Instagram's Explore is prime advertising space because users are 'most receptive to advertising'.
(CCM) — Instragram users are about to find their Explore page populated with advertisements following the social media platform's decision to monetize the area, according to a report in The Verge.
The ads, in the form of photos or videos, will not appear on the Explore grid itself, the report says. Instead they will start to appear when a user clicks on an Explore post and scrolls through that feed.
The first advertiser is Instagram itself with a commercial for its IGTV. This will be followed by ads from Instagram partners, and eventually it will be open for advertising to all-comers.
The move makes sense to Instagram because it is the Explore page where "the mindset where people are most receptive to advertising" is to be found, according to Susan Buckner Rose, Instagram's director of business product marketing. That's because it is where people come to discover new accounts or people or brands that they do not already follow, she added in the report.
It is not clear why Instagram has decided to keep the Explore grid ad-free, and Buckner Rose hinted that they be placed there in the future, according to the report.
(CCM) — Instragram users are about to find their Explore page populated with advertisements following the social media platform's decision to monetize the area, according to a report in The Verge.
The ads, in the form of photos or videos, will not appear on the Explore grid itself, the report says. Instead they will start to appear when a user clicks on an Explore post and scrolls through that feed.
The first advertiser is Instagram itself with a commercial for its IGTV. This will be followed by ads from Instagram partners, and eventually it will be open for advertising to all-comers.
The move makes sense to Instagram because it is the Explore page where "the mindset where people are most receptive to advertising" is to be found, according to Susan Buckner Rose, Instagram's director of business product marketing. That's because it is where people come to discover new accounts or people or brands that they do not already follow, she added in the report.
It is not clear why Instagram has decided to keep the Explore grid ad-free, and Buckner Rose hinted that they be placed there in the future, according to the report.
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It's no secret that Russia has been cracking down harder on its citizens' use of the internet lately. We've reported on this trend quite a bit over the past few months -- in mid-May, the country signed a law that requires ISPs to be able to disconnect from the outside internet on command and route all traffic through Russian servers.
Further back, in March, Russian regulators ordered global VPN providers to play by their rules by connecting to a government-mandated blacklist. Though Kaspersky seems to have complied -- no surprise, given the fact that it's a Russian company and thus subject to the country's laws -- other VPN providers have actively fought against the orders.
Now, Russia has given up on the carrot and gone straight for the stick. Following the refusal of said VPNs to comply with censorship rules, Russian officials say they will be forced to block them in "some time," which could occur as soon as this month.
Though this is certainly unfortunate news for privacy-minded Russian citizens, the VPNs their government intends to block (which include the likes of NordVPN, Hide My Ass, and others) are certainly not the only options available in the country; they are merely some of the most popular ones.
As such, it probably won't be too difficult for any affected individuals to migrate to another, unblocked service for their anti-censorship needs.
Russia plans to block nine global VPN providers for refusing to comply with censorship demands
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Pick from one of several gorgeous filtered effects or tilt-shift blur to breathe a new life into your mobile photos. Transform everyday moments into works of art you'll want to share with friends and family.
Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see - and follow your friends' photos with the click of a single button. Every day you open up Instagram, you'll see new photos from your closest friends, and creative people from around the world.
Instagram is a simple way to capture and share the world’s moments. Follow your friends and family to see what they’re up to, and discover accounts from all over the world that are sharing things you love. Join the community of over 500 million people and express yourself by sharing all the moments of your day––the highlights and everything in between, too.
Features:
- 100% free custom designed filters and borders
- Lux works its magic by making your photos more vibrant and brings out details in your photos you couldn't see before
- Linear and Radial Tilt-Shift blur effects for extra depth of field.
- Instant sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, and Foursquare
- Interact with friends through giving & receiving likes and comments
- Works with Android versions 2.2 and above that support OpenGL ES 2
- Full front & back camera support
- And much much more...
Use Instagram to:
- Post photos and videos you want to keep on your profile grid. Edit them with filters and creative tools and combine multiple clips into one video.
- Share multiple photos and videos (as many as you want!) to your story. Bring them to life with text and drawing tools. They disappear after 24 hours and won't appear on your profile grid or in feed.
- Go live to connect with your friends and followers right now. When you're done, live stories disappear.
- Send disappearing photos and videos, text messages and posts from your feed to groups and friends with Instagram Direct.
- Watch stories and live videos from the people you follow in a bar at the top of your feed.
- Discover stories, photos and videos you might like and follow new accounts on the Explore tab.
What's New:
Now you can send voice messages in private chats.
Previous release notes:
Starting today, you can make a close friends list on Stories and share with just the people you’ve added. Instagram Stories has become the place to express yourself and share everyday moments, but our community has grown and sometimes what you want to share isn’t for everyone. With Instagram Close Friends, you have the flexibility to share more personal moments with a smaller group that you choose.
