Social Media Instagram is Testing a New Listing of Stories Mentions to Notify Users Given the rise of Instagram Stories, it’s no surprise to see that Instagram is now looking to add new notification tools and options to help boost user engagement, and to ensure that people are aware of relevant mentions. The latest tool […]
Social Media Twitter Will Now Allow Users to Both Retweet and Retweet with Comment on the Same Tweet This week, Twitter has announced that users can now both retweet and retweet with comment on the same tweet, which up till now has been limited to either one or the other option. The option will provide […]
Social Media Pinterest Adds New Self-Help Tool to Assist Users Dealing with Mental Stress and Fatigue Pinterest is rolling out a new set of self-help tools which are designed to assist users who are dealing with mental health issues by offering quick exercises that they can follow along with, right from the app. Pinterest says […]
Social Media Instagram Adds New Warnings for Accounts Which Are Close to Being Banned Instagram is taking a more active role in stamping out anti-social and concerning behavior on its platform, introducing new tools – and even removing post like counts – in order to focus on user well-being. The latest measure on this front […]
Social Media Twitter’s Trying Out New Icons to Add More Clarity to Reply Streams Last September, Twitter revealed that it was working on a set of radical changes to how tweet replies were presented, adding in new signals which highlighted replies from the original tweeter, identified responses from connections, and so on. And now, Twitter’s […]
Social Media Instagram’s Test of Removing Like Counts is Being Expanded to More Regions Instagram this week is expanding its test of removing like and video view counts to six more regions, including Ireland, Australia and Brazil. Instagram has said that it’s removing likes as part of a broader focus on user wellbeing. Individual users […]
Social Media Facebook Rolled Out a Tool in the U.K. for Users to Report Scam Advertising Facebook rolled out a special tool exclusive to the U.K. that enables people to report ads that they believe to be scams or misleading. Facebook users in the U.K. who encounter an ad that they believe to be a […]
Social Media Facebook Tests ‘Suggested Moderators’ to Help with Group Administration Facebook’s continued push to boost groups usage sees another wrinkle added this week, with a new test of ‘Suggested Moderators’ – group members which Facebook’s system has identified as people who may be able to help you manage your online community. The new option […]
Social Media YouTube Amplifies Monetization Options for Creators YouTube announced new and expanded monetization options for creators at VidCon last Thursday. The platform unveiled Super Stickers that viewers can purchase during livestreams to show support for creators. The animated stickers, which will arrive in the coming months, are available in multiple languages and can be […]
Social Media Facebook Continued Its Efforts to Help People Understand Why Specific Ads Are Served to Them Facebook added more information when users ask, “Why am I seeing this ad?”. Product manager Sreethu Thulasi revealed in a Newsroom post that people on Facebook who used its tools to investigate why specific ads were being to […]
