Facebook Once Again Experiments with Up and Down Votes for Comments to Optimize Engagement

Facebook is once again testing up and downvotes for comments, this time within groups, as a means to highlight the best responses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 3, 2020

Snapchat Gives Creators the Option to Display Subscriber Counts on Their Profiles

Snapchat will now enable creators to display their subscriber counts on their public profiles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 3, 2020

LinkedIn Adds New Resource Hub to Provide Support for Underrepresented Groups

LinkedIn has added a new hub to assist businesses in supporting underrepresented groups.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 3, 2020

WhatsApp Updates Storage Management, Making it Easier to Delete Unwanted Content

WhatsApp has updated its storage management tool, making it easier for users to see what they can remove to free up space.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 3, 2020

Internal Facebook Poll Shows Decline in Staff Sentiment Around Whether the Platform is 'Good for the World'

A recent survey of Facebook staff found that 51% of them agreed that the platform is 'good for the world', down from 70% just over a year ago.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 3, 2020

Twitter Shares New Insights on Gaming-Related Discussion on the Platform

Twitter has shared some new insights into the most discussed video games during October.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 2, 2020

TikTok Announces New Agreement with Sony Music, Solidifying Music Industry Connection

TikTok has announced a new agreement with Sony Music which will enable TikTok creators to include Sony tracks in their clips.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 2, 2020

TikTok Stars Win Injunction Against White House Executive Order, Keeping the App Running the US

A group of TikTok stars have successfully argued that the White House executive order banning the app would rob them of economic opportunities.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 30, 2020

Facebook Looks to Promote Small Businesses in the Lead-Up to the Holidays [Infographic]

Facebook is launching some new initiatives to promote small businesses - and Black-owned businesses specifically - in the lead up to the holidays.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 30, 2020

Facebook Begins Roll Out of Dark Mode on its Mobile App

After months of waiting, dark mode is finally coming to Facebook's mobile apps.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 30, 2020

Instagram Removes 'Recent' Tab from Hashtag Listings to Stop the Spread of Election Misinformation

Instagram has made another move to stop the spread of misinformation ahead of the US election.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 29, 2020

Twitter Posts Strong Revenue Result in Q3 as User Growth Slows

Twitter has posted its latest performance update, showing a significant boost in ad spend in Q3.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 29, 2020

Facebook Continues to Add Users, Posts Strong Revenue Result in Q3

Facebook has posted another strong performance update, with its Q3 numbers showing increases in users and revenue.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 29, 2020

LinkedIn Adds New Tools to Help Job Seekers, Including New Career Path Insights and Skill Assessments

LinkedIn has added a range of new tools to help job seekers in their search efforts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 29, 2020

Pinterest Adds 26 Million More Users, Sees Revenue Jump in Q3

Pinterest has shared its latest performance update, showing another solid period of growth for the company.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

Zuckerberg, Dorsey Appear Before Senate in Hearing Over Potential Reforms for Section 230

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey both faced questioning over their policy decisions in the US Senate as part of proposed reforms to protection laws. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

Snap Launches Second Annual 'Friendship Report' Which Examines How People are Connecting During COVID-19

Snapchat has released a new report which looks at how people are connecting in 2020, and how the pandemic has impacted social relationships.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

Facebook Updates Elevate Platform to Provide More Support for Black, Latnix and Hispanic Communities

Facebook has launched an updated Elevate website in order to provide more assistance for Black, Latinx and Hispanic businesses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

Snapchat Adds New 3D Body Scan Lenses for Halloween

Snapchat has added new 3D body scan Lenses which respond to your movement on screen.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

TikTok Adds Election Integrity Resources, New Efforts to Restrict Election Misinformation

TikTok has announced its latest election integrity measures as we move closer to polling day in the US.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

LinkedIn Up to 722 Million Members, Continues to See 'Record Levels of Engagement'

LinkedIn continues to grow, in terms of overall members and active engagement, according to the latest data from parent company Microsoft.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 28, 2020

YouTube Adds New Features for the US Election Day, Including Prompts on Search Queries Related to Results

YouTube has added some new prompts and tools to help users connect with authoritative information around the US Presidential Election.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 27, 2020

Pinterest Adds New Presentation, Discovery and Ad Options to Assist Retailers with the End of Year Push

Pinterest has added a range of new eCommerce tools to help retailers with their end of year push.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 27, 2020

TikTok Announces New Partnership with Shopify, Another Step Towards In-Stream Commerce

TikTok has announced a new partnership with Shopify which will enable Shopify merchants to create TikTok ad campaigns from the Shopify platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 27, 2020

Instagram Extends Length Limit for Instagram Live Broadcasts, Adds Live-Stream Archive

Instagram will now allow all users to live-stream for up to 4 hours, uninterrupted, while it's also adding a new archive function for IG Live broadcasts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 27, 2020