Apps Global News WhatsApp experiments a ‘Newsletters’ tool Newsletters, even though many have discarded their importance these days, continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News India introduces stringent endorsement guidelines for social media influencers Being a social media influencer is a career that has appealed to… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 2023 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 minute read
Internet News Instagram gets a ‘Quiet Mode’ to help you take break, among other new ways to manage time, recommendations Social media can be addictive and dangerous alike, and teens are known… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 19, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Govt notifies changes to IT Rules, grievance appellate committees to be formed, social media platforms mandated to comply Last year, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 29, 2022 14 shares 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube is finally rolling out ‘handles’ for channels and creators A handle, which is a pretty common feature across social media platforms,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 11, 2022 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Kanye West gets booted from Instagram, Twitter, over anti-Semitic posts The past week has not been a pleasant one for Kanye West,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 10, 2022 6 shares 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram confirms it is working on a Repost feature Instagram, after being in existence for well over half a decade, is… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 12, 2022 3 shares 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook introduces new ‘feeds’ page to display posts of friends, groups exclusively The Facebook news feed is about to evolve according to the standards… Guntas SinghJuly 22, 20222 minute read
Business Global Internet News Pinterest CEO steps down, to be succeeded by Google veteran Bill Ready Ever since the social networking service Pinterest was founded in 2010, it… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 20222 minute read
Apps News Startups Sharechat raises $255 Mn, closes series H round at $5 Bn valuation ShareChat earlier raised $266 million as a part of this round in December last year. The company is now valued at $5 billion. Guntas SinghJune 17, 20221 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram is testing a new full-screen feed The battle for dominance in the social media sphere continues to intensify… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 17, 2022 2 shares 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Internet News Startups Google, Times Internet, others put in $300Mn in ShareChat: Report As the second-largest internet market in the world, it is hardly surprising… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 31, 2022 24 shares 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News TikTok will be rolling out LIVE subscriptions in beta this week Creators are finally getting their time in the limelight as leading social… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 24, 20222 minute read
Internet News Instagram gets a ‘visual refresh’ with a brighter logo, new typeface Instagram has long solidified it’s claim as the best photo sharing social… Guntas SinghMay 24, 20222 minute read
Business Global News Twitter reports Q1’22 numbers, 16% Y-o-Y increase in revenue at $1.2Bn The status of Twitter as a public company may soon change if… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 28, 20222 minute read
Internet News WhatsApp introduces ‘communities’, allowing users to club separate groups together In what could perhaps be one of the most significant updates to… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalApril 15, 20222 minute read
Code Internet News No F8 developer conference to be held by Meta this year, goes on a ‘brief break’ Once again, a developer conference has been canceled. The only difference? It… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 7, 2022 3 shares 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook bug promoted misinformation and harmful content on news feed for over six months, now fixed Facebook is back in news, and it is back to back in… Guntas SinghApril 1, 2022 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 minute read
Apps Internet News Elon Musk says he’s giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform Elon Musk is no stranger to the social media sphere, especially since… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 28, 2022 5 shares 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram users get more control over what they see on their feed with ‘Following’ and ‘Favorites’ Meta-owned Instagram has now come forward to finally make chronological feed a… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 24, 2022 4 shares 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Instagram ceases operations in Russia starting Sunday midnight Instagram users in Russia were notified that Instagram will cease to operate… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 14, 2022 1 share 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 minute read
