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An edit button has been the most requested feature to date on Twitter, and as of today, the company is finally giving users what they’ve been asking for. Amidst a high-profile court case over its future ownership and a number of other controversies to boot, Twitter...
Meta is setting up a product organization to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to an internal memo sent to employees last week that was obtained by The Verge. Continue reading
It’s important to us that you feel good about the time you spend on Instagram, so we’re always working on ways to give you more control over what you see. Our ranked feed prioritizes posts we think you’re most likely to enjoy, but we understand that we may not always...
Just over two years after its launch, Facebook is shutting down the Facebook Gaming app on October 28, 2022. Now, when you open the app, you’ll see a banner stating that the app will no longer be available on iOS and Android after that date. The app also won’t be...
Twitter is launching its Circle feature — which lets you post a tweet to a select set of people — globally. The company started testing this Instagram “Close Friends”-like feature in limited beta in May, and now it’s making it available to all users. Continue...
Meta announced today that it will now let users post their NFTs across both Instagram and Facebook. Users can connect their wallets like Rainbow, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Coinbase Wallet and Dapper Wallet to post digital collectibles minted on Ethereum, Polygon and...
Snapchat is adding a new feature to its main camera, allowing users to capture photo and video using the front- and back-facing cameras on their phones at the same time. The dual camera feature was initially announced back in April as part of Snapchat’s to-be-released...
YouTube’s looking to make it easier for people to run YouTube channel and content promotions with the addition of a new ‘Promotions’ tab in YouTube Studio, which would alleviate the need for users to run their YouTube ad campaigns via Google Ads Manager instead....
Twitter’s slowly adding more options to its Professional Accounts tools, with new, variable link CTAs now being rolled out to business users in the app. Continue reading
Here’s a handy update for LinkedIn users – you can now pin a comment within the LinkedIn post reply section, which could help to highlight the best responses, and spark more engagement with your updates. Continue reading
Instagram announced the platform is rolling out a feature that defaults accounts for new users under 16 years old to “Less,” the most restrictive setting for Sensitive Content Control. Teenagers already on Instagram will get push notifications “encouraging” them to...
Twitter is officially delving into the world of podcasts. The social network announced today that it’s integrating podcasts into its platform as part of its newly designed Spaces tab. The revamped Spaces tab and the addition of podcasts will be visible to a group of...