may have its struggles, but one app aimed at bringing group video chat into the iMessage experience is reportedly taking off. Smack, the company…
Read articleMarch 17, 2017
The League adds read receipts, so paid members can confirm when someone is really ghosting them
The League, a dating app that users have to apply to join, has a new feature that could help with one of the most agonizing parts of the online dating…
Read articleMarch 15, 2017
WhatsApp brings back text Status it replaced with Stories
The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text Status option while keeping its image-based replacement. The move shows how social…
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