Instagram to start testing personalized feed with new algorithm tweak

Instagram could soon change the way you look at your feed. The photo sharing app is taking a cue from Facebook and will start showing content out of order and based on personalized algorithms.

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Instagram starts rolling out two factor authentication

Instagram is the latest app that is bringing two factor authentication (2FA) to its platform. The move comes from the Facebook owned popular photo sharing app in a bid to beef up security for its over 400 million users.

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Instagram to roll out video view counts

In a bid to bolster its ad revenue, Instagram has announced that it will soon roll out video view counts on its platform. Users of the Facebook owned photo sharing site will start seeing  how many times people have watched a video.

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Sony to launch a Pink Xperia smartphone on 12th January – Likely the Z5

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Sony has been teasing the launch of a pink coloured Xperia smartphone on its Instagram for a while now. Apparently, the company is set to launch a pink coloured smartphone on 12th January and is likely to be the Xperia Z5.

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Instagram updates Boomerang app with new features

Earlier in October, Instagram had launched Boomerang app that creates GIF like looping videos. Now, the popular photo sharing app is bringing a bunch of new features to the app that is available on Android and iOS.

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Instagram now rolling out multiple account support

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Up until now, Instagram allowed users to be logged into only one account at a time.Now, Instagram is slowly rolling out an update that allows users to be logged into multiple accounts at the same time.

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Instagram rolls out a new video feature called “Best Videos”

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Instagram is introducing a new video feature called “Best Videos” which is basically a curated video channel like Snapchat Stories and Twitter Moments.

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Instagram launches Boomerang app that makes GIF-Like looping videos

Instagram has introduced a standalone app called Boomerang that creates GIF-Like looping videos. Available on Android and iOS, the app combines photos into one-second videos that play forward and backward in a loop.

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Instagram’s community is now 400 million users strong

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Instagram has just announced that their fast growing network of users has just exceeded 400 million. That shows the power of photos as Instagram is a social network that uses images to send messages across people all over the world.

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Facebook introduces Signal news curation tool for journalists

In a bid to lure journalists away from Twitter, Facebook has introduced a news curation tool. Dubbed as Signal, the news gathering tool will allow journalists to discover all the latest social content.

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Instagram debuts 30-second video ads, expands ads to over 30 new countries including India

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Instagram has introduced video ads of up to 30 seconds in length. Previous ads were capped at 15 seconds, same length of video that users can post. Instagram also announced that ads will now be available in more than 30 additional countries, followed by full global availability at the end of the month. Continue reading “Instagram debuts 30-second video ads, expands ads to over 30 new countries including India”

Instagram adds portrait and landscape support for photos and videos

Instagram is finally rolling out an important update that will save users from the mayhem of the app’s square cropping. With the latest update, Instagram will now allow users to post photos and videos in portrait and landscape mode.

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