The Internet isn’t always “one size fits all.” Every day, inaccessible web design prevents billions of people in the disabled community from an easy online experience. For those with visual impairments, learning difficulties, hearing loss and more, there are dozens of unique challenges waiting behind every URL. But building a disability-friendly site is a lot

As a writer by trade, it’s not easy for me to utter these words, but I’m not going to lie: On social media, a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s true. Content may be king, but visuals rule. All the latest studies and statistics suggest that images on social media command more attention than

Say what you like about Mark Zuckerberg, the guy is nothing if not self-aware. He knows that one of the biggest problems Facebook faces, now and in the future, is the widespread perception that it’s vacuuming up all sorts of personal information about you. At the same time, he knows that Facebook’s revenue stream depends

Skype’s group video call feature is now free for all users. The company introduced group video calls in 2010, supporting group video chats for up to 10 users at once. The feature was free for a few months during a public beta, but became a paid feature in early 2011. Skype outlined the new change on its blog, writing (emphasis ours): For the last

    Facebook cleared a major regulatory hurdle in its acquisition of WhatsApp on Thursday when the Federal Trade Commission approved the deal with a warning on privacy obligations. The $19 billion deal will still need to gain approval from international regulators, but the OK from the FTC is an important step in the process

  Twitter is gradually rolling out a major redesign of user profiles, starting on Tuesday. The new look, which Twitter was testing in February, adds a lot more user information and several new features — and it looks quite similar to Facebook’s user profiles. The new profile features a larger user photo and customizable header image. Twitter highlights

How effective are certain channels are when it comes to driving traffic to publisher sites? The answer is a bit complicated. Good thing for you, VigLink recently gathered some excellent data to share on that specific topic. Allow me to break it down by focusing on three social media insights you really need to know. Last month, VigLink announced the launch of Publisher Roundtable,

Instagram photos that include faces are far more likely to get likes from followers than those without, a new study suggests. According to a report conducted at Georgia Tech, people are more drawn to photos that feature the face. In fact, of 1.1 million randomly-selected Instagram photos analyzed with face detection software, those with faces were