Earlier this month, an Instagram internal company post was made public revealing that the company is planning to create a platform for children under the age of thirteen. Currently, children under the age of thirteen are not allowed on Instagram however, Instagram knows that there plenty of younger children on the app who lied about their age to sign up. Vishal Shah, Instagram’s VP of Product, wrote on an employee message board: “I’m excited to announce that going forward, we

When Instagram first began, the feed was organized chronologically. When users opened the app, they would see all the content that was shared while they were logged off in the order that it was posted. Many people still remember seeing the "You're all caught up!" checkmark that would appear once you had seen everything you had missed. In 2016, Instagram switched from this model to the elusive algorithm. This algorithm prioritizes the posts of people you follow in a way that h

The word “content” is everywhere – we see it in marketing plans, social media strategies, and even job descriptions. “Content Creator” is now a job, or at the very least, a coveted skill. We’ve all heard the phrase “content is king,” but what does that mean? Defining Content Content is everywhere. It’s the blog posts that come up on Google. It’s the aesthetically pleasing graphics on your Instagram feed. It’s the TikToks that your teenager spends hours carefully crafting. “Co

Although still in invite-only beta mode, Clubhouse has stirred up a lot of buzz. Its creative userbase has organized comedy shows, musical performances, and jam sessions. Some have even found love. Celebrities have started joining, including Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk, whose Clubhouse talk triggered the formation of a “black market” for invitations to join the app. While those who are lucky to be “in” the Clubhouse have spent hours on end listening to a ran