Security Facebook says it has found no evidence of hackers accessing third-party apps "So far" By Rob Thubron, October 3, 2018, 7:24 AM
Industry Instagram names Facebook veteran Adam Mosseri as new CEO New leadership takes over at Instagram By Shawn Knight, October 1, 2018, 3:31 PM
Industry Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving the company Transitioning from leaders to users By Shawn Knight, September 25, 2018, 10:01 AM
Mobile Software Instagram testing feature that hides hashtags from posts Along with a resharing feature and a geofencing option By Rob Thubron, September 21, 2018, 5:28 AM
Mobile Industry Instagram is reportedly working on a standalone shopping app Should Shopify be concerned? By Rob Thubron, September 5, 2018, 8:55 AM
The Web Security Instagram is adding new tools to help keep bad actors at bay You can now use third-party authentication apps on Instagram By Shawn Knight, August 28, 2018, 2:03 PM
Security Mobile Hundreds of Instagram accounts have been hacked in the last few days Could there be a Russian link? By Rob Thubron, August 15, 2018, 5:27 AM
The Web Facebook and Instagram add activity dashboards to help people govern social media usage Facebook is making good on its promise to help people better manage social media usage By Shawn Knight, August 1, 2018, 11:05 AM
Tech Culture The Web Top Instagram influencer commands $1 million per post Social media influencers are leveraging their followers for big bucks By Shawn Knight, July 26, 2018, 2:39 PM 13 comments
Mobile Instagram adds status dots to see when your friends are online Instagram is morphing into a full-fledged social network By Shawn Knight, July 20, 2018, 12:24 PM
Mobile The Web Instagram's video chat, custom AR filters now rolling out on Android and iOS New ways to share and connect By Shawn Knight, June 26, 2018, 4:07 PM
Industry The Web Instagram's $100 billion valuation represents a 100x return for Facebook A brilliant investment in hindsight By Shawn Knight, June 26, 2018, 10:31 AM
Mobile The Web Instagram announces IGTV, a hub for long-format videos Long-form video in vertical formats By Shawn Knight, June 20, 2018, 3:48 PM
Mobile Instagram will now let you 'mute' a particularly annoying user's posts and stories Purge the cat memes once and for all By Cohen Coberly, May 22, 2018, 1:51 PM
Mobile Instagram rolls out in-app payments to some users Right now, the feature's only for bookings, but it will expand By Rob Thubron, May 4, 2018, 1:28 PM
The Web Mobile Instagram is rolling out their 'Data Download' tool to web users You can now download everything you've shared with the platform By Cohen Coberly, April 24, 2018, 3:31 PM
Industry The Web Instagram will let you download all the data you've shared with an upcoming 'portability' tool It's Instagram's response to data privacy concerns By Cohen Coberly, April 11, 2018, 5:51 PM
The Web Security Facebook unexpectedly cripples third-party developers with security changes Devs were only notified of API changes after they had taken effect By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2018, 2:32 PM
Industry BlackBerry sues Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for mobile messaging patent infringement BlackBerry says it has an obligation to shareholders to pursue legal remedies By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2018, 4:54 PM
Software Mobile Instagram code discovery points to upcoming voice and video calling features New features could help lure users away from Snapchat By Shawn Knight, March 2, 2018, 11:21 AM
Software Mobile Instagram killer? Vero shoots to top of app charts as people search for new social media platform With many users angry at Instagram's algorithm, people are starting to look elsewhere By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2018, 11:07 AM
Mobile Software Instagram may roll its inbox into a standalone messaging app called Direct Private messaging can't thrive in an app meant for public broadcasting By Shawn Knight, December 7, 2017, 10:36 AM
Mobile Industry Instagram now has 800 million monthly active users, 500 million daily users Instagram is poised to be Facebook's next billion-user platform By Shawn Knight, September 25, 2017, 2:15 PM
The Web Instagram algorithm allows rape threat to be used in Facebook ad Not the best way to advertise Instagram By Rob Thubron, September 22, 2017, 1:15 PM
Security Instagram admits a number "high-profile users" were hacked Phone numbers and email addresses were stolen using an API bug By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2017, 2:00 PM