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  After announcing the re-opening of requests for account verification last week, Twitter has put the requests on hold, as a lot of requests came flooding in.   The company announced that till it re-opens the requests, it will review the ones that it has received in the past week.   We’re rolling in verification requests. So we gotta hit pause on accepting any more for now while we review the ones that have been submitted. We’ll reopen requests soon! (we pinky swear) — Twitter Verified (@verified) May 28, 2021   Twitter has 199 million active users and only 360k of them have the blue verification tick. This means that a huge amount of users have been waiting to apply for verification, including those who don’t even meet the new, stricter criteria for the verification. Thus, it explains the influx of requests that Twitter has been overloaded with, within a week only.   It looks like the decision to allow public requests was perhaps not the best one to go...

The “war on drugs” began 40 years ago, but the levels of trafficking and addictions are still high. Aside from illegal drugs, the misuse of prescription medicine is on the rise.  The wide spread and accessibility of drugs contribute to substance abuse among the young generation. Experimenting with substances in the teenage years can foster long-term use and addiction later in life. Statistics included in our infographic prove this fact.  Unfortunately, teens often don’t understand how serious the outcome of their experiments with drugs can be. They find it enjoyable or relaxing, but not quite dangerous.  The problem is that many adults also lack knowledge on the issue. AddictionResource authors think it’s important for parents to be aware of drug use prevention methods, the signs that a young person has a drug problem, and ways to help if it occurs. Prevention and recognition of substance abuse can end an emerging problem before it develops into addiction. I...

  Facebook has gathered 14 publishers from Canada as part of its News Innovation Test. The test is being run to determine a sustainable news community for promoting authentic news.   The news authors will receive money in exchange of the valuable news that they share with Facebook, which would not have been publicly shared via any other source. As a result, the social media company will be able to test its innovation and improve the quality of it to ensure a better experience for users.   Some of the publishers that have signed up for this deal with Facebook are BlogTO, Canada's National Observer, The Coast, La Coopérative Nationale de L'information Indépendante, Daily Hive, Le Devoir, Discourse Media, FP Newspapers, Narcity, The Narwhal, SaltWire Network, The Sprawl, The Tyee, and Village Media.   Canada’s Facebook international director and CEO of policymaking, Kevin Chan, and leader of media partnerships, Marc Dinsdale, have commented on Facebook’s initiati...

Initially, scientists predicted that a country would require around 60 to 70 percent of its population to be fully jabbed against the Covid-19 in order to develop resistance against the virus and put the spiking cases to a halt. However, the revised threshold that was released at the start of 2021, says that some countries must have 80 to 85 percent of their population vaccinated fully. The entire world is in the race towards vaccination and currently, Israel seems to be winning it. As the infographic reveals, Israel has got around 59.3 percent of its total population jabbed fully. Bahrain is the second country with the highest percentage of its population fully vaccinated against the deadly virus i.e., 5.4 percent. Chile and the United States also have more than 40 percent population with full doses administered. Qatar, United Kingdom, and Hungary on the other hand have more than 36 percent population administered with the full doses of vaccine. Note that full vaccination here means t...

The social media giant Twitter is working on some emoji-reactions for the tweets that will help the users to express their feelings regarding a specific post through emoji response. Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions view: “Likes”, “Cheer”, “Hmm”, “Sad”, “Haha” The icons for the Cheer and Sad reactions are WIP and shown as the generic heart one at the moment https://t.co/ZCBhH8z7JR pic.twitter.com/dGqq1CzIis — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 28, 2021 A reverse engineering expert, Jane Manchun Wong tweeted how the new emoji reactions would look like. The new options that will be integrated for the reactions include, Cheer, Hmm, Sad, and Haha. The company has chosen these responses on the basis of the most used emojis over the platform in 2020 that are crying while laughing, crying, eye roll, sad, loved, heart eyes, confused, upset, and more. This shows that Twitter has amalgamated all of the top used emojis and created the top 4 reactions that can cover up all these emojis so th...

