2019-05-16
Instagram shutting ‘Direct’ tests
A spokesman of Instagram has confirmed this to TechCrunch.
Direct
2017-04-14
200 mln are using Instagram’s ‘Stories’ daily – News
It’s introducing sticker tools that will help users “be even more creative, whether you’re sharing to your story or having conversations with your friends in Direct.”
2016-01-20
Yandex.Direct introduces smart banner ads for personalized targeting – Press release
Smart banners are display advertisements with dynamic Content that is personalized for individual users based on their interests – coffee machine ads are displayed to coffee lovers, camera ads to those who take an interest in photography. Intended for product advertising, smart banner ads are suitable for most Internet stores.
2015-09-02
Instagram Direct gets new features
The 85 million or so users of this private group messaging service can now reply with photos in a thread & start a conversation with just text. Plus, rather than tag friends in the Comments section of public feed posts, Instagram now has a new Direct share button that lets you send other people’s photos or videos in a private chat.
Reports: N4BB, The Next Web, MacRumors, idownloadblog, TechCrunch
2015-08-19
Twitter removes 140 character limit for Direct Messages. Here’s what it implies
On August 12, micro-blog Twitter announced that Direct Messages on Twitter will not be subject to Twitter’s 140 character limit anymore. So what does it mean? Read on….