News & Reviews:   Instagram

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.

Regardless of whether you're a regular social media user or own a special page, chances are you've encountered toxic people that thrive on the internet. Well, Instagram is looking to put the controls back in your hand by announcing new features that will help you manage your account.

Businesses have been impacted thoroughly since the beginning of movement control order (MCO), especially on local businesses. Recently, Facebook and Instagram have launched a new tool respectively to aid local businesses via gift cards to direct people to local businesses and purchase them through third-party partner sites.

Instagram recently made an announcement on their Twitter account stating that they will be rolling out a feature, which allows user to send and receive Instagram direct messages via a desktop browser. While there’s no official information in regards to when the aforementioned feature will be available in Malaysia, we do know that Instagram plans to roll the update out global in the coming weeks.

Ever since people are staying at home to help curb the spread of COVID-19, scrolling through your Instagram feed has been something you do alone throughout the day to keep yourself entertained. But recently, Instagram has rolled out the new Co-watching feature to help users feel less lonely by having a virtual gathering with their friends and families.

It's now day 6 of the Movement Restriction Order and many of us have been staying indoors more than ever. With this, Internet usage have also increased and you may have noticed that your respective Telco and Internet providers network are slower as well. Besides, YouTube and Netflix have already reduced the video quality just so that they can free up the Internet space.

There are 'leaks' and there are discoveries. If you ask us, the latter is often more interesting because they are more likely to be true. That seems to be the case with a new unreleased feature discovered within Instagram for Android.

In its pursuit of expanding its reach, Facebook has been testing all kinds of features. The company has been focusing on Stories a lot in recent weeks, even in Facebook Messenger, with its latest undertaking being the cross-posting of Stories to Instagram. If the feature works, social media managers will have a little less work when managing the postings.