- Thailand News
Facebook, Instagram overcome global outage, services restored
Social media giants Facebook and Instagram fully restored their services after a global outage that lasted over two hours. The platforms experienced a significant disruption that left users worldwide unable to access their accounts. Yesterday around 10pm, multiple users reported on Twitter that they were logged out of Facebook and Instagram and could not log back in. The outage was…
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
Boost your brand on Instagram with these tips & tricks
In today’s fast-paced digital world, Instagram stands out as a beacon for businesses aiming to carve out a strong brand presence. With its user base exceeding a billion, this platform offers a golden opportunity to showcase your brand, connect deeply with your audience, and drive significant conversions. Before you dive into the vast ocean of Instagram marketing, it’s crucial to…
- Thailand News
Pita’s shocking family secrets exposed in IG post controversy
Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat came forward to address the controversies surrounding his alleged Cambodian ancestry. In a recent Instagram post that captivated his 2.7 million followers, Pita shed light on his maternal grandmother, Anusri, and the intriguing connections within his family tree. Setting the record straight, Pita affirmed his grandmother’s birthplace as Bangkok, vehemently dismissing any claims…
- Social Media Marketing (SMM)
Best social media platforms for marketing success in 2024
With 91% of marketers leveraging social media sites for business, missing out on establishing a strong social media presence isn’t an option. You’ve probably realized that you don’t need to be everywhere, but rather on the platforms that best align with your brand and audience. As we look towards 2024, understanding which platforms will best serve your marketing strategy is…
- Thailand News
Melodic breakup: Thai singers Namwan Pimra and Kwang AB Normal harmonise in friendship’s aftermath
The beautiful friendship between the singers Namwan Pimra and Kwang AB Normal seems to remain in tune, despite their recent breakup. The couple’s separation sent shockwaves through their fanbase. The split seemed even more dramatic due to the ongoing online feud between Kwang and Namwan’s mother. However, Namwan cleared the air by explaining the reasons for their separation and reassured…
- Hot News
Blogger’s reaction to eating live shrimp salad in Thailand goes viral on Instagram
A blogger’s reaction to eating a live shrimp salad in Thailand has gone viral on Instagram. Popular blogger Sam Pepper, who is known for his bizarre travel videos, posted his reaction on the social media website. He called the salad a ‘LIVE Jumping’ Shrimp Salad.’ “This one is really out there. But when in Thailand! Live shrimp salad.” According to…
- Thailand News
Most visited websites in Thailand in 2023
A new data report reveals some fascinating trends among Internet users in Thailand in 2023, including which websites are visited the most. ‘Digital 2023: Thailand’ reports data, insights, and trends revealing how people in Thailand use digital devices and services. At the start of 2023, there were 61.21 million Internet users in Thailand. Thailand’s total population was recorded at 71.75…
- Thailand News
KFC fried chicken incense: genius or inappropriate?
