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Instagram has launched a new test of a feature that would enable users to post collaborative updates, both in the main feed and in Reels clips. As explained by Instagram's VP of product Vishal Shah:: "Collaborating is a huge part of how people connect on Instagram. To...
Instagram has added another way to improve accessibility, with the global expansion of language translation within Instagram Stories. Now, when you see a Story with overlay text in another language, you'll now have the option to translate that text on-screen. Continue...
With the vaccine roll-out gaining momentum, and health-related topics getting more focus among Facebook users, the platform has today announced an update to its policies around the promotion of prescription medications, and the qualifications required for brands to...
Twitter is working on new upvote and downvote reactions for tweets to accompany the usual options to retweet and reply. Twitter confirmed it was testing the feature for a small group of users on iOS, and it’s already been spotted according to multiple tweets from...
With the games of the 32nd Olympiad about to kick-off in Tokyo, after a year's delay due to the pandemic, and amid ongoing uncertainty with Japan's COVID situation, Twitter has today outlined how it's looking to help users take part in discussion around the event,...
TikTok has been granted another advertiser safety tick, with the platform gaining TAG Brand Safety Certification worldwide, which provides additional assurance around its ad products and data, based on established TAG parameters. As per TikTok: "In September 2020, we...
TikTok has launched a new ad option which essentially enables brands to sponsor already trending organic content that aligns with their offerings, in order to get an association boost without having to create anything themselves, or even commission a creator to do so....
Pinterest is now available in Arabic on all platforms, with the platform expanding its language tools once again, meaning the app is now fully available in 37 languages. As explained by Pinterest: "There are over 475 million people who use Pinterest each month around...
Something has become increasingly clear over the years - people have very different views about the experience we offer, and if it’s the right one for them. We believe people should be able to shape Instagram into the experience that they want. We’ve started to move...
Late last month, Facebook announced Bulletin, its newsletter platform. Unlike Substack, Medium and other competitors, Bulletin hand-picks its writers to curate a more controlled platform, with stars ranging from Mitch Albom, whose book “Tuesdays with Morrie” continues...
Twitter announced today it will begin testing a new set of features for TweetDeck, the company’s often-ignored social media dashboard aimed at Twitter’s power users, which Twitter may soon turn into a new subscription service. According to a post from Twitter Product...
TikTok is tapping video delivery platform Vimeo to help small businesses make content for the platform. The new integration will connect Vimeo's video creation tools with TikToks Ads Manager, allowing Vimeo users to drop their own branding into TikTok-ready templates....