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South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country according to travel publication Big Seven Travel. Ranking 192 countries based on hashtags, geolocations, reader…

This record-breaking egg has more than 24m likes on Instagram

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all, a picture of an egg now holds the record for the most liked picture on Instagram….

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters tops US Google Search after Tebow engagement

On Thursday former NFL player Tim Tebow announced his engagement to South Africa’s former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters. Tebow broke the news on Instagram…

Love was in the air all over Instagram this year

Instagram has released its 2018 trends, and its hearts all around, sticking true the platform’s recent efforts to spread “love and kindness”. “We hope…

Instagram’s #InstaGiftGuide lets you shop brands by 2018’s trending hashtags

Instagram has launched yet another shopping tool in time for the festive season. Called #InstaGiftGuide, the feature gathers and lists products based on 2018’s…

Instagram now lets you send voice messages to friends

Instagram has announced that users can now send voice messages through the platform’s Direct Messages feature. “Talk the way you want to be heard,…

Instagram to warn against hashtags promoting animal cruelty

Starting today, Instagram will notify users when they search for hashtags that could promote animal cruelty or environmental harm. Instagram already removes posts that…

Tom Holland accidentally reveals Avengers: Infinity War poster

Tom Holland — with the help of Mark Ruffalo — accidentally revealed a poster for the much-anticipated The Avengers: Infinity War on Instagram Live. TOM HOLLAND SHOWING…

Bali volcano: Instagram documents Agung’s ferocious eruption

In September 2017 we wrote about three volcanoes in various corners of the globe on the verge of eruption. Two months later, one of…

5 lesser-known spots in Cape Town to Instagram this December

Now that Wally’s Cave has been ripped from Cape Town’s Instagram roster, the social network has been largely devoid of artsy cliff-side yoga. This…

Instagram’s ‘new’ feature lets users follow hashtags like people

In some cases — consider breaking news as an example — it makes more sense to follow a hashtag with its wide stream of…

Instagram now lets you upload throwback photos, videos to your Story

Do you have gigs and gigs of previously captured photos and video you just wish you could publish to your Instagram Story? Well, now…

Stranger Things, Finn Wolfhard and the web’s insistence on sexualising kids

If you were on the internet during Harry Potter‘s prime, you may know that, among the children developing crushes on Daniel Radcliffe and Emma…

WhatsApp Status, Instagram Stories both top 300m users

On the back of its quarterly financial statement and clarification of its user numbers, Facebook this week announced the figures behind its two other…

Instagram’s testing a stop-motion camera tool

Instagram is testing a new camera tool that will allow users to create stop-motion videos akin to Vine loops, according to reports. According to…

Instagram friends can now broadcast Live videos together

Making a clown of yourself alone on Instagram Live can get boring or even be “intimidating”, but the social network wants to change that….

Yes, Facebook and Instagram are down for some users

Facebook and Instagram users across the world are today experiencing connectivity issues. Reports from users on Twitter and websites like DownDetector and Outage Report…

Relive OppiKoppi and Rocking The Daisies through these 30 Instagram snaps

This weekend saw a festival double header at opposite ends of South Africa, with Rocking The Daisies in the Western Cape, and OppiKoppi in…

Instagram now lets you add polls to Stories

Instagram Stories has quickly gained popularity over pioneer Snapchat, and it seems the platform is getting comfortable in the lead. Yesterday, Instagram announced three…

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram has come under fire for advertising itself on parent company Facebook’s platform with a screenshot of an email that read “I will rape…

Instagram gives you a new way to embarrass yourself in live video

Instagram will soon allow users to apply awkward Face Filters to their live video broadcasts. “Starting today, you can play with face filters while…

The internet welcomes third #royalbaby by ribbing Prince William

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, are expecting their third child, and Twitter has welcomed the new addition to the…

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