Tag: social media
Pinterest’s top searches and Pins for 2015 revealed – avocado and Pork Pies dominate
Avocado continues its reign as Pinterest's top food ingredient while Pork Pie tops the list of Pinterest's top searches and Pins for 2015. While ‘pork pie’ was the most searched item, the top Pin was an ‘avocado egg bake’ recipe - possibly an unexpected find when searching for breakfast inspiration. As well as avocados, eggs are…
Facebook comes round to our way of thinking, introduces ‘dislike’ button for grumpy/depressed folk
Seems that it's not just Brits who are depressed and grumpy most of the time and want to dislike most of the content on Facebook. The company's CEO is coming round to our way of thinking too! With so much, let's face it, depressing content posted on the social media behemoth it's often difficult to…
Snapchat users can now purchase ‘replays’ of disappearing images and video
Snapchat users can now purchase “replays” of disappearing content, including photo and video snaps they receive on the app, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Representing the first time users can spend money in the app, the replays will cost users 99 cents for three. Snapchat will continue to give one free…
Following strangers on Instagram can depress you, says study
Following celebrities on Instagram can have negative psychological effects, as found by research published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. As Clapway reports, the peer-reviewed study, published in the journal's May edition, found that "there is growing evidence that following strangers on [social networks] and comparing oneself to others have important implications for well-being." It…
Would you blog on Facebook? Notes gets a revamp
Facebook has confirmed it is revitalising its long-forgotten Notes platform, perhaps in a bid to attract bloggers. Most of us can't even remember how to access Notes, let alone use them - that's how long it's been since we paid attention. (For the record, click the More tab beneath your cover photo, click Manage sections, then tick the…
15 of our favourite beauty, fashion and food accounts to follow on Instagram
Sometimes you need inspiration, sometimes you need hot tips – and sometimes you just want to gaze at impossibly beautiful photographs of sunsets, lipsticks, full skirts and flat whites while you’re standing in someone’s armpit on the bus. So we’ve rounded up our favourite fashion, beauty and food Instagrammers to give your feed a spring boost. Flex that scrolling thumb and enjoy.
Stephen Fry quits Instagram after press ‘hounding’, Katie Hopkins suggests Miliband should gas his wife
Stephen Fry has quit social media site Instagram, telling his fans he was “hounded off” it by the press. The comedian and actor, who has a huge following on social media with 92,000 Instagram followers, said: “Newspapers, as ever, suck all the joy out of everything. Closing down. It was, briefly, fun. Bye.” In his description…
