Instagram prototypes handing your location history to Facebook
This is sure to exacerbate fears that Facebook will further exploit Instagram now that its founders have resigned. Instagram has been spotted prototyping a new privacy setting that...
Snap a photo to follow a new friend on Instagram with its Nametags tool
Skip the typing and search bar -- Instagram now allows you to add friends using the in-app camera. Nametags are scannable graphics that will lead straight to your Instagram profile.
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Instagram names new boss as Facebook veteran Adam Mosseri
Instagram's new boss has been named as Adam Mosseri, a 10-year veteran of Facebook — the company that owns Instagram. More recently, Mosseri ran Facebook's news feed before moving to...
What Instagram users need to know about Facebook’s security breach
Even if you never log into Facebook itself these days, the other apps and services you use might be impacted by Facebook’s latest big, bad news.
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Facebook poisons the acquisition well
Who should you sell your startup to? Facebook and the founders of its former acquisitions are making a strong case against getting bought by Mark Zuckerberg and Co. After a half-decade...
Facebook’s plan to let companies it buys live independently has failed
Mark Zuckerberg was quick to realize that Facebook, the largest social network in the world, doesn’t have a monopoly on all users nor can it bank on holding its position...
Instagram’s co-founders have resigned from the Facebook-owned company
In a surprise move, Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are reportedly stepping down from their roles and will depart the company soon. It's not clear why the pair...
Instagram denies it’s building Regramming. Here’s why it’d be a disaster
Instagram tells me Regramming, or the ability to instantly repost someone else’s feed post to your followers like a retweet, is “not happening”, not being built, and not being...
Instagram feature that lets you reshare others’ posts may be on its way
Facebook has always offered the "share" button for content you want to repost, while Twitter has the retweet button. But, despite constant calls from many of its billion-plus users, Instagram...
Instagram may divide hashtags from captions to end overhashing
Geofenced sharing, Quiz stickers, Stories Highlight stickers, and a separate interface for adding hashtags to posts are amongst a slew of new features Instagram has prototyped or is now...
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Samsung chief appears for second round of questions in graft probe
SEOUL Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee appeared at the South Korean special prosecutor's office on Monday for questioning as part of...
