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Instagram has rolled out several new features for its Direct Messaging (DM) section which are likely to improve private conversations and make the experience more personalised. The new Instagram DM features include an option to edit messages, chat pinning, read receipts controls, and more. Meta's newest social media platform Threads has also received new gesture-based controls for its app. Notably, the new features arrived just days after Instagram added a new lock screen widget for iOS that lets users quickly click a…

Threads is testing post-scheduling capabilities as the platform’s API enters its initial phase of live testing. The app also plans to introduce reply moderation and analytics insights capabilities for select third-party partners as part of the pilot. Why we care. Post scheduling on Threads allows brands and publishers to manage and expand their presence on the app more easily, while analytics provides businesses with more insights into Threads engagement enabling brands to optimize their content more effectively.…

A comprehensive study involving participants from 15 countries discovered that while the human brain universally favors rhythms made of simple integer ratios, the specific ratios preferred can vary widely across cultures. This suggests a shared foundation in music perception, embellished by cultural diversity. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA study of people in 15 countries reveals that while everyone favors rhythms with simple integer ratios, biases can vary quite a bit across societies.When listening to music, the human brain…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Meta-owned Threads has announced plans to make its application programming interface (API) available to developers by June this year. Currently, the company is testing this with a small group of partners and independent developers. API development According to IANS, Threads engineer Jesse Chen mentioned that over the…

Meta-owned social network Threads said today that it will make its API broadly available to developers by June. Engineer Jesse Chen posted that the company has been building the API for the past few months. The API currently allows users to authenticate, publish threads and fetch the content they post through these tools. “Over the past few months, we’ve been building the Threads API to enable creators, developers, and brands to manage their Threads presence at scale and easily share fresh, new…

Meta is starting to bring the Threads API online, though it will still be some time before it’s widely accessible to developers. The company has begun testing its new developer tools with a handful of companies, Meta engineer Jesse Chen shared in on Threads.According to Chen, whose post was first spotted by TechCrunch, is currently in “beta” but a wider rollout could come “by the end of June.” The initial group of companies testing out the beta version of the API include social media management platforms Sprinklr,…

Facebook plans to “deprecate” its News tab for users in the United States and Australia by April, according to a confusingly worded announcement published Thursday night. What does that mean? As best we can tell, it means Facebook doesn’t want anyone to use the platform for news anymore and will be killing its dedicated News tab. Russian Court Says Meta Is "Extremist Organization"“In early April 2024, we will deprecate Facebook News—a dedicated tab in the bookmarks section on Facebook that spotlights news—in the US and…

Meta's social media platform Threads, a competitor to X (formerly Twitter), is launching a new feature called 'Save on Threads,' resembling Instagram's bookmark feature. This addition allows users to save posts for later viewing, enhancing the platform's functionality.Adam Mosseri Announces the ‘Save on Threads’ Feature RolloutIn a recent post on Threads, Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, announced the introduction of the 'Save on Threads' feature, stating that it is rolling out more broadly. Despite various features added…

Over the past year, I have dabbled in Bluesky, Threads, and T2, which became Pebble, which then died. I also joined Mastodon, which is more of a decentralized social network. None of them have achieved anything resembling the level of vibrancy of Twitter before it was nuked.Although your mileage may vary, I've found that Facebook and LinkedIn seem to have maintained a bit more of an interactive community, especially within individual Facebook groups. But neither of these seems to have the immediacy and global…

Threads is rolling out a new feature for its users. The new feature will allow its users to bookmark their favourite posts on the platform. This feature was announced by the microblogging platform earlier this month and was under testing with a limited number of users. The feature is now rolling out to all the users of the platform and interested users can access the feature on the app.  Threads is rolling out a new feature for its users. The new feature will allow its users to bookmark their favourite posts on the…