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TikTok’s New ‘Manage Topics’ Tool Gives You More Control Over Your For You feed
TikTok is introducing a new “Manage Topics” feature that will give you more control over what you see on your For You feed, the company announced on Friday. The new feature is rolling out to users in the U.S. Continue reading
Instagram Adds Stories Comments To Encourage Interaction
Instagram’s rolling out another way to encourage more interaction, this time via comments on Stories, which are then visible to all who view that Story content. Continue reading
Instagram Adds New Text and Sticker Options
Instagram’s adding some new creative options, including a range of new fonts for your Reels and Stories, stickers for photos, text animation, and more. Continue reading
Meta Is Shutting Down Its Spark AR Studio
Meta has announced that it’s shutting down its Spark AR Studio platform, which enabled creators and brands to build their own AR effects, that could then be used across Meta’s apps. Continue reading
YouTube Expands Access to Courses for Creators
YouTube’s expanding access to its courses option for creators, providing another potential revenue stream for creators in the app, while it’s also enhancing its “Featured Products” display for those using Live Shopping, and making it possible for creators to add AI...
Meta Adds Labels to Business Chats in Messenger
Meta’s looking to clarify how its data collection process works within business chats on Messenger, with the addition of new in-stream labels that’ll differentiate between business and personal interactions in the app. Continue reading
X Provides New Analytics Tools for Verified Organizations
X rolled out a new update to its analytics features for Verified Organizations users, which enables you to dig into keyword and topic-related trends in the app. Continue reading
TikTok Enables Users to Create Their Own AI Voice-over Voice
TikTok’s now enabling users to create AI simulations of their own voice in the app, so that you can voice over your TikTok clips with your own digital voice, as opposed to the generic template speakers in the app. Continue reading
Instagram Adds Music to Profiles
It’s 2007 MySpace all over again, with Instagram adding the capacity to include your favorite song of the moment on your IG profile, so that you can highlight your music taste to profile visitors. Continue reading
Meta Activates Threads Crossposting From Facebook and Instagram
Okay, this is probably one of those “just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should” updates. You are now able to cross-post from both Instagram and Facebook to Threads, so you can effectively amplify your updates across all three apps at once. Continue...
Instagram Adds Option to Tag a Channel When Uploading a Post
Instagram’s added a new way to engage with Channels in the app, with users now able to tag Channels within the post upload process. Continue reading