The Thailand wing of fried chicken titan KFC announced this week that they have created a new product that is sure to leave you smelling finger-licking good. The fast-food giant developed a line of fried chicken-scented incense sticks to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year. The incense sticks are perfect for those who want to bring the aroma of the Colonel’s…
- Technology News
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook all see hiccups
Social media has always been a crapshoot of information, updates from friends, conspiracy theories, racism and hate speech, and photos of your favourite holidays and foods. But recently, platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook themselves have become a part of the hot mess that they contain. Elon Musk bought Twitter and is publicly arguing with horror author Stephen King over…
- Entertainment
Lalisa causes a rush on roti sai mai after Instagram post
Lalisa Lisa Manoban of K-Pop supergroup Blackpink has been a trendsetter lately after her debut solo video broke YouTube records gathering 50 million views in 12 hours. She has been named one of the top 20 most admired women in the world and caused a snack shopping frenzy when she mentioned in an interview that she loved the meatball vendors…
- World News
VIDEO: Estonian model faces deportation from Bali for criticising “corrupt” police
In a video posted on social media, an Estonian model accused Balinese police of corruption and extorting foreign tourists. The comments could get the model deported, or worse, put in Balinese prison if they are considered to break Indonesia’s strict public deception and defamation laws. Estonian beauty pageant contestant Valerie Vasilieva complained about her experience on the Indonesian island of…
- Songkran News
Have a virtual water fight on Facebook or Instagram this Songkran
Everyone is disappointed that water splashing is banned for yet another year this Songkran (officially). Instead, Meta invites you to have a virtual water fight with your loved ones on Facebook and Instagram using an augmented reality effect called “Songkran Together”. The director of Facebook Thailand says the aim is to encourage Thais to celebrate the New Year with their…
- World News
Singapore crowned most “Instagrammable” place in the world – Big 7 Travel
If you’re in Singapore, get out your camera. The Southeast Asian country was just named the most “Instagrammable” place in the world by the England-based publication Big 7 Travel. The publication noted its annual hashtag tally, which is now in its fourth year, that Singapore has many photographable spots “from the renowned Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay to…
- Thailand News
Army denies photo with masturbation caption joke that went viral
While it was probably a press release they never expected to have to make, the army has put out a statement saying they do not force their soldiers to masturbate. The strange accusation comes after a photo and story went viral on the internet suggesting that army soldiers were ordered to masturbate before showering. The army has emphatically denied any…
- World News
Facebook suffers second massive outage in one week
Facebook has had a rough week, with a massive outage just days ago, and a whistleblower claiming that Facebook knowingly put financial profits over the well-being of their users. And yesterday, the global social media giant faced another hours-long major outage on its platform. A spokesperson for Facebook confirmed that the site went through a system tweak that caused an…
- Business News
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram are down as the Facebook data centre crashes
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are all down on this Monday evening. Users of Facebook’s suite of social media platforms are all non-responsive as millions of users try to access their accounts. Users on mobile, desktop and tablets are all affected. Issues started around 22:44 Thai Time and are currently impacting users worldwide with the hashtag #facebookdown trending on Twitter. We’re…
- Crime News
Mute man nabbed for child porn, solicited nudes from 8 year old
