WhatsApp

WhatsApp Introduces New Instant Video Messaging Feature

In a recent blog post, WhatsApp, the company now owned by Meta, announced the launch of an innovative instant video messaging feature. This new capability takes advantage of WhatsApp’s voice message capability and allows users to send short, personal videos directly within chats. The process is designed to be simple and user-friendly. Users can easily... Read More

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Attention WhatsApp Users: Say Goodbye to Messaging Mistakes with New Edit Feature!

WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging platform, has recently unveiled an exciting new feature that grants users the ability to edit their messages within a 15-minute window after they have been sent. The feature is set to roll out globally over the next few weeks, empowering senders with greater control over their conversations. In a blog... Read More

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WhatsApp Users Can Now Access their Accounts on up to Four Devices, says Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, announced on Tuesday that WhatsApp users can now access their accounts on up to four devices. This new feature expands on the platform’s previous capability of being used on multiple “non-phone” devices, such as computers. In his Facebook post, Zuckerberg stated:... Read More

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October 25, 2022

WhatsApp is currently down, Users experiencing difficulties sending and receiving messages

You are not alone if you tried and failed to send a WhatsApp message this morning. The enormously popular site, which has over 2 billion users globally, has been plagued by significant gremlins, preventing thousands of users from using the platform. When attempting to chat, many people simply see the clock indicator on their messages,... Read More

November 26, 2020

Here’s what GB WhatsApp is about and why it may not be a good idea to use

GB WhatsApp is trending on Twitter in the aftermath of Twitter influencer Motara’s suspension over a video she made taunting an indigent street child. The video has made the round of the micro-blogging site to the extent it landed on French Twitter and attracted the ire of the French. Motara claimed in an apology she... Read More

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TECNO Survey of User Habits in Africa: WhatsApp Ranks No.1, Browser ranks No.2 and Facebook ranks No.3

TECNO Mobile, the most popular mobile phone brand in Africa, recently did a survey on mobile phone user behavior and it revealed some interesting facts. Apps downloaded by users are the most frequently used by mobile phone owners. Social media applications took the biggest piece of the pie – about 56% in total. Coming in... Read More

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January 17, 2019

Short video social app, Vskit hits a milestone of 10 million users in Africa

Vskit is cementing their place as One of Africa’s topmost entertainment platforms as they recently hit a milestone of 10 million users in Africa with more than half of the users emanating from Google play while the other half came from Palmstore, the app store of the Transsion Group. Vskit is an app for creating... Read More

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Whatsapp

You won’t be able to forward content to more than 20 people, thanks to new restrictions from WhatsApp

Creating new rules or enforcing old ones have become a familiar act by social media platforms. Facebook, Instagram, and even recently Twitter have tried to bring decorum and civility into our internet culture. The latest in this regulatory check is WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service that has set a limit on forwarding messages following the... Read More

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WhatsApp adds new feature, ’Forward Message Indicator’ to curb spread of false news

WhatsApp has officially introduced the ‘forward message indicator’ chats to make it clear when a user has received a forwarded message. The new feature announcement was made via a WhatsApp blog post around which time the feature will roll out to 100 percent. The WhatsApp feature indicates which messages have been forwarded to you upon... Read More

January 25, 2018

The Late 5: Turkey urges U.S. to end it’s support for Kurdish fighters, WhatsApp preparing to roll out a new feature and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Libyan forces have arrested gang members suspected of torturing Nigerians and other African migrants. They are reported to have been arrested near Tripoli after a torture video surfaced on social media. Nigerians will sure heave a heavy sigh as the reactionary Nigerian Senate has issued a... Read More

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Global News, Kurd fighters, Late 5, Nigeria News, Turkey, WhatsApp

December 29, 2017

WhatsApp to stop working on some devices in 2018

WhatsApp will stop working on some smartphones from January 2018. Owners of these devices will have to get new phones to enjoy the new updates and features of the chat app. WhatsApp said it will ‘remove support’ for the phones because the newer version cannot be installed on them. The phones include those running on... Read More

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September 12, 2017

Wouldn’t you rather love this new WhatsApp feature?

There’s a new WhatsApp feature that should save you embarrassments – you know… when you send a chat message and it, one way or another, gets to the wrong person. The “Unsend” feature is working, a new report says. Unsend – which is also being called “Recall”, “Revoke” and “Delete for Everyone” – lets you delete a message... Read More

August 10, 2017

Opinion: The mindless worship of gadgets

by Tony Ogunlowo We have a new addiction in our lives and it’s called the mindless worship of gadgets. We can’t do without our gadgets and the main culprits are smartphones and tablets. Our popular gadgets are simply inanimate electronic devices that are designed to serve a purpose. For instance, the primary function of a... Read More

facebook, gadgets, Mobile Apps, opinion, WhatsApp

August 10, 2017

Dear Miss Don’t-call-me-on-WhatsApp, let me chat you up real quick

This one is for all the Mr “Don’t-call-me-on-WhatsApps” and the Miss “We-aren’t-cool-like-thats” who ensured that Twitter NG was completely lit up with the green of WhatsApp and Toke Makinwa jokes yesterday. I quite enjoyed the banter and was going to leave it at just that. Because really, the medium a person uses to communicate with... Read More

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New Whatsapp feature allows you recall messages you never wanted to send

