The Internet has made people interact freely on various social media platforms, however, some internet users use it as a medium to bully others. Instagram is curbing this with its new feature — …
WhatsApp, not Instagram, is the preferable platform for small businesses in Nigeria
Instagram is often touted as the social media marketplace, however, small businesses in Nigeria are turning to WhatsApp — seemingly the underdog of the Facebook family — to market and sell…
African meme accounts are becoming big on Instagram, but this comes at a price
Africans love to laugh, and thanks to the myriad of accounts dedicated to comedy on Instagram, it has become one of the top destinations for humorous content…
Instagram and Twitter want to hide like and RT counts, what does this mean for Nigerian influencer marketers?
Instagram and Twitter may soon hide like and retweet counts in order to create a healthy environment for users. Find our how this may affect Nigerian influencer marketers.…
Instagram is bringing Direct Messaging to web
Instagram is bringing direct messaging to web…
Instagram users are losing followers by the millions
There is likely a bug on Instagram that is causing users to lose followers in the millions…
Facebook plans to merge WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram
Facebook wants to let users message one another across Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp…
Instagram is testing a feature that will allow iOS users regram posts to multiple accounts
Instagram is adding the new feature that lets you publish a post to multiple accounts at the same time.…
Global LinkUP: HMD Global raises $100 million to expand Nokia range
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…