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• Twitter's new API encourages devs to craft powerful third-party apps and useful bots

  Twitter's had a rocky relationship with third-party developers creating apps on top of the service. Over the years, it has ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to set up an Amazon Prime Video user profile

  Amazon rolled out user profiles for Prime Video globally. Here's a quick primer on how to set them up for friends, family, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Netflix will cancel your account if you haven’t used it in a while

  Sometimes when you look at your credit card bill, you suddenly realize that you are subscribed to an app that you haven't ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Netflix adds PINs to profiles so I can stop freeloaders from screwing up my recommendations

  Netflix today added a feature that allows you to set a four-digit PIN on your user profile. While the feature was baked into ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Digital fingerprints are the new cookies — and advertisers want yours

  More and more advertisers are using 'fingerprinting', which is when a company creates a profile of your device’s unique ...

  • Peter Dolanjski

• How to add people to Twitter lists without notifying them

  Twitter lists are useful, but you might not want the people on the list to get a notification. Here's how to use private ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Instagram cracks down on app that allowed users to stalk private profiles

  Instagram is cracking down on Ghosty, an Android and iOS app that allowed users to look into private profiles without their ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

  Instagram is now locking down its platform by preventing signed-out users from having unlimited access to public profiles. ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• How to find and remove fake accounts on Twitter

  Are fake followers hindering your influence in the Twittersphere? Do you want to get rid of them once and for all? We're ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Here's how to delete or deactivate your Instagram account

  If you think now’s the time to cure your Instagram addiction, you can decide to deactivate your account or delete it off ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Robots reviewed my resume and they were not impressed

  Startup Resume Worded is an AI-powered platform that provides ‘tailored feedback’ on your resume and LinkedIn profile. ...

  • Gwen van der Zwan

• 9 design ideas for the future of digital dating

  Whether you are a gen-Z, millennial or a recently separated 40-something, chances are you have heard of or used Tinder enough ...

  • Francesco Bertelli

• Amazon, Facebook, and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about

  If you’ve ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you’re not alone. One of the most hotly debated topics in technology ...

  • The Conversation

• How to quietly ditch people you follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles

  The first step in online propaganda and misinformation campaigns is a fake social media profile. According to this study, ...

  • The Conversation

• This sex-positive dating app connects people through their fantasies

  As with, well, everything really, the internet has changed the dating game. Just think how ubiquitous the phrase “swipe ...

  • Callum Booth

• How Cambridge Analytica leveraged fashion to sway undecided voters

  Few could have guessed that the type of jeans they bought, or the music they listen to while buying them, would serve as ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Tinder adds more gender identity options for Indian users

  Tinder has introduced a new gender option for its app users in India. This feature includes more options for individuals ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Don’t post your kid online

  As we set out on a two-hour drive, my pregnant girlfriend told me she didn’t want anyone, including ourselves, to share ...

  • Alejandro Tauber

• Instagram nametags let you find users without remembering their names

  Instagram today introduced nametags, a scannable calling card you can use to find people you meet in real life without resorting ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Scam victims warn fake accounts will ruin Facebook's dating site

  Facebook wants to create a dating site. Those who've been scammed -- or had their pics stolen by scammers -- aren't keen ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Internal Facebook note reveals clever 'psychological trick' to attract teenage users

  Always on the lookout for novel ways to attract teens, Facebook purchased viral polling app TBH last October. The app fell ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Netflix revamps its profile icons with colors and characters

  Netflix today announced its revamping its profile icons with extra colors, and adding new ones that show characters from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Here's how you get verified on Tinder

  Hint: You need to be 'notable.' It's not entirely clear how the service will define that, but it includes celebrities and ...

  • Mic Wright