In-App Spending Continues to Surge in China, Pointing to Opportunity for Western Social Apps

Social apps continue to seek out new ways to integrate in-stream spending, lured by the billions being generated in China.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2023

Meta Expands Ad Targeting Restrictions for Teens, Adds New Ad Control Center for Young Users

Meta’s moving to provide more measures to protect young users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 10, 2023

Meta Launches Live Roll-Out of VRS System to Mitigate Unintended Bias in Ad Exposure

The VRS system works as a check, of sorts, to ensure that ads on Facebook and IG are being shown to a broad spectrum of users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

Twitter Adds ‘Hashfetti’ Effect to Branded Hashtag Campaigns

The new option will see a flood of hashmoji fall down the screen when tapped.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

Twitter Outlines Roll-Out Plan for Alternative Feeds, Updated Bookmarks UI and Long-Form Tweets

Elon Musk has mapped out a series of new UI updates coming over the next few months.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

Meta Calls for Increased Regulation of Child Safety Online

Meta’s called for more coordinated action after its first-ever Meta’s Youth Safety Summit.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

Instagram’s Updating its UI, with the Shop Tab to Disappear from the Main App Screen

The update is another concession that in-stream shopping isn’t taking off as well as Meta hoped.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 9, 2023

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