News & Reviews:   Instagram

Based on a statement by TheVerge.com, it seems that Instagram has recently announced that they will show suggested posts from accounts you don’t follow as well as ads at the end of your feed. Before this, if you were to scroll to the end of your feed, Instagram will show older posts that you’ve been before.

Based on a statement by The Verge, it seems that Facebook has recently pushed out an update which allows users to have both their Messenger and Instagram chat to be combined together, allowing you to chat with users on either platform. While not much is known in regards to which Facebook-owned social media platform they plan on merging next.

TikTok is very popular among young users and you can find all different kinds of short video clips there. But this didn’t stop our Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, who is already 95 years old joining the club.

Instagram has been updating its features from group dm to story stickers to allow users to have a more personalized experience on their own profiles. Today, Instagram has just announced there will be a new pinned comment feature rolling out alongside with its comment filtering tool.

"A cross-platform between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, you say?" Yes, it looks like this is going to happen and it's currently in development as we speak. This was discovered by @Alex193a, a reverse engineer when he was checking out some codes inside Messenger, showcasing many "whats_app" files.

Instagram has been supporting small and local businesses throughout the pandemic period with stickers. Today, the company announced a new Commerce Eligibility Requirements for Instagram Shopping to let creators sell merchandise directly in the app starting from next month.

It's been some time since Instagram first launched IGTV, a separate app for longer videos, and it looks like the company is now looking to cash in. Yup, Instagram has announced that ads will be coming to IGTV. But the good news for some is that the company is willing to share the revenue.

We have talked about Messenger Rooms here and there, it's already available on the Facebook Messenger app as well as the desktop version and now, it has officially made its debut on Instagram! Since it's the same exact feature, that means you can also call up to 50 people seamlessly. Here's how to activate Messenger Rooms on Instagram.

As you are well aware, the COVID-19 pandemic means that people can't gather any more. This means that we can't attend events and performances. As a result, people are turning to live streams to conduct their events. However, sometimes your live streams or uploaded content can be taken down if rules aren't followed, so Instagram is making sure that you'll be properly alerted.

In just a few hours ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg officially announced that Facebook Shops will roll out on the platform today. According to his Facebook post, the initiative is to help SMEs to start a shop online and sell their things directly on Facebook. In other words, this will sort of work like Lazada and Shopee where customers can view the products, purchase, and even read the company's goals and vision.