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Instagram has launched a new test that will enable people to select specific profiles that will be able to view their Stories, as part of an additional element in the Stories creation flow of every post. Continue reading
TikTok is announcing a slate of new brand partners for TikTok Shopping, including Square, Ecwid and PrestaShop, with Wix, SHOPLINE, OpenCart and BASE coming soon. It also introduced a fuller slate of solutions for TikTok commerce, including ad products and later this...
Facebook is bringing short form, entertaining video experiences and tools that have inspired creators on Instagram to more creators and audiences on the Facebook app. Continue reading
Facebook has taken its next steps into the expanding Metaverse concept, with the announcement of a new $50 million investment into research programs that will explore how to develop the digital Metaverse responsibly, and ensure that any related products “are built in...
TikTok held its first ever TikTok World business showcase event, where it shared a range of new tools and options designed to help brands make the most of its platform, while also painting a clearer picture as to how TikTok will monetize its now billion-plus audience,...
After airing the first, six-episode season of its ‘Social Skills’ business insights video series earlier this year, Facebook has now announced a second season of the program, which will feature interviews with a range of social media managers behind major brands....
As part of its broader push on hosting virtual events, which has become a bigger focus over the past 18 months, LinkedIn will soon begin testing paid events, which could provide new opportunities for engagement and monetization on the professional social network....
For the second year running, Pinterest will host its annual Creators Festival next month, where the platform will showcase its latest features, highlight key usage trends, provide engagement tips for Pin marketers, and more. Continue reading
TikTok announced in a blog post today that 1 billion people use TikTok every month. That means that on this big rock in space that we call home, about one in seven-and-a-half people are regularly watching short-form videos of dancing, dangerous “milk crate challenges”...
We wanted to provide an update on our work to build an Instagram experience for people under the age of 13, often referred to as “Instagram Kids.” We started this project to address an important problem seen across our industry: kids are getting phones younger and...
After previewing the option in development last month, Twitter has now launched a live test of topic tags in Spaces, which will better enable the platform to highlight relevant Spaces chats to interested users as they happen, potentially broadening the reach of your...
Twitter has rolled out a range of new control options, including reply controls to limit unwelcome commenters, warnings on potentially harmful and/or offensive replies, and Safety Mode which alerts users when their tweets are getting negative attention. Continue...