Let’s talk about the ancient art of the thumbs-up and thumbs-down — once the sacred, clumsy handshake between user and algorithm. In the early days of the web and AI, we thought feedback would save us: “Tell us what you like,”…

Instagram is , while it’s also rolling out some new updates to address concerns about involuntary location sharing in the app. Instagram first launched its Friend Map feature in the U.S. , which enables users to see where their IG connections…

Remember system fonts? Good old Times New Roman, trusty Arial, and the unkillable Courier New. Fonts so baked into operating systems, they felt like infrastructure—like sidewalks and salt. For a solid decade, they were the default visual language of the web….

Reddit will now enable brands to hone in on more engaged video viewers in the app, with the addition of a new , in addition to its current 2-second view option, which will ensure that advertisers are able to get their…

Footers—often treated like the forgotten bottom shelf of your website’s pantry. Designers pour their energy into flashy homepages and slick navigation, leaving the footer to fend for itself with a few links and some legal mumbo jumbo. But here’s the kicker:…

Reddit’s looking to give marketers more insight into Reddit discussions, with the expansion of its to its mobile app. Reddit launched Reddit Pro Trends on desktop , and now, it’s available in Reddit’s mobile analytics as well, providing more capacity to…

Once upon a time, the designer’s portfolio was a sacred relic. You polished it, curated it, and prayed to the Dribbble gods that someone would notice your perfect kerning. It wasn’t just a job-hunting tool—it was your identity wrapped in clickable…

While Meta’s Threads continues to challenge X in total users, and gain more traction as the place to be for in-the-moment news updates, Bluesky has lost some of its growth impetus, though it is still gaining users, and building its own…

Oh, Hamburger Menu. You mysterious little stack of lines. Once hailed as a sleek solution to messy navigation, you now feel like the flip phone of UX—retro, cryptic, and slightly passive-aggressive. Sure, you were cool back when screens were smaller, expectations…

Instagram has , with more businesses now able to access these options, providing additional engagement opportunities. Though, to be clear, these are not new. Instagram has been developing both for some time, and many users have had access to them for…