• Snapchat Copies Facebook “Best of 2017” Video Feature

    Snapchat Copies Facebook “Best of 2017” Video Feature

    You’ve heard me say this before, but I will say it again.  Whatever Snapchat does, you are definitely going to see Instagram do it as well.  Some even call Snapchat, Instagram’s R&D division.  Which is a bit harsh, but also kind of accurate.  But now, Snapchat has copied a feature from Facebook.  Facebook has a…

  • How You Use Facebook Determines if it’s Good or Bad For You

    How You Use Facebook Determines if it’s Good or Bad For You

    Earlier in the year, Facebook announced a series called Hard Questions.  The goal of the series was to enable the company to talk more openly about difficult issues of personal privacy in the online sphere.  They were also doing this to try to be more transparent about the difficult questions it faces.  Unfortunately, there aren’t…

  • Instagram is Testing a Stand Alone Messaging App to Replace it’s DM Feature

    Instagram is Testing a Stand Alone Messaging App to Replace it’s DM Feature

    I want to apologize in advance for what kind of rant this post might become.  That being said, I am highly annoyed with Instagram.  Why this time?  If you’ve read any of my previous posts on Instagram vs. Snapchat, then you will know that I value unique app experiences.  What does that mean?  I don’t…