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How influencers monitor their Instagram followers

Posted on March 18, 2026

Follower counts can rise, stall, or dip without giving much detail on their own. Influencers usually want more than a headline number because audience movement often says something about content fit, timing, and how people respond after a post goes live.

Instagram shows totals and profile activity, but its standard interface does not present follower changes as a neat chronological log, which is one reason tracking tools keep getting attention.

Recentfollow describes itself as an online tool for viewing the recent followers or following of any public Instagram account by entering a username, and its FAQ says it sorts that activity from newest to oldest. [Read more…]

Q&A: If I delete a Facebook photo that others have shared, will their friends still see it?

Posted on March 12, 2026

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Question from Alex: This is probably a dumb question but I’ll ask it anyway.

Will my friends (and their friends) still be able to see a photo that I deleted after they have shared it?

I posted a picture a few days ago that I really shouldn’t have posted and it was shared like crazy by my friends. I deleted it this morning, but will they still be able to see it? [Read more…]

How to quickly verify your Facebook privacy settings

Posted on February 27, 2026

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With Facebook privacy so often in the news these days, you’re probably concerned about keeping your own posts, photos and comments at least somewhat private.

To that end, you’ve probably tweaked your account’s privacy settings to make your personal information as private or as accessible to others as you feel comfortable with.

But are you really sure you have everything truly locked down to match your comfort level?

Well, there’s an easy way to find out… [Read more…]

Q&A: How do you hide mutual friends on Facebook?

Posted on February 25, 2026

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Question from Ellen: I read your post explaining how to hide my friends list from the public on Facebook.

I thought it was a good idea so I followed your instructions and hid mine, but I just found out that all of my friends can still see a list of the friends we have in common (i.e. our mutual friends).

The problem is I’m friends with several people who are jealous of one another and they get upset because I’m friends with those people too. And of course that makes ME upset.

How do I hide the list of our mutual friends from the people I’m friends with on Facebook? [Read more…]

This tip will make your Facebook account a lot more secure

Posted on February 23, 2026

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As you probably know, Facebook is a vast social media platform that offers numerous ways for people to interact with one another, and just generally have a good time.

One of Facebook’s most popular features is the ability to run third-party apps.

If you can think of something you’d like to do on Facebook, there’s probably an app that makes it possible. And many apps are indeed quite useful.

But there’s something you need to know about Facebook apps: Some of them can be quite dangerous. [Read more…]