Music app Genius launches its own take on Stories, aided by YouTube

Genius, the big database of song lyrics and musical knowledge, is today launching its own version of “stories,” the Snapchat and Instagram-like short form sharing format that’s been rapidly spreading to a number of sites and apps, including Facebook, Messenger, Skype, and even Google. Genius’ “Song Stories,” as the new product is called, combine Genius […]

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Instagram is testing screenshot alerts for stories

 Instagram is testing a feature that will show users when someone else takes a screenshot of their story. Users included in the test are getting a warning that the next time they take a screenshot of a friend’s story the friend will be able to see it, as shown below: Good bye freedom to screenshot IG stories. Thank you, Instagram for the warning. pic.twitter.com/y0pEaVR0Jq —… Read More

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This woman’s story of her encounter with a serial killer is truly chilling

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Plenty of people have stories about meeting celebrities. 

Maybe you spotted an actor wandering through the streets of LA or New York, or queued up behind a singer in Starbucks one time.

Not many people have stories about meeting a serial killer, though. 

On Thursday, journalist Jamilah King took to Twitter to share a chilling story from her childhood.

Here’s the thread, in full:

Hi. I have a story to tell about meeting a serial killer. It’s nuts. But it’s true. So here goes.

— Jamilah King (@jamilahking) January 18, 2018

It was the spring of 1997. I was in the sixth grade.

— Jamilah King (@jamilahking) January 18, 2018 Read more…

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