Did you know that about 14.4 million adults in the U.S had alcohol use disorder in 2018? Out of these, only 8% received treatment for AUD. What’s more, 88,000 individuals die from causes related to alcohol every year. Most people find such statistics shocking because they show how alcohol can hurt society. Alcohol is among the most abused and addictive substances in the United States. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause serious health complications and even death. But, most people don’t understand the extent of this problem in the United States. Some don’t even give it a more profound thought. They see drinking as a usual way of life. According to the statistics highlighted in this infographic, this is not true. And it’s for this reason that the Addiction Resource created this infographic to break down the statistics.  This infographic makes it easier for the readers to understand the damage alcohol is causing in society. Such information is essential because it helps people un...

Innovation and advancement in technology is something Google is known for. Google introduced their featured snippets in 2014 that were proven to be quite helpful and received plenty of positive messages and responses. Although, another new feature that users have found in Google is their ‘reading out loud’ option on a snippet. Most of us wouldn’t have known by now about this feature because it has not been made available in every region. However, the question remains that why this feature hasn’t been replicated in other parts of the countries? A lot of people including us are eagerly waiting to test this feature out. One thing that seems questionable is the benefits of this feature. Undoubtedly, it is a great idea and improves the overall search however the featured snippets do have the necessary information that playing it loud wouldn’t be compulsory. Barry Schwartz who is the CEO of Rusty Bricks introduced the feature. He mentioned his concern about the availability of this feature ...

Can you think of anything good to come out of the COVID pandemic?  Actually, there are a few things, such as a general “re-centering” of humanity to focus on what’s important, more time with family, the ability to work from home, and of course, quarantine cocktails!  Even as bars and restaurants shut down last year, alcohol consumption rose by 14%, overall, and 44% of Americans began buying alcohol online.  In fact, online alcohol purchases were up by 243 percent!  While home bartending was on the rise, we embraced a couple of new trends.  We invented new cocktails, known as Quarantinis, and for those of us who didn’t feel like mixing our own drinks, we also gave rise to the popularity of ready-to-drink cocktails.  Quarantinis such as the Charmin Quarantini, or the Kumquarantine, with kumquat syrup, are awesome occasionally, but ready-to-drink cocktails are always a good time.  This delicious, prepared, twist on classic cocktails can go with you whenev...

  According to Apple, the company is pushing the roll out of its newly launched Podcast subscription service to June.   While Apple has not disclosed the reason behind the delay, it has, however, informed Podcast producers about it via an email.   The tech giant first announced its Podcast subscriptions in April. The service would offer podcast creators the opportunity to sell access to shows, exclusive content, ad-free programming, and other options through the Podcasts platform.   Along with the annual subscription options, the option to set subscription pricing, including automated monthly billing is also available.   System level support for subscriptions and channels is now available with the release of iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6 and macOS Big Sur 11.4.  

Instagram is one of the biggest social media platforms where people socialize, express themselves, and even run their businesses. The company has made constant efforts to make the platform look the way it is now. The gradual addition of new yet helpful features has increased the users’ engagements and the addition of new users to the platform. Currently, Facebook-owned Instagram is reported to be working on two new features for the app including, text-to-speech and time left in the expiration of the stories. The text-to-speech feature was first released back in 2018 when the company reached the milestone of 1 billion worldwide users. Instagram believes that this text-to-speech feature is of great help to visually impaired users. Therefore, the company is updating this feature from normal posts to Instagram Reels. #Instagram is working to show how much time left before a Story expires 👀 pic.twitter.com/0pqP4Xpbdn — Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) May 28, 2021 As for the stories’ expir...

If your business is still using multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a security measure, you need to know that it’s not working for you.  You may have already guessed this since cybercrime is up by 300% since early 2020.  Since 62% of the American workforce made the sudden switch to remote work at the beginning of the pandemic, 20% of businesses have experienced a cyber security breach which could be linked back to their remote employees.  Remote work has ramped up the cyber vulnerabilities as employees are potentially working from unsecured networks or spotty WiFi, on personal devices which may not have security protocols in place, and they’re connecting to corporate networks remotely, which adds another area for cyber criminals to exploit.  The reason an MFA doesn’t work is that they’re still too easy to hack. They’re almost a perfect solution as they do block 95% of bulk phishing attempts and 75% of targeted attacks, but they leave the door open when it comes to c...

