HIGHLIGHTS Users will not need to download the app to book a cab The feature was first rolled out in August this year Dial an Uber users have to pay by cash for their rides Uber has rolled out its Dial an Uber feature – which lets users book rides without installing the app – to all 29 Indian cities ... Read More »
Instagram Reportedly Testing Live Video Feature Called ‘Go Insta’ HIGHLIGHTS Feature tipped to be added to Stories section Users using feature to be shown at top of page with ‘LIVE’ tag Feature to be named ‘Go Insta’ Earlier this year, Facebook started rolling out its live video feature globally. Since then, the social media networking giant has been pushing this ... Read More »
Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Promo by Slidely brings video content to any business, small, medium or large, to help them participate in the video age. With Promo it is now possible to effortlessly create instant, affordable promotional videos with access to premium footage from Getty Images – the same premium footage used by the biggest name brands. The current surge ... Read More »
Facebook Live Gets Touted 2-Person Broadcasting Feature HIGHLIGHTS It is only available to US users for now Only verified pages will be able to use this feature Users must have an iOS device for this feature to work At the annual VidCon conference in June, the social giant had announced that it will roll out a bunch of new capabilities ... Read More »
Facebook Changes ‘Trending’ Feature to Rely Less on Human Editors HIGHLIGHTS The update is Facebook’s attempt to stress its neutrality The Trending feature shows users the most-talked about stories and topics Facebook said it would no longer rely on editors for the feature Facebook changed its popular “Trending” feature, which shows users the most-talked about topics of the day, to ... Read More »
Share on FacebookTweetShareShareEmailReddit Facebook-owned Instagram has provided the first update to its Stories feature where users can now zoom in while recording videos and have the option to switch between the front- and rear-facing cameras. Instagram recently announced its Stories format that clones Snapchat’s popular feature. In Instagram Stories, a set of moments are created that will appear in a ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS It is only available to US users for now Only verified pages will be able to use this feature Users must have an iOS device for this feature to work At the annual VidCon conference in June, the social giant had announced that it will roll out a bunch of new capabilities to Facebook Live. This included scheduling, two-person ... Read More »
Creo has just posted a video revealing the Mark 1 smartphone on its social media feeds. While specifications aren’t forthcoming at this point, judging by the video, the Mark 1 phone has a contemporary look with a curved metallic rim and slim glass back, and is about the size of an iPhone 6 Plus. Rather than compete on specifications or ... Read More »
Periscope, Twitter’s live streaming video app, is now testing a new Periscope Sketching feature that allows users to draw and doodle on top of live-streamed video. How Periscope Sketching Works The Periscope Sketching feature, which is expected to go live shortly, will allow users to choose from several color options, and will also have an eyedropper tool that will copy a ... Read More »
Snapchat may soon be able to sell ads based on things it recognizes in users’ photos. The company recently filed a patent for a behavioral targeting system that uses image recognition software to find specific items and then suggest filters based on those items. So for example, if Snapchat recognizes that a photo includes the Empire State Building, it could ... Read More »
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