A 37 year old man has been arrested in Chumphon for allegedly convincing an 8 year old girl to send nude photos to him. The Technology Crime Suppression police arrested the man on child porn charges. The man, whose name was not publicly released, was arrested by police in front of his house in Muang District. Police reported after taking…
- Thailand News
New poll suggests Thais get most of their news from social media or television
A recent Suan Dusit Poll suggests Thai people get most of their news about Covid from social media or television. The survey was conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. A total of 1,270 people were surveyed throughout the country from August 9 to August 12 to determine the public’s interest in “figures and statistics” associated with the Covid situation. On…
- World News
Popular Malaysian singer/new mother dies from Covid
Yesterday, the popular Malaysian singer, Siti Sarah Raisuddin, died from Covid. Just days prior, the singer had given birth to her 4th child, Ayash Affan. Siti Sarah had previously experienced low oxygen levels and had to be put in a medically induced coma to help deliver her baby. The baby was delivered safely, however, the mother never got to hold…
- Thailand News
Phuket’s BigGym allegedly closes 2 branches for good, doesn’t reimburse members
Yesterday, in Phuket, a joint complaint was filed by 36 gym goers after the fitness centre, BigGym reportedly closed 2 branches, allegedly without notifying their patrons that they were about to shut down. The complainants say they lost over 3.5 million baht in membership fees. The members filed their complaints against BigGym with the Phuket City Police. One member,” Mr…
- Thailand News
Police warn to be careful about adding friends online, some aren’t real friends
Royal Thai Police are warning social media uses to be cautious when adding “friends” online. The police say sometimes these “friends” are not real friends after all. The police say to be especially wary of people posing as foreigners online as they can be sources of danger. Reportedly, the word of caution comes from deputy RTP spokesperson Deephor Siriwat. Thai…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 infected Thai actress Ploy criticised for Koh Pha Ngan holiday
Covid-19 infected Thai actress Ploy Chermarn Boonyasak has drawn a formal complaint from Koh Pha Ngan’s district chief officer after a careless holiday. The Pha Ngan chief officer met with the police superintendent yesterday to file the complaint after Ploy spent 2 weeks on Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan, on holiday from Bangkok. She did not self-quarantine, as is…
- Crime News
Man in Samut Prakan arrested for allegedly selling assault rifles on Instagram
Police arrested a man in Samut Prakan, southeast of Bangkok, for allegedly possessing war weapons and attempting to sell assault rifles online through Instagram under the account “dewaffen,” the name of a Nazi military branch. The “dewaffen” Instagram page for “Oz John Woo” has a combination of cat photos and gun photos. The bio says “military support/ small arms import/export…
- World News
Facebook responds to proposed media laws in Australia with a threat to ban sharing of news posts
The media wars are heating up in Australia as a battle between Facebook and other tech platforms line up against traditional media providers and the Australian Government. Facebook is now threatening to block both the users and media organisations in Australia sharing news stories, if the Australian government’s plan to demand Facebook, Instagram, Google, etc to pay for content goes ahead.…
- World News
Unilever, Honda and Coca-cola boycott Facebook
One of the world’s largest advertising spenders has added its name to the campaign to convince marketers to ditch Facebook. Global consumer goods company Unilever announced on Friday that it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, joining a growing movement to stop spending ad dollars on social media platforms. In a post on its website, Unilever referred to its…
- Việt Nam
Người nổi tiếng đồng loạt “tắt đèn” trong chiến dịch “Blackout Tuesday” trên Facebook, Instagram
Ngày hôm qua, nhiều người dùng mạng xã hội, trong đó có nhiều ngôi sao nổi tiếng, đã đồng loạt đăng tải hình ảnh màu đen lên Facebook hay Instagram cá nhân để hưởng ứng chiến dịch “Blackout Tuesday”. Bắt đầu từ 12h ngày 2/6 (theo giờ Mỹ), tức 0h ngày 3/6 (theo giờ Việt Nam), hàng chục triệu tài…
