A popular app that promised to show you who viewed your Instagram account may...
The app InstaAgent claimed to offer an appealing use case: the ability to see who views your Instagram profile. It was also harvesting the passwords of thousands of Instagram users and posting photos...
View ArticleDaycare shut down, allegations of force-feeding
A Vaughan daycare was shut down Friday over allegations that include force-feeding children. Cudley Corner Child Care Centre on Major MacKenzie Dr., just west of Hwy. 400, had a provincial protection...
View ArticleInstagram Announces New Restrictions for Third-Party Apps
Instagram will start reviewing new and existing apps before granting full API access starting December 3....
View ArticleHate the Kardashians? There’s an app for that
Tired of seeing the Kardashians splashed across all your news pages? Well, there's an app for that. Read more trending stories Chris Ratcliffe Social media apps including WhattsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter,...
View ArticleFYI’s ‘Food Porn’ is an Instagram foodie’s dream come true
The new television show, Food Porn, on FYI channel, features an Instagram-themed format that follows chef Michael Chernow to different restaurants and incorporates social media with daily dishes. The...
View ArticleChina's censors pull the plug on unauthorised smart TV apps that allow...
Fans of overseas dramas like The Walking Dead and 2 Broke Girls received unwelcome news over the weekend when they switched on their internet-connected televisions - a blue screen with a message saying...
View ArticleWhy Instagram would slow to a crawl whenever Justin Bieber posted a pic
In the past, every time Justin Bieber posted an image or video to Instagram, it would receive so many likes that the platform would slow to a crawl. But the problem has been fixed when it moved to...
View ArticleDisney Donates $1.5 Million to Feeding America to Promote Nationwide Access...
(Source: The Walt Disney Company) In just a couple of weeks, families will gather to give thanks and spend time together. At Disney, we're getting in the spirit of the season by saying thanks and...
View ArticleInstagram Shows Off Collections in New Curated Video Channel
Instagram last week began offering packaged videos tied to topical events, starting with a stream of video content to celebrate Halloween. In launching a curated content initiative, Instagram, which is...
View ArticleJust press harder — Instagram experimenting with 3D Touch ads and Apple Pay
Instagram is taking things to the next level -- and this time, it's not about its filters. Instagram is now testing 3D Touch ads that allow you to purchase various items with Apple Pay. The post Just...
View ArticleAustralian Instagram celebrity explains why she is quitting social media
Essena O'Neill, popular Instagram model and social media star, releases a YouTube video explaining why she has decided to leave Instagram and why she plans to leave other social media platforms as...
View ArticleInstagram helps researchers monitor underage drinking
Researchers are using Instagram to monitor underage drinking, and in the future, other teenage issues. Instagram provides a great deal of data, and is simpler and less expensive than traditional survey...
View ArticleTHE MOBILE DISTRIBUTION REPORT: Why social platforms and mobile apps are...
Mobile devices have become the go-to platform for consuming digital media. In June, mobile accounted for two out of every three minutes spent consuming digital media in the US, according to ComScore...
View ArticleLiberator or Dictator?
In November of 2002 I had the opportunity to observe, for a few days, the first election campaign of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. I travelled in the bus that transported him from city to city. Wherever we...
View ArticleAn app that stole Instagram passwords made it into Apple and Google’s app...
Google and Apple just removed a popular third-party Instagram app from their online stores after reports surfaced that the app was stealing usernames and passwords and then using the ill-gotten...
View ArticleInstaAgent's creator apologises after Apple and Google ban
The creator of an app that posted spam to peoples' Instagram accounts has said he made "a terrible mistake". Turker Bayram's InstaAgent app was pulled from Apple and Google's stores after another...
View ArticleNot just for squares, Instagram adds wide, tall image formats
Instagram is finally allowing users to upload images and video in wide or tall format, ending their need to constantly crop images from their camera roll into squares. The move is the first major...
View ArticleNot an ‘immediate threat’ to Facebook and Instagram, says Facebook exec as...
Facebook and Instagram do not view Apple’s approval of ad-blocking software in its latest iOS9 mobile operating system as a threat so far, according to a Facebook executive. Apple’s iOS9, launched in...
View ArticleFacebook underscores its mobile video future
Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company's third-quarter earnings call that Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram receive a total of over 8 billion video views per day by...
View ArticleAmpush Named to Instagram Partner Program Distinction gives company API...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ampush, an industry leading provider of native, in-feed mobile advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest, announced that it was...
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