Social Media Microsoft Taps into the Popularity of Snapchat Lenses for Major New Xbox Campaign With Microsoft this week showing off its coming, next gen Xbox Series X gaming console at its Xbox Games Showcase event, the company has also partnered with Snapchat on a new AR campaign which will see a series of game-themed AR Lenses […]
Social Media TikTok Launches ‘Creator Fund’ to Pay Platform Influencer for Their Efforts Amid rising speculation about the future of the app, with authorities in several regions calling for potential restrictions due to its links with the Chinese Government, TikTok is looking to deepen its economic roots, in order to make it harder to justify removing […]
Social Media Facebook Is Launching a New Investigation into Potential Algorithmic Bias in its Systems Facebook is launching a new investigation into potential bias within its algorithms, as it works to improve its systems in response to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and in light of its recent civil rights audit. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, both […]
Social Media Instagram Launches Personal Fundraisers to Provide Assistance for Businesses and Causes During COVID-19 Instagram is rolling out a new personal fundraisers option to help people and businesses raise money for selected causes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For the full article click here Snapchat Adds 9 Million More Daily Active Users in Q2, Reports 17% Increase […]
Social Media Snapchat Launches Meditation Tool from HeadSpace, the First of its New Mini-Apps Back in June, at its 2020 Partner Summit, Snapchat previewed its upcoming ‘Snapchat Minis’, which are essentially micro-versions of full apps, built within Snapchat. For the full article click here TikTok Faces More Challenges, Pausing Expansion Plans in UK and Dealing with Penalties […]
Social Media Twitter Outlines Specific Detail of Recent Hack: 130 Accounts Impacted, Personal Information Compromised As its investigation continues, on late Friday night, Twitter provided an update of the latest information about the recent hack which targeted the accounts of several high profile users. To recap the situation, at around 1pm on Wednesday, several celebrity accounts began tweeting […]
Social Media Instagram’s TikTok-Like ‘Reels’ Functionality will Be Launched in the US Next Month In a move that will surprise no one, Instagram has confirmed that it will launch its TikTok-like ‘Reels’ functionality in more regions next month, including the US, as TikTok itself faces more questions over its future, and TikTok users seek out alternatives as […]
Social Media Several High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked in Massive Security Breach With the US Presidential election only months away, this is an especially concerning incident. From about 1pm on Wednesday, a range of celebrity and brand accounts started tweeting out a message promoting a crypto giveaway, in which funds sent to a specified bitcoin […]
Social Media LinkedIn Continues to Add More Quick Creation Option in the Post Composer Over the past few months, you may have noticed LinkedIn’s post composer quick links growing, with more options to help guide what you post about on the platform. For the full article click here Facebook Publishes New Report on the Impacts […]
Social Media Byte, the Second Coming of Vine, is Seeing a Surge in Downloads Amid Debate About TikTok’s Future With India moving to ban TikTok, and other nations reportedly also considering outright bans of the app due to its potential exposure to the Chinese Government, last week, Byte, which is the second coming of Vine, saw a massive surge […]