You must have seen numerous business pages on the internet including top social media platforms, selling their products but, do you trust those pages? That is what social trust is. Having faith in the reliability and authenticity of the promises and products of the brand. As a company, you must gain the maximum trust of your customers so that you can grow better. According to the infographic, around 33 percent of the mob said that they ask for reviews and suggestions from their family or friends before purchasing anything online. Whereas, 32 percent responded that ask for the best-selling product advice, however, a huge 68 percent ask for advice related to the service. Also, nearly 38 percent of the consumers consider face-to-face advice more genuine rather than one on social media platforms. The infographic reveals that most people are now opting for online shopping as a new, effective and easy way to shop for their favorite items. However, no one yet trusts the brand with blind eyes....

  It seems like Twitter has accidentally revealed its plan to launch its new subscription tier ‘Twitter Blue’. The new purchase option can be seen in the iOS App Store under ‘in-app purchases’, alongside its price, which is $2.99. However, the feature can not be seen anywhere in Twitter’s iOS app.   App researcher Jane Manchun Wong noticed the new in-app purchase option in App Store. She had previously discovered the option in Twitter’s iOS code and shared details about it, including an Undo Tweet option and a Reader Mode.   Twitter confirms “Twitter Blue”, which costs $2.99 per month by publicly including such In-App Purchase on the App Store For testing, I’ve become the first paying Twitter Blue customer 😅 Twitter Blue comes with Color Themes as well as custom App Icons Reader Mode coming soon https://t.co/RxQHwi6apl pic.twitter.com/UC7kfNS9PE — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 27, 2021   Twitter Blue will also have a set of color themes and custom app i...

Emoticons are a great way to express yourself better and make people understand the meaning of your words in a better way. Emojis are used on every social media platform and if we talk about Instagram, from stories to reels and posts, people use emojis everywhere. Several brands and influencers use extensive emoji in their captions, stories, and videos so that they can deliver their message to the audience in a clearer way. The infographic below shows the most used emoji by brands and influencers on Instagram. As the infographic reveals, there is not much difference among the choice of emojis that are used. Six out of the top ten emojis used by these accounts are the same which suggests that they share somewhat similar purposes in their content. Infographic by:  Socialbakers.com Share This Infographic On Your Site You can also find more infographics at Visualistan

  Facebook’s new option of hiding Like counts is rolling out this week for both Facebook and Instagram. This option has been under development for years and its early testing began in 2019.   The idea of launching the option to hide likes on posts stemmed from users’ experience on the platform, which was pressurizing due to the anxiety and embarrassment of not receiving enough likes on posts. This has been a problem particularly for younger users who are highly conscious of how other people perceive them, a lot of times even resulting in them taking down posts that have a fewer number of likes.   Of course, this like-chasing culture also led to attempts to gain clout, as well as notoriety, hence contributing to a less authentic environment on social media.   As a result of this overwhelming experience, some users started wanting a ‘Like-Free’ social networking space, that would allow them to engage with their followers without being pressurized to be ‘popular’....

  Twitter launched its Live Audio feature ‘Spaces’ in December. After making the feature available for both iOS and Android devices, Twitter is now bringing Spaces to its desktop and mobile website.   According to Twitter, web users can preview a Space in a popup window before joining, where they can see a description and some or all of the participants based on the size of the room. After entering a Space, users can also continue their browsing while the Space is displayed as a minimized window on the right-hand side. The popup will also show transcriptions for deaf and hard of hearing users, as well as those who may want to keep the sound off.   Moreover, Twitter announced that it will add captions and labels to Spaces to make the feature more accessible, and that accessibility and transcription are among its focus areas for the web version of Spaces. The company is also working on the Spaces’ infrastructure and user interface to learn how to adapt the feature to a...

