The Global Linkup is a summary roundup of important tech news curated from around the world. On this week’s edition of the global news round-up, HMD Global, makers of Nokia, have gotten $100 million i…
How to turn off ‘Last Seen’ on Instagram
Instagram started the year with exciting updates to the photo-sharing app. First, it was introduction of GIF stickers, then in a post on Facebook it announced that publishers could now schedule posts.…
You can now access Instagram without being online
Instagram now has an updated feature which makes it possible to keep enjoying Instagram even when offline. Social media platforms are owning up to the idea of enabling access in spite of poor internet…
Why Instagram’s new ‘Stories’ feature will kill Snapchat
Instagram announced yesterday via a blog post that they were introducing Instagram Stories as a new feature in an update for users. And as this new feature is an exact copy of Snapchat’s format,…
Why Instagram’s new update totally sucks
On the 22nd of March, I got a notification to update the Instagram app on my mobile device and I left it alone for a few days. For the initiated, app updates are an exciting land of scary uncertainti…
Yemi Alade launches app
Nigerian Afropop sensation, Yemi Alade announced the release of her app via her Instagram page. The announcement came in the form of a screen shot image of the app on the Google Play store. #freeDownl…
Which Nigerian Banks are using Social Media right?
Organisations in Nigeria are gradually gaining visibility on social media platforms, engaging their customers and client with on-the-go information through social media. Banks in Nigeria are still lac…
Why Digital Media ads are taking over TV ads
Digital ads, especially mobile and video ads have come of age. Just the other day I watched a couple of video ads on Instagram, and it just felt like I was watching them on a TV. Even better because …
Facebook Sets Record: 1.55 billion Monthly Active and 1.01 billion Daily Users
Following Facebook’s third quarter, 2015 report. Facebook revealed that it now has 1.55 billion monthly active users and 1.01 billion daily active users. “We had a good quarter and …
The most popular apps on every Nigerian smartphone
What are the most popular apps in Nigeria? Apps that you would find on virtually every Nigerian smartphone. We did a quick manual scan of local app stores for the 3 major platforms and this is what we…
Instagram launches Snapchat-like Video Channel
Instagram has launched a video channel to rival SnapChat and possibly Twitter “moments” and what better time to launch such a feature than the brink of Halloween which is quite popular in …
Instagram hits 400 million monthly active users
Photo sharing service Instagram recently announced that it now has more than 400 million active monthly users, a huge leap from 300 million the Facebook owned service achieved just 9 months back. R…
Instagram will Launch 30-second Video Ads globally by September 30
3 years ago, Facebook bought Instagram for 1 billion dollars. 2 years ago, Facebook started rolling out managed-ads on Instagram and added extra features like Instagram Direct. Last year, Instagram su…
TL;DR: 8 Startup ideas that you thought were silly
Startups will continue to exist because they’re tackling problems that are vaguely defined, or providing solutions that don’t seem to make much sense until they’ve achieved endorsement fro…
Instagram Adds Search To Its Web Experience
I remember the early days of Instagram, when it was strictly a mobile app, shortly before it was sold for a billion dollars and the brief time after that. At the time, the Instagram app was exclusive,…
Instagram Just Got A Lot More Emoji-Friendly
Instagram is finally giving emojis their due respect. The company just updated its iOS and Android apps a couple of days ago with the ability to add emoji hashtags to posts along with three more filte…
Instagram Ads Are Now Clickable
I’m not sure if this is good news for anyone, or even good news at all, but Instagram ads which were previously unclickable because Instagram wanted people browsing photos, not the web are now openabl…
[Update: They’re back online] Facebook and Instagram are down right now
Are you experiencing difficulties accessing your Facebook and Instagram pages, on both a Web and mobile? You’re not the only one. Both websites are currently down. It is yet uncertain what cause…