Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, now owned by Facebook Inc (FB.O), will leave the messaging service company to start a new foundation, he said in a Facebook post, Media reports on Wednesday. Acton spent eight years with WhatsApp, which Facebook bought in 2014 for $19 billion in cash and stock. A Stanford alumnus, Acton co-founded…
Snapchat is not the only company Facebook copies draws inspiration from in developing new features as the social media giant might soon be adding a new functionality that will make it look a little more like Twitter. Facebook is currently testing an experimental feature called ‘What friends are talking about’ that aims to get you…
Instagram is designed to be a mobile-first experience, so it’s not surprising that new features are secondary to its browser counterpart. For those who want to view the Snapchat-style Instagram Stories in full browser resolution, however, now there’s a Chrome extension to help with that. Aptly named “Chrome IG Story,” simply add the extension and…
With last week’s launch of Instagram Stories, there’s no question who Facebook’s trying to put out of business. It’s not the first time they’re taking aim at Snapchat, but it’s definitely the one that will have the heaviest impact. There are a few key reasons why Instagram Stories is Facebook’s biggest chance of winning the…
It looks like the new Instagram has features that are very very similar to SnapChat and social Media users world wide are talking about it. Instagram introduced a ‘new’ feature called InstaStories, where you can upload images and video which will not necessarily show on your timeline, but to a select few of your choice. Thats…
Snapchat raised so much money they’re doing something really weird with it. 1.8 billion US dollars would make any sane person go crazy. Personally, I think I would buy an island. But what happens if you’re one of the biggest, most influential social media companies the world has ever seen? Well, you start doing weird…
