Facebook’s new messaging app will be a companion app to Instagram. It has the Snapchat basics of users being able to share their status, location and more with their ‘Close Friends’. read more

Snapchat’s parent company , Snap Inc’s team in India will focus on expanding strategic partnerships, building an engaged community of creators and users. read more

US Senator aims to curb excessive social media use by banning Snapchat’s ‘Snapstreaks’ feature. read more

Twitter’s new desktop design borrows many elements from its mobile app. However, many users have expressed their disappointment with some calling it ‘garbage’, ‘terrible’. read more

Every time we use the phone, browse newspapers or social media sites, we are using mediums of communication. Johannes Gutenberg’s press, the telegraph message sent by Samuel Morse, the advent of the radio, TV and the internet are milestones in the evolution... read more

Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter are flooded with the knowing poses: a teenager with her kitten, a Chinese man in front of the Eiffel Tower, newlyweds at Disneyland, a fan with a movie star. read more

Snapchat’s new feature allows a user to assign events to specific locations, so it seems plausible that they will integrate with the photo-messaging app’s Snap Map. read more

Similar to Spotify-Instagram integration, JioSaavn users can now share what they’re listening to on Snapchat. read more

There’s currently support for Unity, Unreal and British VR gaming start-up PlayCanvas already inside Snapchat. The Bitmoji for Games website tells players to stay tuned for more updates. read more

Snapchat will have 77.5 million monthly U.S. users in 2019, a 2.8% decline from a year earlier, according to industry analyst EMarketer. read more

Snapchat has designed a range of tools including filters, stickers, Bitmoji, lenses, and Snap Map integrations especially for the polls. read more

Snapchat’s new app for Android doesn’t come with any major UI changes but focuses on performance for users. read more

Snap Games is launching with six games including Bitmoji Party, Alphabear Hustle, Tiny Royale, Snake Squad and Zombie Rescue Squad. Snapchat users will be able to play these games right from the chat bar. read more

Snapchat’s new features appear to be targeting towards the “gamifyication” purpose of the platform. Snapchat is expected to launch a gaming platform later this month. read more

Richard Brown, who already faces six felony counts of child sexual abuse, got in touch with the 17-year-old girl on Instagram and claimed to be a 19-year-old, rich and “Instagram famous”, the media reported. read more