Twitter to Remove Millions of Accounts from Follower Numbers as Part of New Push

Twitter will remove around two million inactive accounts from follower numbers as part of its latest efforts to improve the accuracy of its data.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 12, 2018

Pinterest Adds New Group Collaboration Tools to Boost Engagement

Pinterest has added a new set of group collaboration tools for group boards, expanding the apps potential.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 12, 2018

Facebook Announces More News Programming for Watch, Releases News Schedule

Facebook has released it's first news programming schedule, and announced a new set of news programs.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 12, 2018

Twitter is Testing New Promoted Trend Ads, Featured in the Main Explore Listing

Twitter is testing out a new, prominent ad format within its recently updated Explore tab.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 12, 2018

Snapchat Releases Latest Update of Trending Topics on the Platform [Infographic]

Snapchat has released its latest trending topics report, highlighting all the key trends gaining traction on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 12, 2018

Facebook's Adding New AR Ads Which Will Enable Users to Virtually Try On Products

Facebook's testing out new augmented reality ads which will enable users to virtually try on products from the News Feed.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 11, 2018

Instagram's Making Shopping Tags in Stories Available to More Businesses

Instagram plans to give more advertisers access to its Shopping Tags for Stories ahead of the holiday season.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 11, 2018

Snap Launches 'Lens Explorer' to Showcase Community Created AR Tools

Snapchat's looking to showcase its user-created Lens tools as part of a new effort to maximize usage of its tools.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 11, 2018

Instagram Officially Launches Question Stickers in Stories

After being spotted in testing, Instagram is now officially launching its new question stickers in Stories.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 11, 2018

Snapchat's Reportedly Developing a New Visual Product Discovery Option

Snapchat is reportedly working on a new option which would enable users to search for product matches by 'scanning' real world objects with the Snap camera.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 10, 2018

Facebook Will Begin Testing a New Highlights Option for Facebook Stories Content

Facebook's looking to add a new Stories Highlights section for profiles, similar to what's available on Instagram.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 10, 2018

Facebook Adds Stories Archive, Enabling Re-Use of Stories Posts

Facebook has quietly rolled out a new Facebook Stories archive, enabling users to keep their Stories updates for re-use.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 5, 2018

Users Who Had Been Blocked on Facebook Messenger May Have Been Unblocked Due to a Bug

Facebook has revealed a bug which may have unblocked users on Messenger who users had previously blocked.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 3, 2018

Instagram Rolls Out 'All Caught Up' Tool, Tests Option to Mute App Notifications

Instagram is adding new measures to help users keep track of their in app actions and limit notifications.

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 3, 2018

Instagram Expands Test of Questions in Stories, is Trialing a Persistent Stories Bar

Instagram's giving more people access to its new Stories questions tool, and testing a different layout option to emphasize Stories. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • July 3, 2018

Twitter Finally Launches its Ads Transparency Center

Twitter has launched its new Ads Transparency Center, which will give everyone the ability to see all the ads being run by a Twitter account at any given time. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 29, 2018

LinkedIn Adds New Translation Tools and QR Codes for Profiles

LinkedIn has added automatic post translations, and QR codes to help facilitate connections.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 29, 2018

Pinterest Adds One-Click Saving from Desktop

Pinterest is looking to make tracking your ideas easier with a new one-click save option on desktop.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 29, 2018

Instagram Adds Music Stickers, Another New Creative Option

Instagram has added music stickers, which will enable users to soundtrack their Instagram Stories. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 29, 2018

Instagram Stories Now Has 400 Million Daily Active Users

Instagram Stories is now up to 400 million daily users, bolstering Facebook's dominance of the Stories format.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 29, 2018

Facebook Provides New Tools to View All Ads Being Run by Pages

Facebook is adding some new ad transparency tools, including access to a listing of all as being run by any Page at any given time.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 29, 2018

Facebook Abandons Aquila Connectivity Drone Project

Facebook has abandoned its Aquila project, which aimed to bring internet access to remote regions via drone flights.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 28, 2018

Facebook Adds Keyword 'Snooze' Option to Help User Avoid Spoilers

Facebook is rolling out a new option which will enable users to mute certain keywords from their News Feed for up to 30 days.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 28, 2018

Facebook Expands Instant Articles Subscriptions, Though Publishers Remain Wary

Facebook is expanding the capacity for publishers to offer subscriptions through Instant Articles - but many will remain hesitant, given the platform's algorithm shifts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 28, 2018

Instagram Rolls Out Group Video Calls, New Explore Layout

Instagram is releasing its new group video calling option, along with an updated Explore layout and new AR tools.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 27, 2018