Yahoo Messenger will be dead by July

If you are still an ardent user of Yahoo Messenger, then I have some bad news for you. The Messenger service, according to the company, will be shut down by July 17, 2018. This means that you can continue using Yahoo Messenger from now up until July 17, before saying your final goodbye. 

Facebook partners CcHUB to launch NG_Hub in Lagos

Facebook, as part of its commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, has unveiled NG_hub in Lagos, Nigeria Facebook – its first flagship community hub space in Africa, in partnership with CcHub.

Instagram now lets you make online payments on its platform

A new feature has been quietly introduced by Instagram which allows you pay for goods and services online without leaving the app.

Twitter urges all its subscribers to change password due to bug

Twitter detected a bug which allowed users' passwords to be saved on an internal log without encryption and it's asking all of its 336 million subscribers to immediately change their passwords.

WhatsApp to raise users minimum age limit from 13 to 16 in Europe

WhatsApp users in Europe, from May 25th, will have to be at least 16 years old to use the messaging plartform.

Apple brings Apple music to Facebook Messenger. Here is how to access it

Apple wants you to enjoy your favourite songs everywhere, and that includes Facebook. And guess what, you don't even have to be a subscriber to enjoy some cool tracks.

Have you seen Whatsapp's new emojis? ...not the coolest! [Download]

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If you have noticed, the emojis pre-installed on your devices are not the ones that appear when you launch the Whatsapp app and start to text people.

Instagram to let you choose who can make comments on your post

Everyone loves to have a few comments on their Instagram post now and then. But what do you do when these comments gets harsh and abusive? or random people drop annoying comments on your Instagram timeline? These are part of the issues Instagram is addressing in its latest update, to mark its milestone.

Twitter doubles its character count to give users more room for expression

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Twitter has decided to double its character count for the first time since its inception in 2005. Twitter has now increased the number of character count for its tweets from 140 to 280 to enable users express themselves more in a single post (tweet) instead of having to truncate the tweets and chain it into replies.

Facebook is testing comments with coloured background but will you use it?

Facebook is testing a new feature on some selected devices that will add a coloured background to comments in your comment box.

Whatsapp wants to connect people to businesses with its new tools

Whatsapp is looking to 'mix business with pleasure' as the popular messaging platform will soon become a gold mine for business owners after it has been fully 'monitised.'

Twitter brings 'night mode' to desktop web

Twitter's 'night mode' – a feature that switches the user interface to a dark theme – has been around for sometime now and is quite useful as it helps protect the eyes from that very bright light that comes from the usual white theme and background.

Whatsapp Debuts Verified Account For Businesses

Whatsapp is taking the route of other social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by adding verified account feature. 

Facebook now allows you to Capture 360-degree photos directly from the app

There has been an option on Facebook to upload and view 360-degree photos for more than a year now, but now, there is even an option to capture them too.

Bill Gates Says "Hello from Tanzania" In His First Ever Post On Instagram!

The richest man in the world and the cofounder of Microsoft, Bill Gates becomes the newest follower of Instagram as he joins the Facebook owned photo-sharing platform with his very first post from Tanzania.

LinkedIn Lite Expands To Nigeria, Now Available To Download On The Play Store

Business and employment-oriented social networking service, LinkedIn, has released the mobile web version of its product dubbed LinkedIn Lite, in more than 60 countries including Nigeria and South Africa.

Twitter now lets you mute notifications from people you don't follow

A few days back, English singer Ed Sheeran quit Twitter because of abusive tweets from trolls. Well, it seems Twitter is taking a drastic measure to curb situations like that, by giving users more control over their accounts.

Ed Sheeran quits Twitter over excessive trolling

26-year-old British singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, has quit twitter due to unbearable abuse from trolls.

Facebook reaches two billion monthly users

Facebook is arguably the most visited social media platform. The company, founded in February 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO), has risen to the top of the charts and is the most widely used social network across the globe.

Katty Perry makes Twitter History with 100M followers

Katty Perry is the Queen of Twitter!👑