Monday, January 12, 2026
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visual web

Open letter to Instagram users: stop it, right now

Instagram has risen in popularity since its launch, but as more teens flock to the photo sharing site, behaviors are changing for the worse. We must insist that certain behaviors cease immediately.

Pinterest photos now visible in Twitter stream

As Instagram steps away from Twitter, Pinterest quietly steps closer to the social media giant, making the social network more photo-based in the absence of Instagram.

Pinterest formally opens its doors to business users

Until this month, Pinterest's Terms of Service restricted its use to personal accounts, like many social networks do in their earliest days, but have now opened the flood gates, and offered new rules and tools for businesses.

Private Pinterest boards are here, dubbed “secret boards”

After a long wait, Pinterest is using the holidays as their inspiration for finally unveiling secret boards, allowing users to have private pins unseen by the general public.

Do Instagram’s new web-based profiles matter?

In coming days, Instagram will roll out user profiles online so non-mobile users can peek in, but is this a good or bad thing? Does it even matter or is it just another bell or whistle?

Instagram mobile use beats out Twitter: proof of visual web’s dominance

Instagram users spend more time using the service than Twitter users, reinforcing the prominence of the rising visual web as photos take the place of brief status updates.

Want more site traffic and engagement? Amp up your visuals

The popularity of the visual web is in full force, but it can be time consuming to create visual content. Here are some quick tips on making it much easier on yourself while winning traffic and engagement.

PhilterIt: visual email management to speed up your day

Imagine opening your email and instead of seeing a wall of words, senders are grouped visually as icons - great for speeding up your morning email routine.