Twitter is rolling out to its platform a new type of tweet — audio tweets — allowing users to share thoughts in audio form inside their feeds. The feature will only be available to some iOS users for…
Mohamed RoshdyJune 19, 2020
The US-based micro-blogging and social networking service regularly responds to requests to delete content and accounts, including information posted by the officials or media services of countries with whom Washington has strained relations. Twitter also pointed to “many inauthentic accounts” accessing the…
Mohamed RoshdyApril 2, 2020
Following the latest announcements around coronavirus-related content measures from Facebook and Twitter, Instagram has now also detailed how it's working to guide users towards accurate, relevant updates on the situation. The first focus is information accuracy - Instagram says that it's working to remove "known harmful…
Mohamed RoshdyMarch 10, 2020
How Coronavirus Impacted on Search Marketing? Human lives are the paramount concern regarding the topic of coronavirus. Yet it is prudent to consider the impact it may have, including the economic one. While the depth of the impact is hard…
Mohamed RoshdyMarch 9, 2020
You knew it was coming, the signs have all pointed to it. This week, Twitter has announced its own variation on Stories, which it's calling 'Fleets'. Though Twitter is keen to point out that it's not Stories: https://twitter.com/kayvz/status/1235248857308487682 It works…
Mohamed RoshdyMarch 8, 2020
Corellium, a company Apple is suing for alleged intellectual-property infringements, has released a tool that helps people install Android on their Apple mobile devices. The young US cybersecurity company has pointedly named the tool 'Project Sandcastle' as a riff on…
Mohamed RoshdyMarch 5, 2020
After announcing new rules around the use of memes by political candidates last week, Facebook has now sought to add an extra level of transparency to such usage by providing a real-time list of political branded content on Facebook and Instagram, which anybody can…
Mohamed RoshdyMarch 4, 2020
How to Monetize IGTV with ads on Instagram? Monetize IGTV with ads. Instagram letting IGTV creators monetize Videos with ads Instagram may finally let IGTV video makers earn money 18 months after launching the longer-form content hub. Instagram confirms to…
Mohamed RoshdyMarch 4, 2020
‘Decathlon’, one of the most popular sports gear retailers in the world has left an unprotected server online exposing 123 million records of both employees and customers. The sportswear retailer was storing data on the internet without using any encryption…
Mohamed RoshdyFebruary 27, 2020
Twitter's Testing a New Notification Tag on Identified Misinformation After recently launching tags to signify manipulated media in tweets, Twitter is now also considering new labels for identified misinformation, with large tags on 'harmfully misleading' reports, and links to reference…
Mohamed RoshdyFebruary 24, 2020
Samsung has temporarily closed one of the factories that makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip after one of its employees was confirmed to have the coronavirus. The factory, which is in Gumi City, South Korea, will reopen the morning on Feb. 25…
Mohamed RoshdyFebruary 24, 2020
A worrying new WhatsApp glitch has been reported by Joseph Cox at Wired magazine. This glitch can let anyone find and join your private group chats without your permission. Whatsapp have not fixed this issue yet and as soon as…
Mohamed RoshdyFebruary 22, 2020
While the number of people affected by the coronavirus is climbing daily, it's another form of virus that has analysts worried elsewhere. Coronavirus-themed malware is starting to spread, according to a report by cybersecurity software company Check Point. Several spam campaigns thematically…
Mohamed RoshdyFebruary 22, 2020