To add people to your list, go to your profile and tap on “Close Friends” in the side menu. Only you can see your close friends list and no one can request to be added, so you can feel comfortable adjusting it at any time. When you share to Stories, you’ll see the option to share with just the people on your close friends list. If someone has added you to their list, you will see a green badge when you’re viewing their stories. You’ll also see a green ring around their profile photo in the Stories tray.
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In the latest blow to Huawei, Facebook has suspended the Chinese tech giant from pre-installing its applications on upcoming phones. These include the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, some of the most popular and widely used apps around the world. According to Reuters, the new ban applies only for unreleased Huawei phones.
Current Huawei users will still be able to install and use the Facebook suite as long as Google services are supported. After that, it's going to be increasingly difficult to find a workaround unless a new deal is reached between the US and Chinese governments and Google services are restored.
If you want a concise recap of the Huawei ban and what's to come, check out our timeline article.
Huawei phones will no longer come with pre-installed Facebook apps
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Alt+Home | Open your homepage. |
| Alt+Left Arrow | Back a page. |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
| F11 | Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. |
| Esc | Stop page or download from loading. |
| Ctrl+(- or +) | Zoom in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom in. |
| Ctrl+1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move to the corresponding tab in your tab bar. |
| Ctrl+9 | Switch to last tab. |
| Ctrl+0 | Reset browser zoom to default. |
| Ctrl+Enter | This combination is used to quickly complete an address. For example, type "computerhope" in the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to get |
| Ctrl+Shift+Del | Open the Clear browsing data window to quickly clear private data. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown. |
| Ctrl+A | Select everything on a page. |
| Ctrl+D | Add a bookmark for the page currently opened. |
| Ctrl+F | Open the "find" bar to search text on the current page. |
| Ctrl+O | Open a file in the browser. |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Open the Bookmark manager. |
| Ctrl+H | Open browser history in a new tab. |
| Ctrl+J | Display the downloads window. |
| Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Moves your text cursor to the omnibox so that you can begin typing your search query and perform a Google search. |
| Ctrl+L | Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it. |
| Ctrl+N | Open New browser window. |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Open a new window in incognito (private) mode |
| Ctrl+P | Print current page or frame |
| Ctrl+R or F5 | Refresh the current page or frame. |
| Ctrl+S | Opens the Save As window to save the current page. |
| Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab |
| Ctrl+U | View a web page's source code |
| Ctrl+W | Closes the currently selected tab. |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Closes the currently selected window. |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | This combination reopens the last tab you've closed. If you've closed multiple tabs you can press this shortcut key multiple times to restore each of the closed tabs. |
| Ctrl+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the right. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the left. |
| Ctrl+Left-click | Open a link in a new tab in the background. |
| Ctrl+Shift Left-click | Open a link in a new tab and switch to the new tab. |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Open the browser tab to the right. |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Open the browser tab to the left. |
| Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
| Shift+Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
| Home | Go to top of page. |
| End | Go to bottom of page. |
| Alt+Down Arrow | Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu. |
Google Chrome shortcut keys
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
|---|---|
| Alt+F | File menu options in current program. |
| Alt+E | Edit options in current program. |
| Alt+Tab | Switch between open programs. |
| F1 | View help information (F1 is used by almost every Windows program to display help). |
| F2 | Rename a selected file. |
| F5 | Refresh the current program window. |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new or blank document in some software, or open a new tab in most Internet browsers. |
| Ctrl+O | Open a file in the current software. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all text. |
| Ctrl+B | Change selected text to be bold. |
| Ctrl+I | Change selected text to be in italics. |
| Ctrl+U | Change selected text to be underlined. |
| Ctrl+F | Open find window for current document or window. |
| Ctrl+S | Save current document file. |
| Ctrl+X | Cut selected item. |
| Shift+Del | Cut selected item. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selected item. |
| Ctrl+Ins | Copy selected item |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Shift+Ins | Paste |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo last action. |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl+K | Insert hyperlink for selected text. |
| Ctrl+P | Print the current page or document. |
| Home | Goes to beginning of current line. |
| Ctrl+Home | Goes to beginning of document. |
| End | Goes to end of current line. |
| Ctrl+End | Goes to end of document. |
| Shift+Home | Highlights from current position to beginning of line. |
| Shift+End | Highlights from current position to end of line. |
| Ctrl+Left arrow | Moves one word to the left at a time. |
| Ctrl+Right arrow | Moves one word to the right at a time. |
| Ctrl+Esc | Opens the Start menu. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Opens Windows Task Manager. |
| Alt+F4 | Close the currently active program. |
| Alt+Enter | Open the properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.). |
PC shortcut keys for Special Characters
Many special characters can be created using keyboard shortcuts. Below are some of the more common and popular special characters and the keyboard shortcuts to create them.
