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

Microsoft Drops Twitter from its Social Media Management Platform

The change could be another blow to Twitter's struggling ad business.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 19, 2023

TikTok Moves to Ban All Climate Change Denial Content

TikTok becomes the latest social media app to ban climate denial and misinformation. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 19, 2023

Meta’s Opening Up its Horizon Worlds VR Experience to Teen Users

Hooking in younger users could be key to maximizing metaverse take-up.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 19, 2023

YouTube Adds Shorts Thumbnail Selection on iOS, Shorts Replies to Comments on Android

YouTube brings its Shorts features into line across platforms.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 19, 2023

LinkedIn Expands its Company Commitments Display to More Surfaces

LinkedIn's Company Commitments enables businesses to showcase relevant causes that they align with.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 19, 2023

Google Shares Results From its Latest Post-Cookie Tracking Experiments

As Google moves to phase out cookies, its developing a range of alternative solutions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 18, 2023

YouTube Announces New Policies on Eating Disorder Content

A critical area of focus, for all online platforms.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 18, 2023

Reddit Announces New API Pricing, New Moderator Tools

Reddit discussion insights have been used to power the latest generative AI models.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 18, 2023

TikTok Confirms that You Can Still Upload 10 Minute Videos in the App

Yes, you can still post 10 minute videos in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 18, 2023