Archives Tag: WhatsApp

How To Social Media TECH

April 19, 2022

Among the few innovations that have made living during the coronavirus outbreak and all its fallout, video conferencing is one of the most prominent. The technology has been around for a while but it has gained renewed traction and the rise of apps like Zoom has seen other social platforms such as Facebook and Google … Continue reading How To Use Video Conferencing On WhatsApp

By david-okwara

TECH

April 19, 2022

For the tech space, a lot of progression and development are coming fast at the heels of each other. WhatsApp is an instant messaging platform owned by Facebook Inc. that connects over 1.5 billion users across 180 countries all over the world. The popular messaging platform promises fast, simple and secure messaging and calls on … Continue reading Whatsapp To End Support For Some Mobile OS Versions From February 2020

By aanu-olajide

TECH

April 19, 2022

At some point, while using social media, you would have noticed one or two messages from people you know asking you for a ridiculous amount of money from you only to later receive a call, general announcement or broadcast that their accounts have been hacked for fraudulent purposes. This is more common on the Facebook … Continue reading Secure Your Whatsapp Account With The Two-Step Pin Verification

By aanu-olajide

Finance TECH

April 19, 2022

The word cryptocurrency has been flying around for years now with an increase in the users of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and the “gold rush” to quickly invest and cash out as soon as possible. Over the past year, Facebook as a company has dropped hints on it’s developing a cryptocurrency that makes sending money … Continue reading Did You Know Facebook Is Set To Release Its Own Cryptocurrency By 2020?

By aanu-olajide

BUSINESS TECH

April 19, 2022

For about a year now, Facebook has been test-running a new feature on WhatsApp that allows its users to send and receive payments on the messaging platform. The trial, which has been taking place in India, is due to end this July, with the possibility that the feature will be rolled out across that country- … Continue reading How WhatsApp’s New Payment Feature Could Impact Banking in Nigeria

By ikenna-nwachukwu

TECH Telecommunication

April 19, 2022

With about 1.5 billion users and 65 billion messages exchanged per day, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been the choice mode of communication for most mobile phone users. However, one lingering issue the app has faced over the years is the spread of fake news and false information by users. And because of its large user base, … Continue reading WhatsApp Message Forwarding Limited to Only 5 Users

By tobenna-ezike

LIFESTYLE

April 19, 2022

The old African family setting had its foundation laid in communal principles. Not just providing a common platform for a nuclear family to engage, interact, fraternise, and socialize but also extending its reach to the extended family too. The communal philosophy also provided an avenue for families to engage, exchange cultural values, feelings and share … Continue reading How WhatsApp Groups are Bringing Back African Family Cohesion

By adedoyin

Social Media

April 19, 2022

In one of our past articles, we discussed some tips for brands that want to work with influencers. This week, we will be looking from the perspective of the influencer. Here are some ways in which you can become the influencer that brands want to work with and make an extra source of income Be Content … Continue reading Social Media Marketing Tips: 5 Steps To Becoming A Successful Influencer

By samuelokoruwa

apps TECH

April 19, 2022

Google researcher, Natalie Silvanovich, recently discovered a security vulnerability in WhatsApp messenger that could allow hackers to remotely take full control of your WhatsApp just by video calling you over the app. According to the bug report, the vulnerability is a memory heap overflow issue which is triggered when a user receives a malformed RTP … Continue reading Update Your WhatsApp to Fix New Security Flaw

By tobenna-ezike

Social Media

April 19, 2022

Moritan Sodipo seems a bit bemused by her business’s beginnings. She remembers being miffed about the quality of rings she was getting from jewellery shops; they seemed to wear out too quickly. While she now jokingly blames her former ill luck with rings on her being miserly, she has her dissatisfaction to thank for the … Continue reading Instagram Business of the Month: Accessorize by Mo

By ikenna-nwachukwu

TECH

April 19, 2022

“Hi, I’m LEO an artificial intelligence personality bringing banking through a simple conversation.” Honestly, if your favourite bank isn’t offering chatbots yet, then maybe open a new account with one that does. We first saw ‘Ada’ from Diamond Bank, and now we have ‘Leo’ by UBA. And just like we saw in Leo’s brief introduction … Continue reading Chat with Leo: UBA Chat Banking Bot Now Available on Messenger and WhatsApp

By tobenna-ezike

TECH

April 19, 2022

WhatsApp messaging has become an integral part of our social lives. We share memories, multimedia, bank account details, contacts and so on. With all the sensitive information we share on this platform, it’s imperative that we take steps to secure the app and keep our stuff private. Here are few steps to take to secure … Continue reading 5 Ways to Secure Your WhatsApp

By tobenna-ezike

Social Media TECH

April 19, 2022

In a recent update, WhatsApp has now included support for group video calls or video conferencing in its mobile app. Group calling on WhatsApp was first announced by Facebook at its annual F8 developer conference in May this year. The new WhatsApp feature is now available for users around the world on iOS and Android. … Continue reading Tip of the Day: How to Use WhatsApp Group Video Call

By tobenna-ezike

Telecommunication

April 19, 2022

WhatsApp‘s Status update feature, which allows you to share photos, videos and GIF’s with your contacts, was introduced as a reinforcement of the previous status feature that no one ever sees unless they open your profile. Apparently, all Facebook-owned social and IM apps share the same feature too. By default, status updates are set to … Continue reading Tip of the day: How to Hide Your WhatsApp Status from Specific Contacts

By tobenna-ezike

TECH Telecommunication Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

If you are one of the many smartphone users who can’t fathom why their data bundle finishes so quickly, your favourite messaging app, WhatsApp may be responsible. Endless sharing of multimedia content (images, videos etc) on WhatsApp is one of the reasons your data bundle drains rapidly. Luckily, you can control the data consumed by … Continue reading How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage on WhatsApp

By tobenna-ezike