| Shortcut Keys | Special Character |
|---|---|
| Alt+0224 | Ã |
| Alt+0232 | è |
| Alt+0236 | ì |
| Alt+0242 | ò |
| Alt+0241 | ñ |
| Alt+0228 | ä |
| Alt+0246 | ö |
| Alt+0252 | ü |
| Alt+0248 | ø |
| Alt+0223 | ß |
| Alt+0198 | Æ |
| Alt+0231 | ç |
| Alt+0191 | ¿ |
| Alt+0176 | ° (degree symbol) |
| Alt+0177 | ± (plus/minus symbol) |
| Alt+0153 | ™ |
| Alt+0169 | © |
| Alt+0174 | ® |
| Alt+0128 | € (Euro currency) |
| Alt+0162 | ¢ (Cent symbol) |
| Alt+0163 | £ (British Pound currency) |
| Alt+0165 | ¥ (Japanese Yen currency) |
Computer keyboard shortcut keys
The US government has temporarily eased trade restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, a move aimed at minimising disruption for its customers but dismissed by its founder who said the tech firm had prepared for US action.
The US Commerce Department will allow Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to purchase American-made goods in order to maintain existing networks and provide software updates to existing Huawei handsets.
The world's largest telecommunications equipment maker is still prohibited from buying American parts and components to manufacture new products without license approvals that likely will be denied.
The US government said it imposed the restrictions because of Huawei's involvement in activities contrary to national security or foreign policy interests.
The new authorisation is intended to give telecommunications operators that rely on Huawei equipment time to make other arrangements, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a statement on Monday.
"In short, this license will allow operations to continue for existing Huawei mobile phone users and rural broadband networks," Ross added.
The license, which is in effect until Aug 19, suggests changes to Huawei's supply chain may have immediate, far-reaching and unintended consequences for its customers.
"The goal seems to be to prevent internet, computer and cell phone systems from crashing," said Washington lawyer Kevin Wolf, a former Commerce Department official. "This is not a capitulation. This is housekeeping."
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei on Tuesday said the temporary reprieve move bore little meaning for the company as it had been making preparations for such a scenario.
"The US government's actions at the moment underestimate our capabilities," Ren said in an interview with CCTV, according to a transcript published by the Chinese state broadcaster.
He said Huawei was at odds with the US government, not US firms, and that Huawei is capable of making the chips it buys from the United States though that does not mean it will stop buying American chips.
The US Commerce Department said it will evaluate whether to extend the exemptions beyond 90 days.
On Thursday, the Commerce Department added Huawei and 68 entities to an export blacklist that makes it nearly impossible for the Chinese company to purchase goods made in the United States.
The government tied Huawei's addition to the "entity list" to a pending case accusing the company of engaging in bank fraud to obtain embargoed US goods and services in Iran and move money out of the country via the international banking system. Huawei has pleaded not guilty.
Reuters reported Friday that the department was considering a temporary easing, citing a government spokeswoman.
The temporary license also allows disclosures of security vulnerabilities and for Huawei to engage in the development of standards for future 5G networks.
Reuters reported Sunday that Alphabet Inc's Google suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the new authorisation.
Out of $70 billion Huawei spent buying components in 2018, some $11 billion went to US firms including Qualcomm Inc, Intel Corp and Micron Technology Inc.
"I think this is a reality check," said Washington trade lawyer Douglas Jacobson. "It shows how pervasive Huawei goods and technology are around the globe and if the US imposes restrictions, that has impacts."
Jacobson said the effort to keep existing networks operating appeared aimed at telecom providers in Europe and other countries where Huawei equipment is pervasive.
The move also could assist mobile service providers in thinly populated areas of the United States, such as Wyoming and eastern Oregon, that purchased network equipment from Huawei in recent years.
John Neuffer, the president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents US chipmakers and designers, said in a statement that the association wants the government to ease the restrictions further.
"We hope to work with the administration to broaden the scope of the license," he said, so that it advances US security goals but does not undermine the industry's ability to compete globally and remain technology leaders.
A report on Monday on the potential impact of stringent export controls on technologies found that US firms could lose up to $56.3 billion in export sales over five years.
The report, from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, said the missed opportunities threatened as many as 74,000 jobs.
Wolf, the former Commerce official, said the Huawei reprieve was similar to action taken by the department in July to prevent systems from crashing after the US banned China's ZTE Corp , a smaller Huawei rival, from buying American-made components.
The US trade ban on ZTE wreaked havoc at wireless carriers in Europe and South Asia, sources told Reuters at the time.
The ban on ZTE was lifted July 13 after the company struck an agreement with the Commerce Department that included a $1 billion fine plus $400 million in escrow and replacement of its board of directors and senior management. ZTE, which had ceased major operations as a result of the ban, then resumed business.
US eases restrictions on Huawei, founder says US underestimates Chinese firm
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