Instagram To Start Serving Ads To Users On Their Feeds

<span style="font-family: inherit;">As with every thing that has a good beginning online, a time always comes when they have to tow the line of advertising. Instagram just happens to be no exception.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The popular social network and picture sharing website/app has announced that it will start serving ads to users on their feeds as a way of increasing revenues. This announcement which was made on Wednesday<a href="http://blog.instagram.com/post/63017560810/instagramasagrowingbusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> by Instagram claims</a> that the ad-serving services would go on for the next couple of months, Instagram says.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://d1v2fthkvl8xh8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Instagram-Displaying-Ads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://d1v2fthkvl8xh8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Instagram-Displaying-Ads.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Image Source: heartifb.com</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Instagram which was bought by Facebook in the middle of last year says it wants to ensure that </span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"any advertisements you see feel as natural to Instagram as the photos and videos many of you already enjoy from your favorite brands"</span></span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">and that  the displayed ads will</span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"be enjoyable and creative in much the same way you see engaging, high-quality ads when you flip through your favorite magazine."</span></span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Instagram also reminds users that they own their videos and photos and the introduction of ads won't affect the way you share your stuffs. In their words:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">All hope is not lost though, as Instagram reminds users that they</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="background-color: cyan; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"own your own photos and videos. The introduction of advertising won’t change this."</span></span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, users would be able to block ads they don't like and also be able to give a feedback to Instagram about the kinda ads they'd want to see on their feeds.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">So, what do you think about this new development on Instagram? Is it welcome or not? Share your views using the comment box below</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Stay tuned to news and updates by liking our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/daechuzzy" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and following us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/danchuzzy" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</span>

Instagram To Start Serving Ads To Users On Their Feeds

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Hope For Android Users As New BBM For Android Undergoes Beta Testing

<div class="newsitemtitle"> <br /><div class="sourceline"> A new BBM for android application has been released for beta testing reports the Canadian phone company. Crackberry also claims that the new BBM has been released to only a select few beta test users.</div> <div class="sourceline"> <br /></div> <div class="sourceline"> This is a highly welcome development for BBM for Android enthusiasts as their iOS counterparts are already enjoying the thrills of the BBM for iPhone. In this new version, Blackberry claims to have fixed most of the existent bugs from the previous versionand is now available to be tested.</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/imagecache/w680h550/postimages/108579/bbm-android_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="BBM" border="0" height="212" src="http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/imagecache/w680h550/postimages/108579/bbm-android_1.jpg" title="bbm for android" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Source: AndroidCentral</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="sourceline"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="expanded description" id="description_0C5A920C-17CB-417D-AAAC-0725C0AC882F"> While this is a welcome development, the majority of users will still have to wait, this new beta release is a sign that the BBM developer’ team are working for give a stable and final solution for all Android-based device regarding with the new BBM application for Android.<br /> <br /> The new beta application comes with a few changes, improvements and normal bug fixes. In addition,  it brings with some tweaks and visual changes. There is a new welcome screen and an option to disable the persistent notification in the status bar is also available. Moreover, the UI graphical has received some major improvements.<br /> <br /> As expected the Canadian company has made no mention of when exactly the new BBM application for Android will be released for all users, but we think that it wouldn’t take much time to complete the tests with this actual beta application. We’ll keep you posted with more information about the new <a class="ext-link" href="https://twitter.com/bbm" rel="external nofollow" xxxxxxx="this.target='_blank';">BBM application for Android.</a><br /> <br /> Like our <a href="http://www.favebook.com/daechuzzy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page for more updates and news from the tech industry.</div>

Hope For Android Users As New BBM For Android Undergoes Beta Testing

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Samsung's Messaging App's (ChatON) Subscription Base Reaches 100 Million

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Samsung's mobile chat/messaging application, ChatON, has now reached 100 million users</b>. the app was launched in October 2011, had just 50 million users as at May, 2013 and four months after have doubled their subscription base. This is a phenomenal growth t say the least.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This growth is as a result of increase in subscriptions from countries like China, US and India says the  <a href="http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=28713" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samsung Tomorrow</a>'s website. The ChatON is becoming more popular and hopes to increase the it's reach in the Middle-East and Europe (<i>God knows when the'd be reaching out to Africa</i>).</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/00-%ED%9B%84%EB%B3%B4-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Samsung ChatON" border="0" height="150" src="http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/00-%ED%9B%84%EB%B3%B4-01.jpg" title="Samsung ChatON" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Source: Samsung Tomorrow</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Another reason for ChatON's growth is the accessibility on different Operating Systems, platforms and the support being offered across international markets. It also supports 63 different languages.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The ChatON service can be now accessed through PC’s, Samsung devices, and from all major devices’ OS such as Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone, as well. In additional the ChatOn offers the multi-screen capability, this new feature allows its users to sign-in on the system to five different devices by using on Samsung account ID.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Furthermore, the <b>ChatOn’s success</b> is that it comes preinstalled on most of the Samsung Galaxy Devices as Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, Gear and Galaxy Camera.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> In additional, the ChatON app’s UI has received a positive feedback for users who already use the application, and there are observed features such as the possibility simply drag and drop media files into a chat window, this ability is possible using the multi-window feature. Moreover, a powerful feature is that the users can create hand-written messages with S pen for Galaxy Note 3 device.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> So over to you. do you use ChatON chat/messaging app? If you use it, why do you use it? What do you like and don't like about it?</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you don't, what are your reasons for not using it? Kindly leave your comments in the comment section below.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> You can also like our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/daechuzzy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page and follow us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/danchuzzy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> for more updates and tips on mobile computing.</div>

Samsung's Messaging App's (ChatON) Subscription Base Reaches 100 Million

Samsung's mobile chat/messaging application, ChatON, has now reached 100 million users . the app was launched in October 2011, had just...

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