Facebook has introduced the use of hashtags to its search feature for people to more easily track topics such as who said that funny thing about Game of Thrones, who’s currently bored at their jobs, who’s angry about politics today, and who’s promoting a show they have this weekend. Users can now click on the […]
The Chicago Tribune reported on Thursday that its local competition, the Chicago Sun-Times, laid off its entire photography staff and plans to use a combination of reporters and freelance photographers to capture photos of the news instead. In a memo to staffers, managing editor Craig Newman informed Sun-Times reporters that they will receive “iPhone photography […]
Almost everyone has gotten used to seeing that little hashtag (#) in posts. Used on Twitter to denote a topic, the hashtag manages to show up elsewhere too. Maybe your friends cross post or maybe they’ve simply gotten used to using it. Facebook is betting on the latter. The Wall Street Journal alleges that the […]
Instagram updated its privacy policy and terms of service announcement on Monday with major changes that have caused many users to be up in lo-fi arms. The new policy allows the company to share information about its users with Facebook (which makes sense seeing as Facebook owns Instagram) and outside affiliates, use your pictures without […]
Jim Cantore, famed American meteorologist for The Weather Channel and pariah of bad weather events, has been spotted outside of Battery Park. Seek shelter, New Yorkers. And every other person living on the East Coast. Don’t let the kind name fool you. Hurricane Sandy is a hell of a storm, and it’s one that most […]
If there’s one thing you can say about Kim Dotcom, it’s the fact that the guy just keeps getting back up when he’s knocked down. As soon as the Megaupload founder’s restrictions on internet access were restored, he created a new Twitter account. His tweets thank all of his supporters and promise a revival of […]
Facebook updated their Android App to version 1.9 last Friday, offering two new icons, a slightly refreshed interface, and some performance improvements. As always, Facebook wants to make it easier to stay immersed in their social network, and the two new icons do just that. With Facebook’s billion dollar purchase of Instagram less than two […]
It’s a big money day in tech news, as two separate billion dollar transactions have been announced. Early this morning, AOL announced the sale of 800 patents to Microsoft for $1.056 billion in cash. “The agreement with Microsoft represents the culmination of a robust auction process for our patent portfolio,” said Tim Armstrong, AOL’s Chairman […]
Today marks the day Android users can officially download the Instagram app from Google Play, so they don’t have to be taunted by their iPhone-wielding and picture-snapping friends any longer. Nor will they have to go on periodic searches for good knockoffs of the popular app. How popular is the app? Well, it’s known that […]
It looks like Instagram is finally making an appearance on Android, but there’s not yet a clear date on when that will occur. For now, the popular app only has a registration page and no further information available. Currently, Instagram has over 27 million registered users and that’s sure to skyrocket when the app reaches […]
