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Beyoncé wows in mini dress and stilettos - and sparks fan reaction 

Beyoncé doesn’t pop up on Instagram every day, but when she does you can be...
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Instagram won’t recommend Reels with a TikTok logo — and it’s unfair

In order to promote short videos created on its own platform, Instagram will stop recommending videos with logos of other apps, including TikTok. As noted by The Verge first, the company published a bunch of new guidelines for creators to get the best results possible on the platform. These tips, posted on Instagram’s creators account, suggested video-makers to use the vertical format, the app’s own sound library, and start a replicable trend. The post also noted that users shouldn’t upload clip...
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Cops Are Playing Music While Citizens Are Filming To Trigger Copyright Filters

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Last Friday, a man entered the Beverly Hills police department, only to be treated to a mini DJ set that could potentially get his Instagram account banned. Sennett Devermont was at the department to file a form to obtain body camera footage from an incident in which he received a ticket he felt was unfair. Devermont also happens to be a well-known LA area activist, who regularly live-streams protests and interactions with the police to his m...
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Instagram to Make Reels Recycled From Other Apps Like TikTok ‘Less Discoverable’

Creators who have been sharing videos from other platforms, like TikTok, on Instagram Reels are in for a rude awakening. Instagram said in a post on its @creators account Tuesday that it will limit the distribution of Reels containing content "that is visibly recycled from other applications," offering as an example videos containing logos or...
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Daily Crunch: Reddit raises $250M

Reddit raises more funding, Shopify expands payments to Facebook and a study suggests that the Apple Watch might be able to predict COVID diagnoses. This is your Daily Crunch for February 9, 2021. The big story: Reddit raises $250M This latest funding announcement comes after Reddit has returned to the headlines, with the WallStreetBets subreddit playing a crucial role in the spectacular rise and fall of GameStop shares (along with other stocks). The company also ran a five-second Super Bowl ad ...
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1920s Tokyo in 2020s Tokyo?

The best of the past and the worst of the present?
Tags: Travel, Photography, Fashion, Tokyo

Here and There

More photos from around one of my favorite Paris neighborhoods, the Marais. I love the shop called Israel full of containers of nuts and dried fruit. Olives and other things for sale there. The Mariages des Freres tea shop is celebrating the Year of the Ox. Delicious looking bread in the Jewish quarter. The symbol for the City of Paris newly painted for the soon to reopen Carnavalet Museum, that is if any thing opens. These are not desserts but cheeses to...
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Beverly Hills cops try to weaponize Instagram’s algorithms in failed attempt to thwart live streamers

We don’t know if Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) Sergeant Billy Fair practices Santeria (or owns a crystal ball), but we know he listens to the Sublime song of the same name. We know this because he’s become a viral sensation on Instagram after blasting the 1990’s hit at a citizen in a misguided attempt to get Instagram’s algorithm to take down a live stream due to copyright infringement. Ironically, the officer of the law isn’t very clear on the social media site’s rules. But we’ll get t...
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This former teacher is using Instagram to combat misinformation online

Former government teacher Sharon McMahon posts what she calls "nonpartisan" videos combating misinformation online. She tells CNN about the responses she's getting.
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Shopify jumps 8% as it expands its payment option to Facebook and Instagram - the first time the company has offered this feature outside its own platform

Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Shares of Shopify jumped 8% on Tuesday after the e-commerce company announced a partnership with Facebook.  The move marks the first time Shopify services are available outside of its own platform. Once rolled out, buyers will be able to complete purchases of products bought on Facebook and Instagram.  Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Shares of Shopify jumped 8% on Tuesday after the e-commerc...
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Grand Park celebrates Valentine’s Day with two weeks of romantic reggae

Grand Park is taking love online this year with a celebration in honor of Valentine’s Day driven by the sounds of lovers rock. The annual Grand Park’s Lovers Rock celebration, which is usually a live event held at the downtown L.A. park on Valentine’s Day celebrating the romantic subgenre within reggae, will instead be online this year from Feb.12-28 because of the pandemic. So instead of DJs playing sets of romantic reggae tunes near the park’s Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain, it will consist ...
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Win The Impossible To Come By Brand New Rolex Submariner ‘New Kermit!’

Please note: This is a sponsored post. Win The Impossible To Come By Brand New Rolex Submariner ‘New Kermit!’ All proceeds support Toys for Hospitalized Children. Happy Kids Heal Faster! Live drawing on Instagram will take place Sunday, March 21st, 2021. Don’t miss it! Follow us on Instagram @ToysforHospitalizedChildren RAFFLE DETAILS: Sweepstake raffle for a ROLEX GREEN SUBMARINER ‘NEW […]
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A Georgia teen accused of shoving a police officer in the Capitol riot told his social-media followers he was called to DC to 'fight'

Bruno Cua inside the Capitol, in pictures obtained by the FBI. FBI criminal complaint Bruno Cua from Georgia has been charged with assault on a federal officer in the Capitol riot. The 18-year-old was seen on video participating in the insurrection on January 6. He had urged others to "fight" and travel to Washington, DC, in the days before the riot. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. An 18-year-old from Georgia charged in the Capitol riot was seen on video shoving a C...
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A Georgia teen charged with shoving a police officer in the Capitol riot told his social media followers he was called to DC to 'fight'

