Meta and TikTok Launch New Initiatives to Facilitate Connection Between Brands and Creators

Facilitating creator/brand deals is a key element in keep top stars posting to each app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 30, 2023

Twitter Plans to Enable Publishers to Charge Per-Article to Bypass Paywalls in the App

The process has been explored by many publications, many times.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 30, 2023

Reddit Tests New Community Chat Element to Encourage User Participation

Reddit's trying out another way to encourage users to engage and interact.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 28, 2023

Could Bluesky Supersede Twitter as the Key Real-Time Social App?

Decentralized social network Bluesky is gaining momentum, with high profile users now signing up to the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 28, 2023

Meta Looks to Integrate Shopping Elements for Facebook and Instagram Ads

Meta's looking to get more advertisers integrating their product listings in each app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 27, 2023

TikTok Invites Selected Retailers to Expanded Shops Push

TikTok continues to push ahead with its in-stream commerce program. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 26, 2023

Meta Says That its On Track to Double the Amount of AI Recommendations in User Feeds

Meta's putting more reliance on AI to drive more engagement.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 26, 2023

Meta Shows Increases in Usage and Revenue in Q1, Though VR Costs Continue to Rise

Meta continues to pour billions into developing its metaverse vision.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 26, 2023

Twitter’s Looking to Make Creator Subscriptions a Twitter Blue-Only Feature

Another element in Twitter's subscription revenue push.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 26, 2023

YouTube Announces New Opportunities to Place Your Ads Alongside Popular Music Clips

The new ad placement tools will enable you to associate your brand with trending clips.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 26, 2023

TikTok Tests New Generative AI Profile Images as it Moves to Align with the AI Trend

TikTok's the latest social app looking to get in on the generative AI hype.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 25, 2023

LinkedIn Adds New Custom CTA Buttons on LinkedIn Premium Member Profiles

The new CTA buttons will provide more ways to drive direct traffic from your LinkedIn presence.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 25, 2023

Twitter Implements Prioritized Display of Tweets from Twitter Blue Subscribed Accounts

Twitter's decision to amplify tweets from paying subscribers could lead to significantly less tweet engagement.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 25, 2023

LinkedIn Launches New Video Series as it Expands its Focus on Original Content

The new series will highlight inspirational people who've achieved success, despite setbacks.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 25, 2023

WhatsApp Adds the Capacity to Log into the App on Multiple Devices

This will help you stay connected to your WhatsApp chats.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 25, 2023

BeReal Adds New Elements as it Struggles to Maintain User Interest

Big hype doesn't always lead to ongoing success.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 24, 2023

Meta’s Twitter Alternative ‘Barcelona’ is Taking Shape

Meta's looking to provide a Twitter alternative to gather up cast-offs.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 24, 2023

Snapchat Receives a Flood of Negative Reviews in Response to ‘My AI’ Expansion

Snap rolled out its 'My AI' chatbot to all users last week.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 24, 2023

Twitter Reinstates Free Blue Checkmarks for Accounts with Over a Million Followers

Twitter's new push on verification is not going how Musk and Co. had planned.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 23, 2023

Twitter Removes State Affiliated and Government Funded Media Labels

The change was implemented as Twitter removed legacy blue ticks.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 21, 2023

WhatsApp Adds New Option for Users to Keep Disappearing Messages

The sender will have the option to approve or deny any message keep requests.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 21, 2023

YouTube Looks to Improve Live Shopping with Scheduled Product Drops

The option will enable creators to schedule product drops, as opposed to uploading details ahead of time.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 21, 2023

Twitter Says That All Advertisers Will Now Have to Pay for Verification in Order to Run Ads in the App

You want to run a promoted tweet campaign, you'll need to be a paying subscriber.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 21, 2023

Twitter Removes Legacy Blue Ticks, Which Will Impact the Broader News Ecosystem

The move will further erode trust in the app, which is the opposite of Musk's stated aim.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 20, 2023

Twitter Alternative Bluesky Comes to Android

Could Bluesky be the Twitter alternative we need?

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 20, 2023