Clubhouse's Latest Strategic Shift Points to Concerning Signs for the App's Future

Is Clubhouse on the way out? Latest indicators point to some concerning trends.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 6, 2022

Meta Looks to Improve Digital Literacy Through New 'Pledge Planets' Series in Messenger Kids

The new series aims to educate youngsters on the risk and harms of online interactions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 6, 2022

Instagram Expands Sensitive Content Control Options

The new control options will provide more ways to avoid potentially harmful and/or offensive content in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 6, 2022

Elon Musk Looks to Exit Twitter Takeover Due to Fake Profiles in the App

Musk's team has argued that Twitter's 5% fake profile figure is not accurate.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 6, 2022

TikTok Adds New Insights to its Creative Center Platform, Including Data on Key Trends and Influencers

The new tools provide a heap of insight into key trends in the app, by region. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 3, 2022

Meta is Developing a New 'Basic Ads' Product for Facebook to Counter Losses Due to Data Privacy Concerns

Meta's looking for new ways to counter losses as a result of Apple's ATT update.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 3, 2022

TikTok Launches its First Subscription Comedy Series, Opens Up 'Playlists' to More Users

TikTok continues to develop new creator monetization pathways.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

Google Launches New 'Interview Warm-Up' Tool to Help Job Applicants Improve Their Interview Technique

The new app enables users to conduct mock job interviews, in order to improve their interview performance.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

Twitter Adds New Feed Sorting Options to Communities

The option could help to improve Communities engagement, by highlighting the most relevant discussions for each user.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

Pinterest Acquires Product Recommendation Platform 'THE YES' to Improve its Discovery Tools

The acquisition will help Pinterest improve its product matching tools for each user.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

LinkedIn Provides New Update on Spam, Scams and Fake Profiles in the App

The reports provides insight into how LinkedIn is working to combat various types of misuse.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

Pinterest Expands Creator Fund as Part of Broader Celebration of Pride Month

Pinterest has announced a new support push for LGBTQIA+ creators as part of Pride Month.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

Meta Announces New Updates for Reels, Including Interactive Stickers, Sound Sync and Longer Clips

Meta's added a range of new tools as it looks to lean into short-form video content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2022

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Announces Her Pending Exit from the Company

Sandberg leaves after 14 years at the company, in which she played a key role in developing its ad business.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Instagram Tests New Option to View Expanded Profile Image Display

The option could make it easier to figure out if the IG profile you're looking at is the person you were searching for.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Twitter Announces Coming Removal of Separate TweetDeck App for Mac

Twitter's canceling the separate app in order to focus on the development of the new version of TweetDeck.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Instagram Adds New AMBER Alerts to Help Raise Awareness of Missing Kids

The new alerts will be targeted by geographic region, alerting users to cases of missing children.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Meta Adds New 'Calls' Tab in Messenger, Leaning Into Evolving Connection Activity

The new tab leans into the rising use of Messenger as a direct connection tool.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

YouTube Launches New Process to Connect Your Mobile Device with Your TV Viewing Experience

The new process will enable you to interact with YouTube content on your home TV screen via your mobile device.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Snapchat Launches 'Dynamic Travel Ads' to Help Travel Marketers Reach Interested Audiences

The ads will look to highlight more relevant travel destinations and options to Snap users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Pinterest Launches Ads in Japan, New Office Expansion in Warsaw

Pinterest moves to the next stage of global expansion, as it looks to maximize its business opportunities.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

Meta Announces New Activations for Pride Month, Including Stickers, AR and VR Projects

There's a range of ways that you can show support and engage in various Pride-themed events.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2022

TikTok's Working on a New 'Clear Mode' Which Removes App Function Buttons from the Playback Window

The option would provide another way to watch TikTok clips, which could come in handy.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 31, 2022

Twitter Experiments with New Ways to Enable Custom Algorithm Controls

A new discovery in the back-end code of the app suggests new algorithmic controls may be coming soon. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 31, 2022

Meta Announces the Next Step in its Metaverse Transition

The FB stick ticker is being retired, in favor of its new META tag

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 31, 2022