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March 9, 2017
Facebook is globally launching Messenger Day to put a utilitarian spin on the slideshow format. While Snapchat Stories is for retelling what you’ve done, Messenger Day’s “Who’s up…
Read articleMarch 8, 2017
A picture is worth a thousand words… that no one wants to type on a tiny screen. And even if you did mash in all that text, it’d…
Read articleMarch 8, 2017
Facebook’s Events feature is fairly good at recommending the sort of real-world meetups and activities you may be interested in, but there’s a whole host of other “events” you…
Read articleMarch 8, 2017
Norwegian startup Gobi raised $500,000 at a $15 million valuation to take on Snapchat with its “Stories” communication tool. The platform enables users to create public and private…
Read articleMarch 7, 2017
Tinder has been operating a members-only version of the platform called Tinder Select, which is meant to serve only the elite users on the app, including CEOs, super…
Read articleMarch 7, 2017
Instagram is steadily closing its feature gap with Snapchat. Today, Instagram launched its first geostickers, which let users add and arrange illustrations to their Stories posts related to their…
Read articleMarch 6, 2017
Like bizzaro Facebooks, Tagged and Hi5 launched in 2004 to help you meet new people instead of connecting you with friends you already know. Through social games and…
Read articleMarch 5, 2017
Photo filter app Prisma released an update this week giving users a new way to browse all the different styles available. And for select users, there’s also a way to…
Read articleMarch 4, 2017
Facebook finally has a Dislike button, but it’s not where you’d expect. How do you reply to a specific message in a rapid-fire chat thread? Facebook wants you…
Read articleMarch 3, 2017
Since 2013, The Associated Press has been making an intentional effort to put data in the hands of local reporters. In the last few years, this meant assisting…
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