Social Media Instagram Launches a New Messaging App for Close Friends Called ‘Threads’ Instagram’s ‘Threads’ is rolling out to all users on iOS and Android. Threads is another messaging app, with all the regular messaging features users have come to expect. Threads opens to the camera – like Snapchat – and provides quick, easy options […]
Social Media Twitter’s Testing a New Option to ‘Stream’ Tweets in Real-Time Twitter is testing out a new option which would enable users to ‘stream tweets’, meaning that their timeline would be updated as tweets happen. Functionally, the option doesn’t appear to add anything new – while the other option listed in the new pop-up […]
Social Media Instagram Adds New ‘Restrict’ Option to Limit the Exposure of Trolls and Cyberbullies Late last year, Facebook began testing a new keyword alerts feature for groups, which would provide another way for Facebook group admins to stay on top of relevant discussions within group interactions. Late last year, Facebook began testing a new […]
Social Media Facebook Adds ‘Click to Messenger’ CTA for Stories Ads The Social Network is this week rolling out an expansion of its ‘Click to Message’ CTA to include Stories ads across Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. The option will enable businesses to drive direct conversations from their Stories ads with a ‘Swipe up’ prompt that […]
Social Media Instagram Launches Product Launch Reminder Stickers and Tags to Capitalize on Audience Interest This week, Instagram has launched a beta test of a new product launch sticker in Instagram Stories, and a product launch tag option in the main feed. The two options will enable users to set reminders for the item launch […]
Social Media Instagram Adds Branded Content Tags for IGTV While Instagram’s Branded Content Tags are still not available to all users, for those that can access them, they are now also being expanded to longer-form IGTV content. Business and creator accounts in regions where the tag is available can now set them up for IGTV. […]
Social Media Facebook Begins Hiding Total Like Counts on Facebook Posts in Australia Facebook has confirmed that it is beginning a test of hiding total Like counts on Facebook, with TechCrunch reporting that the new test will begin with Australian users this week. That’ll certainly rattle the cages of a lot of Facebook users, who […]
Social Media Twitter’s Testing a New Way to Easily Locate Content That’s Been Shared in DMs Twitter is working on a new option which would enable you to more easily locate any content – including tweets, images and links – that’s been shared within your direct message conversations. It could be a handy way to […]
Social Media Facebook Takes Next Steps into Mind Control with Acquisition CTRL-Labs According to reports, Facebook has acquired a start-up called CTRL-Labs, a company’s which is working on software that would enable people to control a digital avatar, using only their thoughts. Facebook is reportedly paying between $500 million and $1 billion for CTRL-Labs, which […]
Social Media Pinterest Announces New Business Profile Format, Shop the Look Collection Ads This week, Pinterest has added some new considerations into the mix, with the addition of Shop the Look collection ads, along with an updated profile format which enables users to include video as their cover image. First off, on Shop the Look […]
