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YouTube has announced a trio of new Shorts updates, as it seeks to build on the growth of the format, and get more people spending more time attached to the Shorts feed. Continue reading
It looks like Threads is trying to help users find more relevant discussions in the app, via a new, in-development feature called “Loops,” which could make it easier to uncover topic-based communities. Continue reading
Meta has announced some new ad updates at Advertising Week, including AI video animation tools, expanded creator collaboration options, additional Collections promotion features, and more. Continue reading
Snapchat is bringing ads to the app’s main Chat tab, the company announced on Tuesday. Up until now, Snapchat has kept the Chat tab free from ads, but users will now start to see “Sponsored Snaps” from advertisers alongside messages from their friends. Continue...
TikTok has announced a range of new ad automation options, as it looks to maximize advertiser interest heading into the holiday push. Continue reading
Pinterest is rolling out its own version of Meta’s Advantage+ AI-powered campaigns, which utilize machine learning and internal user knowledge to essentially automate your entire campaign process. Continue reading
Facebook wants to woo more younger users to join its social network, instead of spending all their time on TikTok, Instagram, and other social apps. Continue reading
YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts. Continue reading
Image inspiration and shopping site Pinterest is the latest tech company to roll out generative AI products to its advertisers, following similar moves by Google, Amazon, and others. Continue reading
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday that users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, can now see who follows them and likes their posts from other fediverse servers, such as Mastodon and Pixelfed. Continue...
Snapchat is quietly rolling out a new “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users this week, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The new feature, which was previously only available to Snapchat+ subscribers, uses Snap Map to let you see how much of the world...
LinkedIn has announced that it’s retiring its “Top Voice” badges for contributing to Collaborative Articles, which, seemingly, has been one of the key motivators for people adding their insights to its AI-prompted content. Continue reading