If you are an influencer, content creator, or entrepreneur on Instagram, you must know the struggle of getting better engagements on your content and how important it is to keep a track of the insights. Now Instagram allows all the business and creator accounts to access the insight of their live videos and reels so that they can work on their content accordingly. These insights will show the number of likes, comments, plays, saves, accounts reached, and shares of the reels. Whereas, for live videos number of comments, shares, peak concurrent viewers, and accounts that the video has reached will be revealed.

Previously, you had to download the Gmail image attachments and upload them on Google Photos in order to create your backup but, with the release of a new feature. The electronic mailing giant company allows the users to save their Gmail image attachments directly to Google Photos without having to download them separately. When you preview an image attachment on Gmail, on the upper-right corner of the menu will be present a new option “Save to Photos”. However, if you don’t want to even preview the image attachment, you can find the option right beside “Add to Drive”. Since it is a gradual rollout, you might get the feature on your app within 15 days. So, make the most of this feature on Google Photos before the service stops offering free unlimited storage. Any photo or video that you will save into Google Photos would be counted towards the limited 15GB free storage for Gmail, slides, spreadsheets, documents, etc. In order to add more documents or photos, you will have to pay the ch...

When you think of gun violence, what type of firearm comes to mind? There has been a big push to get assault rifles banned in the US but, do bad people with assault rifles cause the most damage? This informative graph put together by the team at Criminal Attorney Columbus shows exactly which weapons were most commonly used for homicides in 2019. The overwhelming majority of this pie chart is homicide by handgun. With 45.7% of the total percentage, handguns make up the largest portion of weapons used in homicide. That percentage also varies from state to state. Maryland for example, is the state with the highest percentage of homicide due to handguns. On the flip side, Vermont is the state that ranks the highest for percentages of homicides with hands, fists, feet and other body parts. The other weapons making up the chart include rifles, shotguns, knives, and non-firearms like fire, poison, and hammers, etc. The highest percentages for homicide due to these other weapons are as follows...

Now more than ever, people are adapting the way they live and changing their daily habits in a bid to live a more sustainable life. Discussions about climate change, water consumption and energy saving are all concerns that make us reconsider our lifestyle and encourage us to consider our impact on the environment. Home interior is usually the first place that springs to mind when thinking about little gestures one can do for the planet. In fact, there's lots to do to make your space more environmentally friendly, whether that's your living room, your kitchen or even... your bathroom. At Bathing Solutions, we are committed to help anyone improve their bathroom and tailor this personal space to their individual needs. We've done some research to find out the best ways you can adapt your bathroom to make it more eco-friendly. Here are our top tips for a more sustainable bathroom. Infographic by:  bathingsolutions Share This Infographic On Your Site You can also find...

  To help brands maximize the reach of their posts, LinkedIn has released a ‘boost’ feature, which will work by turning organic Page updates into paid ads, adding new tools to maximize virtual events, and track their performance in the app.   About its new feature, LinkedIn says that "you can easily “Boost” any high-performing organic post directly from your LinkedIn Page. With the click of a button and a few payment details, you can easily give your most engaging or time-sensitive content a little boost to quickly expand your audience reach.”   According to LinkedIn, the Boost feature will help reach a broader audience without having to learn how to use any new marketing tools. The new Boost button will soon be available to LinkedIn users on their company page posts, and they will be required to pay for it.   There are four objectives that users can choose from, when using the Boost option: Brand Awareness, Video Views, Engagement, Website visits. They will ...

  A new privacy feature of Instagram has been spotted by app analyst, Alessandro Paluzzi, that will let your followers see if you are active at the same time as they are.   This option can be found in Settings by tapping on Activity Status. You will see the toggle for “Show When You’re Together,” which can be turned on or off.   If you turn off the option, not only will you be not allowing others to see if they are active together with you, but you won’t be able to see their online status at the same time as yours, either.   The feature is useful for those who like to know which of their friends are active on the app the same time as them.