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Twitter Posts First-Ever Profit; Shares Rise But Problems Continue!
Twitter has turned profitable for the first time in twelve years. It had a difficult 2017 with a series of changes they brought to help it compete with other rival platforms for advertising dollars. The San Francisco-based social media…
Demise Of Facebook? Engagement Reduced by 50 Million Hrs/Day!
As per their recent quarterly report, time spent on Facebook has reduced by massive 50 million hours per day; and active userbase in US and Canada has reduced for the first time in their history. Founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed both…
WhatsApp Payments Finally Arriving Next Month With UPI On Board!
If reports are to be believed, WhatsApp Payments could go live in the next month and India may become the first country to receive this feature. The platform is currently in the final phases of testing with a select group of users.
Hike Total Works Without Internet – Here’s Everything You Need to Know!
The social messaging platform, Hike, has announced a new operating system 'Total' which will now allow users to use online services without internet. You can chat, read the news, book train tickets, make payments and even transfer money…
WhatsApp Will Rollout Anti-Spam Features; Indian Users Face ‘Obsolete Error’ Issue!
As per reports emerging, Whatsapp will soon roll out their new, enhanced anti-spam features, which will empower the user to stop spam messages once for all. Spam messages which have been forwarded more than 25 times will be labelled as…
Now You Can Directly Post Your Instagram Stories As WhatsApp Status!
Facebook is trying out a new feature that will let users share their Instagram Stories directly as their WhatsApp Status. It is an attempt to connect all its three major social media platforms through cross-platform sharability.
Top 4 Media & PR Trends To Watch Out For In 2018!
The whole objective of public relations becomes interesting this year, as social media once again threatens to change the fundamentals, while AI and automation are pushing the boundaries, and enabling new PR trends in a new world of…
Nothing Official About It: 5 Tweets Which Tickled Our Funny Bones in 2017!
Twitter has this uncanny habit of adding a subtle mixture of humour and satire to any incident. Be it PM Modi’s historic meeting with President Trump in Manila or Shashi Tharoor’s complicated English used in a tweet. We Indians are experts…
Aadhaar Invades Facebook – New Users Asked To Submit Aadhaar Verified Name!
New users, who are trying to open a new Facebook account, are now prompted with a message ‘asking’ them to enter their Aadhaar name in the field where the users are supposed to enter their name. This was first discovered by a Reddit India,…
WhatsApp’s Middle Finger Emoji Challenged In Court; Will Your Phone Support Whatsapp In 2018?
WhatsApp found themselves facing a potential lawsuit, because of a humble middle finger emoji which they recently introduced for their users. As per the petitioner, this emoji is breaking several Indian laws.
Scientists Declare Clicking Selfies A Mental Disorder; UP CM Will Slap Penalty On Selfies!
A rumored study by American Psychiatric Association found that clicking selfies is a mental disorder. Researchers from Nottingham Trent University and Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) have verified the findings after a collaborative…
PM Modi Is Still Most Followed Indian On Twitter; Bahubali Conquered Facebook India!
A glimpse into Facebook and Twitter conversations and talks can give us a solid idea about what India, as a whole, was thinking and doing throughout 2017.
Instagram India Stats 2017: #Love Most Used, Marine Drive Beats Taj Mahal!
Instagram has revealed that Marine Drive, the 3.6-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai has emerged as the most tagged location on Instagram in India.
WhatsApp Enables Longer Voice Messages & Picture-in-Picture For YouTube Videos!
The new features of WhatsApp will allow you to watch YouTube videos within the app itself and record longer audio messages without holding down the button.
Facebook Will Take Help Of AI To Try & Prevent Suicides!
Facebook will use pattern-recognition to scan posts and videos to try and predict if anyone is displaying suicidal tendencies or thoughts in their posts.
Facebook Watch: Facebook’s Video Streaming Service Coming Soon To India!
Facebook Watch, the episodic video streaming service from Facebook which was launched two months back in the US, will be launching in India in early 2018.
LinkedIn Launches Career Advice In India: Connecting Users With Professionals
The Career Advice feature will help LinkedIn members find & connect with the right persons, who will help them in their career with right and timely advice.
Twitter Increases Character Limit To 280 For Most Languages
After 11 years, Twitter has increased its iconic 140 character limit in its tweets to 280 characters, inviting equal amount of criticism and appreciation.
Paytm Inbox Launched – Now Make Payments While You Chat!
Paytm is reversing the current trend with Paytm Inbox. Now, messengers are introducing pay services, while Paytm is a payment service introducing messaging!
WhatsApp Now Allows Deletion of Sent Messages; What Will Be Legal Implications?
This feature was long overdue on WhatsApp. BBM had this messenger long ago. While it is a boon for some users out there, there might be legal implications.