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
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YouTube Takes on TikTok with Longer Shorts, Templates, Trends, and More
YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts. Continue reading
Pinterest Rolls Out GenAI Tools for Product Imagery to Advertisers
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
Threads Users Can Now See Who Follows Them From Other Fediverse Servers
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’s New Footsteps Feature Tracks Your Location History
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 Removes Its Top Voice Badges for Collaborative Articles
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
TikTok Updates Search Ads Campaigns with Keyword Targeting
TikTok’s adding another way for brands to get their promotions in front of searching users in the app, with an updated version of its Search Ads campaigns. Continue reading
Pinterest Launches a Feature to Let Users Remix Collages Created by Others
Pinterest created an engaging format with collages last year, which allows users to combine images and cutouts to create new content. The company is now banking on people creating more of them by introducing a Remix feature. Continue reading
TikTok Comes for Google’s Ad Business as it Starts Letting Advertisers Target its Search Results Page
After building out its Search product over the past few years to take on Google, TikTok is now taking its Search ambitions even further by allowing advertisers to target its search results page. Continue reading
TikTok Launches Expanded Subscriptions Feature for Creators
TikTok announced that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions, including Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, the U.K., Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. The company says it plans to expand...