Study Conducted Among US Consumers Reveals That Social Media As A Form Of News Is Slowly Wearing Out

A study reveals that just over a third of all US adults get their news via social media. However, that number seems to be gradually falling. The study was conducted by the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan organization that conducts research on trends and norms across the US and other countries...

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Pinterest tests the idea pin, facilitating its users by providing the direct sharing option to Instagram and Facebook stories

After the immense popularity of idea pins, Pinterest is now stepping forward to benefit its audience with a fresh characteristic, which would facilitate them with direct sharing on Facebook and Instagram stories. This will also broaden the promotional importance of their idea pins. This can be a...

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Messaging Apps to Hit 3 Billion Users in 2021

Not all that long ago, if you wanted to send someone a text message you would have done so through SMS. With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that messaging apps such as WhatsApp have pretty much entirely supplanted SMS as the primary mode of text based...

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Searches Involving Facebook Hacks Have Doubled in the Past Year

Getting your Facebook account hacked can be a real nightmare because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up compromising a lot of really personal and private information about your life. What’s more is that Facebook has not exactly been the most secure of companies...

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Facebook is making its users blindfolded regarding their story viewers

The most used social network is making some interesting new updates in its app lately. The updates are related to the Facebook stories section. The platform initially maintained a list of viewers on stories and provided it to the user, about who has vied your story and their reactions, but the new...

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Facebook's New AR Smart Glasses has some privacy issues, says Ireland’s Data Protection Commission

Facebook wanted to give the world a quicker way to capture moments. The company believes a lot of times in between taking out a camera or mobile phone and start recording, the moment is lost and hence Facebook wanted to give the world a quicker way to capture memories. The tech giant hence...

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WhatsApp is Planning to Remove its Messenger Room shortcut while releasing a new Group Icon Editor feature

Facebook owned WhatsApp is one of those applications who keeps bringing in new updates from time to time based on what their users are asking for or what they might enjoy having. If a given feature does not receive a successful response then the developers will take it down and may either modify it...

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