Social Media Facebook May Soon Hide Total Like Counts on Posts, Mirroring Instagram’s Test Amid testing of hidden like counts in seven countries on Instagram, Facebook is now also considering the same in its main app, according to reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong. As noted, Instagram began its test of removing total Like post […]
Social Media Facebook Announces New Business Tools for Messenger Interactions Facebook has announced a range of updates for its business tools on Messenger, adding in new lead generation automation options and appointment booking options in-stream. The biggest element of the update is the launch of Messenger lead generation templates, which Facebook first previewed at its […]
Social Media Pinterest Will Limit Search Results for Vaccine-Related Queries to Content from Official Health Outlets After rolling out a ban on anti-vax content in Pins earlier in the year, Pinterest is now taking another step to halt the spread of vaccine misinformation on its platform, limiting its search results for vaccine-related queries to Pins […]
Social Media Facebook is Testing a New Listing of Post Reactions in Your Notifications Stream Facebook is testing out a new way to highlight Reactions to your Facebook posts, with a new notification format within your Notifications listing that would display a small tile of the post, with respective Reactions overlaid. That could help spur […]
Social Media Twitter Tests New, Larger Image Tweet Carousel Ad Format Back in March, Twitter began testing a new carousel ad format for app install campaigns, which would give advertisers the capacity to add multiple, larger images to their collections. Now, Twitter is expanding its new carousel format to additional campaign types, and potentially even […]
Social Media Facebook Brings 3D Photos to Android Devices Late last year, Facebook rolled out its group badges, little images and notes that appear alongside group member names within the comments section of group posts. Facebook has been slowly adding badges into Page interactions also, and expanding the signifiers available in order to highlight more […]
Social Media Google Outlines Proposal for Improved Data Transparency Measures in Online Advertising This week, Google has outlined the next steps its looking to take to improve online ad transparency, including measures to block digital ‘fingerprinting’, a more obscure tracking technique, and a new proposal for improved data transparency measures across the industry. In terms […]
Social Media Instagram Debunks Viral Hoax Regarding Rule Change in Relation to Photo Re-Use The claim that Instagram might suddenly change its mind and make ‘everything you’ve ever posted’ public, including private messages, is not only not happening, it’s not legal without a significant change to the platform’s terms – which you, as a user, […]
Social Media Facebook Finally Launches its ‘Clear History’ Tool, Starting in Ireland, South Korea and Spain Facebook has finally announced the initial rollout of its promised ‘clear history’ tool, which will enable users to see the websites and apps which send Facebook information when they use them, remove that information from their account, and turn […]
Social Media Twitter Launches 6-Second Video Ad Bidding, Providing New Options for Video Marketers Twitter is launching a new video ad option in the form of 6-second video ad bidding, which will see advertisers only charged if and when their video ad is in view for six seconds. According to EyeSee, which conducts studies of […]
