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Pinterest is launching two new ad products designed to help brands tap into its Stories-like Idea Pins, while it’s also launching a new ‘Paid Partnership’ tagging process, which will provide another way for creators to make money from their Pin efforts. Continue...
As it continues to lean into the short-form video trend, Meta is adding new ways for users to remix content into Reels on Instagram, while it’s also added the capacity to create Reels from your existing videos within Creator Studio. Continue reading
Teams at LinkedIn - like the one I help lead for trust, privacy, and equity - are tasked with the hard work needed every day to ensure that you can safely and securely connect to opportunity. Over the last few months, we’ve seen a rise in fraudulent activity happening...
YouTube Music has launched a new feature called seasonal recaps, a culmination of your top artists, songs, albums and playlists. “Spring Recap” will be the first recap that users can try. This acts as an expansion of its 2021 Recap experience introduced last year....
It’s amazing to consider the impact that TikTok has had on the social media landscape, and media consumption habits more broadly - and not just within TikTok itself, but also via the various short form video offerings now available in other apps. Continue reading
Good news for brands on Twitter – now, all businesses in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia can add a new ‘Location Spotlight’ module on their business account, which includes location info, business hours, and additional contact methods. Continue reading
As part of its continued effort to expand its network of creators, and provide more exposure opportunities for listed products, Pinterest has announced a new strategic partnership with lifestyle content platform Tastemade, which will see Pinterest and Tastemade work...
YouTube has added a new element that will give users a way to add update notes to their YouTube clips - which could save you from having to re-upload an entire video for the sake of a smaller change or correction. Continue reading
YouTube has announced the next stage of its Black Voices funding initiative, with applications now open for the 2023 program. Originally launched in 2020, YouTube’s Black Voices program aims to provide assistance and support for Black creators on the platform, in...
Parents will soon be able to set up supervision tools in VR to all Quest headsets and use new supervision features available with Instagram, like sending invites to their teens to initiate tools and setting specific times to limit their teen’s use. Supervision tools...
As part of the broader celebration of Pride Month, Meta has today launched a new mini-site, created in partnership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), which aims to provide support and assistance for LGBTQ+ owned small businesses via a range of tools,...
Twitter ran a limited test in the U.S. for a new Report Tweet flow — designed to improve the process of flagging offensive or dangerous content on site by adding more options for explaining whatever the issue happened to be. The test worked: the number of actionable...