LinkedIn Adds New 'Skill Assessments' Option to Beef Up Your LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn is rolling out a new tool which will enable users to display their competency in specific work skills, and link to relevant jobs or courses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 18, 2019

Facebook Outlines Evolving Efforts to Detect and Remove Hate Speech and Extremist Content

Facebook has provided a new update on its efforts to detect and remove hate speech from its network. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 18, 2019

Snapchat Launches New 3D Snaps, which Display Depth as You Move Your Phone

Snapchat's added a new 3D Snaps option, which adds moveable depth to your captured images.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 18, 2019

Pinterest Announces Lens Updates, Releases New Stats on Visual Search

Pinterest has announced an upgrade to the capacity of its Lens visual identification process, and new tweaks to the Lens process.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 18, 2019

YouTube's Testing a New Option to Display Each Users' Comment History in Channels

YouTube's working on a new profile cards option which would display user comment histories for specific channels.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 17, 2019

Snapchat Launches Political Ads Library for Increased Transparency

Ahead of the 2020 US Presidential Election, Snapchat has added a new resource which outlines political ads running on its platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 17, 2019

Facebook Adds New Video Publishing Tools, Including Live Rehearsals and Watch Party Replays

Facebook has announced a new set of video creation and distribution tools at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 17, 2019

Facebook Expands 'Today In' Local News Section to More Than 6,000 US Cities and Towns

Facebook is bringing its 'Today In' local news and events highlights tools to a heap more regions across America. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 14, 2019

Facebook's Testing a New 'Chat' Post Type to Connect Users to Private Messenger Chats

Facebook's testing out a new option that would help users connect Facebook followers through to private Messenger chats.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 13, 2019

Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Set to be Blocked in Europe, Another Potential Setback

It hasn't even been officially launched yet, and Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency is already facing significant challenges.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 13, 2019

Facebook Updates its Community Values to Better Frame its Policy Decisions

Facebook has outlined a new set of changes to its community values, which it uses to guide its policy decisions and enforcements.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 13, 2019

LinkedIn Adds New 'Find an Expert' Post Option to Connect with Relevant Freelancers

LinkedIn has added a new post option which will make it easier for users to find relevant service providers.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 13, 2019

More Details Emerge Around Facebook's Coming News Section

More details are slowly emerging about Facebook's coming 'trusted news' tab, which will aim to showcase more news content on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 12, 2019

Instagram Is Reportedly Working on a New Tool Which Replicates TikTok's Key Features

Instagram is reportedly working on a new feature called Clips which seeks to replicate the key elements of viral video app TikTok.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 12, 2019

Twitter Officially Launches Option to Drag to Re-Order Attached Tweet Images

After it was spotted in testing, Twitter has now launched its new option to rearrange uploaded images attached to a tweet.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 11, 2019

Facebook Outlines Ongoing Efforts to Prevent Self-Harm to Mark World Suicide Prevention Day

Facebook has provided an overview of its ongoing improvements in detecting and actioning posts which indicate when users may be at risk.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 11, 2019

Facebook Adds New Tools for Public Figures, Including Multi-Contributor Stories and Product Tags

Facebook is adding some new tools for high profile users, which could eventually start to filter through to other users and businesses.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 11, 2019

Court Rules that LinkedIn Cannot Stop Third Party Data Scraping of Public Information

LinkedIn has lost a court appeal in which it sought to stop a third party company from accessing publicly posted user information.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 10, 2019

Facebook Looks to Get Ahead of User Concerns with Update on Location Settings

With new Android and iOS updates providing prompts to users about apps using location data in the background, Facebook has published a new explainer to alleviate potential concerns. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 10, 2019

Facebook Tests New In-App Shopping Ads for Both Facebook and Instagram

Facebook is testing out two new ad options which aim to facilitate on-platform purchases, capitalizing on purchase intent.  

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 10, 2019

Snapchat Adds New Option to Share Music via Spotify Within Snaps and Stories

Snapchat has added a new Spotify integration which will enable Snap users to share tracks in their Snaps.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 10, 2019

Social Platforms are Working Harder to Remove Fakes [Infographic]

With social media becoming a more influential platform, so too is the expectation that providers will rid their networks of fake engagement.

By Irfan Ahmad • Sept. 8, 2019

Facebook Faces New Legal Challenge with 9 US States Launching an Antitrust Probe

New York's Attorney General is leading a new antitrust probe of Facebook's practices.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 7, 2019

LinkedIn Adds Auto-Generated Alt-Text Tags to Uploaded Images

LinkedIn has added a new element to its alt-text tags, with its system now auto-generating tags if they're not manually entered.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 6, 2019

Twitter Temporarily Limits Tweeting via SMS Following Hack of Jack Dorsey's Account

While Twitter tries to figure out how to respond to the recent hack of CEO Jack Dorsey's account, it's suspended the ability to tweet via SMS. But that's also caused problems.  

By Andrew Hutchinson • Sept. 6, 2019