- Việt Nam
Facebook chính thức bước chân vào thương mại điện tử, cho phép 2,6 tỷ người dùng mua hàng trực tiếp
Mark Zuckerberg chính thức cho ra mắt tính năng Facebook Shop cho phép người dùng mua hàng trực tiếp ngay trên app. Facebook Shop sẽ được cung cấp miễn phí, cho phép người bán liệt kê danh sách sản phẩm bán ra không chỉ trên Marketplace như trước mà sẽ mở rộng, đa dạng hơn, gồm fanpage Facebook, hồ sơ…
- Crime News
Ratchaburi women scammed by “American’ Instagrammer
A 33 year old woman in Ratchaburi (west of Bangkok) has filed a complaint to the local authorities that she was tricked by an ‘American man’ to make her fall in love and inducing her to transfer almost 200,000 baht of her money. After she thought everything was going as planned, the man, including the money. vanished. The female victim…
- Việt Nam
Lisa (Black Pink) khoe loạt ảnh thiên thần nhân ngày sinh nhật
Mới đây, để đáp lại tình cảm của mọi người dành cho mình vào ngày sinh nhật, Lisa (Black Pink) đã khoe loạt ảnh mừng tuổi mới với đơn giản, nhẹ nhàng mà vẫn tôn lên nhan sắc xinh đẹp xuất thần. Ngày 27/3, em út của Black Pink – Lisa đã chính thức bước sang tuổi 23. Trên mạng…
- Việt Nam
Sao nữ ‘James Bond’ – Olga Kurylenko dương tính với COVID-19
‘Bond girl’ Olga Kurylenko mới đăng tải lên Instagram hôm qua rằng cô đã nhiễm virus corona chủng mới gây bệnh COVID-19 cả tuần nay. “Thực sự tôi đã bị bệnh gần 1 tuần nay. Tôi bị sốt và mệt mỏi. Hãy chăm sóc bản thân một cách nghiêm túc”, nữ diễn viên kiêm người mẫu gốc Ukraine chia sẻ.…
- Việt Nam
Denis Đặng sửa lỗi sau khi bị tố “vay mượn” ý tưởng trên Instagram
Sau khi bị tố ăn cắp ý tưởng của loạt ảnh trên Instagram, Dennis Đặng đã lên tiếng xin lỗi nhưng không làm cộng đồng mạng thoả mãn. Denis Đặng trở thành cái tên vô cùng quen thuộc với cộng đồng mạng gần đây. Anh được biết đến với vẻ ngoài điển trai, mái tóc dài ấn tượng cùng những…
- Việt Nam
Năm 2019 doanh thu quảng cáo của Instagram vượt mặt Youtube
Cùng với nhiều cỗ máy kiếm tiền khác, Instagram góp phần không nhỏ trong việc tạo ra doanh thu cho Facebook. Vừa đây, Bloomberg tiết lộ Instagram đã mang lại doanh thu quảng cáo 20 tỷ USD trong năm 2019, chiếm hơn 1/4 tổng doanh thu của Facebook trong năm qua. Các quảng cáo trên Instagram được lồng vào giữa…
- Việt Nam
Instagram và Facebook trừng phạt Iran
Instagram và Facebook đang thực hiện các lệnh trừng phạt của Mỹ như xóa các bài đăng ủng hộ Qassem Soleimani, người đứng đầu Lực lượng Quds tinh nhuệ Iran bị ám sát. Hiện có ít nhất 15 nhà báo người Iran đã bị Instagram khóa. Đồng thời những tài khoản của những người có tầm ảnh hưởng ở Iran…
- Việt Nam
Truy tìm nhân vật công chúa, mụ phù thủy hay cô em bị dính lời nguyền mở màn hot trend 2020 trên Instagram
Ảnh: kenh14 Mở màn cho hot trend 2020, trên Stories của Instagram đang nổi lên một trào lưu là đi tìm linh vật Disney của mình qua filter. Với tên gọi “Which Disney Character Are You?” tương tự như “Which Pokemon Character Are You?” hay “Which Harry Potter Character Are You?” trước đây. Filter trên Instagram Stories sẽ ngẫu nhiên…
- Việt Nam
“Aquaman” Jason Momoa “nói nhỏ” khuyên Chris Pratt không sử dụng chai nhựa
Ảnh: People Có vẻ ngôi sao Vũ trụ DC và Vũ trụ Marvel có chút “đụng độ” Cụ thể, ngày 4/12, Chris Pratt có đăng bức ảnh của anh trên tài khoản Instagram cá nhân. Trong bức ảnh, anh cầm trên tay một chai nước. “Aquaman” Jason Momoa liền có đôi lời nhắn nhủ nói không với đồ nhựa dùng…
- Bangkok News
British Instagrammer locked up in “filthy Bangkok cell’ over missing passport pages
A British model has had a “misunderstanding” with Thai immigration officials after being locked up for 24 hours when it was discovered there were two pages missing from her passport. The model departed Scotland last Sunday for a flight to London before heading to Bangkok. According to mirror.co.uk, Lacey Montgomery-Henderson, from Glasgow, says she was treated ‘like an animal’ during…
- Bangkok News
Instagrammer apologises for doing handstand at Wat Pho
A foreign tourist has apologised on his Instagram page for posting a photo of himself doing a handstand in front of a key Buddha image inside the Wat Pho in Phra Nakhon, Bangkok. The tourist, whose Instagram account is soseguri that has 546 followers, deleted the photo and published an apology early on Friday. “I am very sorry for the…
