Twitter Previews New Bookmarks UI, Making the Functionality Easier to Access

Elon believes that bookmarks provides more valuable functionality than most realize.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 6, 2023

TikTok Pauses US Security Deal Amid Rising Questions About the App’s Connection with the CCP

Could TikTok be banned in the US? Recent revelations have raised more questions about the platform’s future.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 6, 2023

Twitter Continues to Develop Tweet Awards as Another Creator Monetization Opportunity

The option would provide another way for both creators and Twitter to generate revenue in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2023

WhatsApp Launches Proxy Support to Keep Users Connected When Local Networks are Impacted

The update will provide new ways to keep people connected via WhatsApp amid local network disruptions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2023

YouTube Experiments with Suggested Hashtags for Shorts Clips

The recommendations will ideally help YouTube better categorize Shorts content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2023

TikTok Adds New TV Show and Movie Tags, Powered by IMDb

The option will provide more direct linkage between TikTok clips and TVshow/movie info.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2023

New Report Shows that Meta Sought to Cull Political Content from Facebook - and Users Didn’t Like it

Meta sought to reduce political fighting in the app, but users liked it less.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 5, 2023

Twitter’s Looking to Launch Advanced Search in its Mobile App

Twitter will soon provide a lot more search qualifiers in the mobile app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 4, 2023

Meta Fined $414 Million, Forced to Change its Approach to Ad Personalization in Europe

Meta could be required to gain more explicit consent for personalized ads in the EU region.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 4, 2023

Twitter Will Allow Political Ads Once Again, While Also Relaxing its Rules Around Cause-Based Promotions

Twitter famously banned political advertising back in 2019.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 4, 2023

LinkedIn Previews New Job and B2B Product Search Options Coming in 2023

LinkedIn's offered a sneak peek at some upcoming changes. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 30, 2022

Twitter Will Re-Launch Swipeable Feed Alternatives Amid Growing Frustration Around Tweet Recommendations

Twitter 2.0 should really be called 'Twitter 1.5', because there's not much new in this 'updated' iteration of the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 30, 2022

Instagram Chief Outlines Key Areas of Focus for the App in 2023

What's coming next for IG? Here are the platform's three key areas of focus.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 28, 2022

Twitter Tests Updated Format for Tweet View Count Display

Twitter's new view count display hasn't been hugely popular, but this might help.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 27, 2022

Twitter Rolls Out Priority Tweet Ranking, Longer Video Uploads to Blue Subscribers

Some new Twitter Blue incentives are now rolling out.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 23, 2022

Elon Flags Emoji Reactions for Tweets to Provide More Response Options

More ways to react to tweets?

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 23, 2022

TikTok Faces US Ban After Discovery that Chinese Officials had Used the App to Spy on US Journalists

TikTok's efforts to separate itself from China's strict cybersecurity laws have taken a significant hit.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 23, 2022

Twitter Adds New Stock Pricing Info to Cashtag Searches

More contextual data for stock market related searches.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2022

Snap Adds New Snapchat+ Elements for the Holidays

Snap’s added some new Snapchat+ options for the holidays.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2022

Twitter Adds New Qualification Process for Community Notes to Improve Note Value

The additional process will add an extra layer of screening to ensure better quality Notes contributions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 21, 2022

Instagram Launches 2022 Recap Templates for Reels

A new means to celebrate your year.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 20, 2022

Facebook Adds Another Way to Facilitate Reels Creation in the App

A new option provides another way to create Reels - even if you don't want to record your own video content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 20, 2022

TikTok Looks to Provide More Insight into Why it Displays Each Video in Your ‘For You’ Feed

The new notes will provide more context as to why each video is being displayed in your 'For You' feed.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 20, 2022

Twitter Switches Brand Profile Avatars to Squares to Counter Impersonation

Time to update your Twitter avatars on your brand profiles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022

Meta Will Continue to Invest Big in the Metaverse in 2023, According to CTO

Despite questions over its Metaverse focus, Meta is determined to stay the course on its next-level features.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2022