WhatsApp may soon be releasing a new feature which will allow you to recall messages you wish you never sent. The new feature would give you five minutes before it becomes permanent. The new feature would also work on images, videos, GIFS, documents, quoted texts and even Status replies. According to WABetaInfo, a site that... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Nigeria and the story tellers

by Olusegun Adeniyi Save for posting my column and the occasional Tweets, mostly football-related, I am not much on the social media. But because I am on several listserv and get hundreds of mails and WhatsApp messages every day, I don’t believe I am missing much. I especially enjoy the WhatsApp stories because many of... Read More

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The Dummies Guide to what just happened to WhatsApp

Did you wake up this morning to notifications of WhatsApp messages on your phone? Making you seem like the single surviving caveman on earth when you get to work and everyone is talking about #WhatsAppIsDown. Is your office tribe being a little extra by trying to bring a Buckingham palace staff meeting into their conversation... Read More

Thinking Through

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The Thread: Whatsapp shuts down for a few hours and the entire world freaks out

Whatsapp was down for a few hours yesterday night and you could literally hear pin drop silence, when people weren’t freaking out on Twitter. See below: What a stunt Good morning to everyone. Except "Jim Balsamic (CEO of Whatsapp)" and the foolish stunt he pulled last night. — Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) May 4, 2017... Read More

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Sorry Insta Stories, Snapchat is still very alive and may be around even much longer

Here was the story until today: Instagram stories are taking over while Snapchat is seeing a major decline in usage. Mark Zuckerberg clearly had a winning strategy when Instagram introduced its new feature that was basically Snapchat-in-Instagram-but-just-better in August 2016. In no time, users began to move to the new Instastories, you didn’t have to... Read More

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February 27, 2017

Reading material: Here’s what you should be reading if you work in media content (15)

1. PR for everybody? https://revolutionmessaging.com/news/democratizing-public-relations 2. First Instagram Stories, now WhatsApp gets in on the game too. Is this the end of Snapchat? http://www.recode.net/2017/2/20/14663674/whatsapp-rolling-out-version-snapchat-instagram-stories 3. Or have rumours of Snapchat’s demise been just a little bit exaggerated? http://pulse.ng/bi/finance/snaps-ipo-is-oversubscribed-by-7-billion-id6278943.html 4. The American elections prove that the power of a message will never die. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/data-driven-campaigns-democrats-need-message-214759 5. Just how effective are those... Read More

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February 20, 2017

Telcos may block WhatsApp, Skype calls to generate revenue

by Dolapo Adelana In a bid to raise revenue, telecommunications companies in the country may block calls made on Instant Messaging applications, WhatsApp and Skype. According to The Punch, the telecoms companies seek to address their loss on international calls, and are targeting a revenue of N20trn. This development may also prevent subscribers from performing... Read More

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November 15, 2016

WhatsApp introduces video calling feature to its platform

With excitement, WhatsApp is announcing its latest feature – WhatsApp video calling. In the next couple of days, the instant messaging app’s over one billion users will be able to make video calls across iOS, Windows and Android platforms. According to WhatsApp, “We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just... Read More

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October 25, 2016

Hurray! WhatsApp enables video calling feature

The much-anticipated video calling feature has finally been added to instant messaging app, WhatsApp. According to Android Authority, the latest feature is only accessible when your WhatsApp application is updated to the WhatsApp beta version. WhatsApp had earlier added the voice call feature in March 2015 and has now included video calls. Users only have to... Read More

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August 30, 2016

The companies Mark Zuckerberg has acquired over the past 10 years

by Ezinne Ajoku After tinkering with Course Mash and FaceMash( the latter to the disappointment of the school administration), Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004. That little Start Up which he created with his buddies Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin in his dorm room at the Ivy League Institution, Harvard, has now morphed... Read More

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August 30, 2016

By the numbers: The companies Mark Zuckerberg has built in the past 12 years

by Tolu Omoyeni Mark Zuckerberg is the American programmer and entrepreneur who owns the world’s largest internet register for humans and interactivity. He developed the Facebook website while he was a student at Harvard University and since then, Facebook has penetrated the world… The Facebook company has acquired and built other companies under its umbrella... Read More

facebook, instagram, mark zuckerberg, nigeria, Oculus VR, virtual reality, WhatsApp

whatsapp update

August 26, 2016

WhatsApp’s updated terms and privacy policy: Before you click that ‘Agree’ button (READ)

Whatsapp has released an updated terms and privacy policy and users have until 25 September, 2016 to agree in order to continue using the popular messaging application. We understand that a lot of people will click the agree button first before trying to figure out what the updated terms are because frankly, we cannot afford... Read More

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February 2, 2016

Whatsapp hits 1 billion users

Popular instant messaging app, Whatsapp, has reached a billion users worldwide. This is according to the Chief Executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Mark wrote on his Facebook wall that: “One billion people now use WhatsApp. There are only a few services that connect more than a billion people.” Whatsapp, on its part, wrote on their... Read More

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Saudi woman sentenced to 70 lashes for insulting man on Whatsapp

by Chinwe Okafor A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 70 lashes and a fine of 20,000 Saudi Riyals (SR) for insulting a man on instant-messaging application WhatsApp. According to reports, the 32-year-old woman was guilty of tarnishing the reputation of the plaintiff on WhatsApp pushing the court to announce the verdict.... Read More

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January 27, 2015

You’re not alone – Facebook and Instagram are down right now!

by Muyiwa Matuluko If you tried logging into Facebook and Instagram this morning without success, it’s not just you. Facebook and Instagram are down both on the web and mobile. Users worldwide first started experiencing the outage around 7:10 am (GMT +1) this morning. In a hilarious response, a #pray4facebook hashtag has already started making... Read More

facebook, instagram, WhatsApp

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