Bruno Cua inside the Capitol, in pictures obtained by the FBI. FBI criminal complaint Bruno Cua, from Georgia, has been charged with assault on a federal officer in the Capitol riot. The 18-year-old was seen on video participating in the insurrection on January 6. He had urged others to "fight" and travel to Washington, DC, in the days before the riot. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. An 18-year-old from Georgia charged in the Capitol riot was seen on video shoving a...
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Alan Watts Reads “One of the Greatest Things Carl Jung Ever Wrote”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbwThw_Ap-4 Carl Jung founded the field of analytical psychology more than a century ago, and many reference his insights into the human mind and condition still today. Alan Watts certainly did his bit to keep the Jungian flame alive, whatever the outward differences between a Swiss psychiatrist and an English interpreter of Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, especially of the Zen variety. Both men believed in casting a wide spiritual net, all the better to e...
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The forever ponytail: woman shares ordeal after using Gorilla Glue on her hair

Tessica Brown has gained a captive audience on TikTok and Instagram after mistakenly using super-strength adhesive on her hair“Stiff where?” Tessica Brown asked TikTok, one week ago, before the world was aware of her struggle. “My hair,” she finished.And stiff it has been, for more than a month now, as Brown continues battling against what so far seems to be an irreversible decision: mistakenly using Gorilla Glue to hold her hairstyle in place. Continue reading...
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‘Sliding into the DMs’: Why Instagram is the new way to recruit

While most brokers and agency owners worry over how to find their next buyer on Instagram, the people browsing those social feeds are often potential colleagues.
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5 Tips from Black Business Owners Who’ve Thrived Over the Past Year

We know the pandemic has affected all small businesses, but it hasn’t affected everyone equally. Black businesses have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Facebook’s forthcoming US State of Small Business Report revealed that businesses in majority-minority neighborhoods faced poorer business outcomes, including a higher closure rate (36% versus 22%). Regardless of these challenges, many Black-owned businesses are showing resilience. Here are five pieces of advice from inspiring Black ...
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A 45 ft 'ice volcano' emerged in Kazakhstan, formed from spring water spraying from the ground that freezes almost instantly

An annotated image of tourists gathering around a 45-ft tall ice cone, which appeared in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. YouTube/Ruptly/Insider A 45-foot ice tower reassembling a volcano has appeared in Kazakhstan. The structure is made by hot spring water gushing through a thick layer of ice. The structure is a local attraction and appears in many Instagram photos. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Meteorological conditions lined up in Kazakhstan this winter, result...
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Facebook and Instagram Link Previews Would Break EU Privacy Law, Say Security Researchers

A follow-up report by security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk has alleged that Facebook Messenger and Instagram are collecting and using data from link previews in a way that would breach European privacy law. In October last year, Bakry and Mysk revealed that link previews in popular messaging apps can lead to security and privacy issues on iOS and Android. It was discovered that apps could leak IP addresses, expose links sent in end-to-end encrypted chats, download large files w...
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The Most Liked Homes on Airbnb’s Instagram in 2020

2020 may have restricted travel in ways we could never have imagined, but it did nothing to dampen a powerful sense of wanderlust with so many people being inspired by trips past and dreaming of traveling as soon as it is safe to do so. Thousands of would-be travelers have wistfully gazed at, liked and commented on inspiring travel images on Airbnb's Instagram account and we are excited to share their top 10* from the past year:
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Shopify expands its payment option, Shop Pay, to its merchants on Facebook and Instagram

Shopify announced this morning it’s partnered with Facebook to expand its payment option, Shop Pay, to all Shopify merchants selling across both Facebook and Instagram. This is the first time Shop Pay will be made available outside of Shopify’s own platform, and represents a significant expansion for the e-commerce platform’s payments technology. The company tells TechCrunch Shop Pay will first become available to all Shopify merchants using checkout on Instagram in the U.S., and will then be ro...
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7 of the best IKEA furniture hacks on Instagram

DIY: a term which either instils fear or excitement. But nonetheless, one that’s been...
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Payment via Shopify’s Shop Pay Comes to Facebook, Instagram

Shopify's Shop Pay secure payment option is now available to all merchants on the ecommerce platform selling on Facebook and Instagram, marking the first time Shop Pay is being extended off Shopify and to social platforms. Shop Pay is available starting Tuesday in the U.S. within Facebook Pay for all Shopify merchants using Instagram Checkout,...
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White Americans are getting more than their fair share of COVID-19 shots - but there are ways to fix the inequity

A group of people show off their coronavirus vaccine record cards on February 6, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Black and brown Americans are receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccine jabs, despite dying at higher rates. US health systems must fund better outreach and education in communities of color, experts say. In healthcare deserts, more mobile clinics could help residents get vaccines.  Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Since COVID-19 arrived in the US a year ago, the...
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Meet the Minnesota mom fighting QAnon conspiracies one Instagram story at a time

Armed with a passion for constitutional law, along with over a decade of government and law classroom teaching experience, Sharon McMahon combats mistruths with education.
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Ohio-based Gorilla Glue responds to viral saga of woman who used adhesive spray on her hair

Tessica Brown went viral on Instagram after she posted a video about, in her words, a “bad idea” she made after using an industrial...
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Halle Berry stuns fans with child support comments: 'It's wrong and it's extortion'

Halle Berry caused a stir on Instagram this week after she came under attack from trolls....
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Black Sesame Seeded Sourdough

Black Sesame Seeded Sourdough Submitted by _JC_ on February 9, 2021 - 2:31am. Made and baked last year and was posted on Instagram, I'm trying to put all my bakes on here! So! this was a loaf that is covered with lots of black sesame seeds, Flavour was okay but should have added some seeds to dough as well. That would my next experiment! So many plans!Didn't had so much oven spring just enough for the dough to burst and create the famous 'Ear' the more I aim for open crumb the...
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