Social Media Twitter Adds Example Tweets to Selected Trends in Order to Provide More Context Twitter’s trending topics lists can be problematic for various reasons. Sometimes Twitter’s algorithm will highlight offensive terms, sometimes the trends amplify divisive issues, and sometimes – maybe a lot of the time – it’s just not very clear exactly why […]
Social Media Twitter Officially Launches New ‘Quote Tweets’ Count on Main Tweet Display After it was spotted in testing last week, Twitter has now officially rolled out its new, separate count listing for ‘Quote Tweets’ on the main tweet display. For the full article click here Facebook Provides an Overview of Content That it Looks to […]
Social Media China Imposes New Rules Which Could Halt TikTok Sell-Off, Triller Enters Bid for the Platform With the US Government’s deadline for the sell-off off TikTok closing in, the Chinese Government has announced new rules which could halt the planned sale by imposing new restrictions on the export of proprietary technology. For the full article […]
Social Media TikTok CEO Resigns as Oracle-Lead Bid Becomes the Lead Contender in the Acquisition Race Wow – 24 hours can certainly a long time in TikTok Land at the moment. Shortly after TikTok announced its new ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ t-shirts and hoodies yesterday, recently appointed CEO Kevin Mayer resigned from the company, while reports […]
Social Media Twitter Provides Tips on Effective Use of Twitter Lists for Social Media Managers Twitter Lists have long been seen by many as a secret weapon within the app, a means to more easily track and categorize different users, and keep tabs on specific industry trends, updates, niche interests, and more. More recently, Twitter […]
Social Media TikTok Shares Official User Counts as Discussions Continue on Takeover Bids With negotiations over the future of the app ongoing, and Microsoft still seemingly the lead bidder for the platform, TikTok has this week revealed its actual user counts for the first time, which detail TikTok-specific user numbers, not incorporating usage of the Chinese […]
Social Media Pinterest Provides Tips for Travel Brands Amid Early Signs of Travel Recovery With COVID-19 lockdowns still in place, in varying forms, in most regions across the world, it may seem like there’s limited opportunity for travel marketing and pitching people on future holiday plans. But according to Pinterest interest in travel is seeing a […]
Social Media TikTok’s Taking Legal Action Against the Trump Administration’s Attempts to Ban the App in the US After assessing its options following the Trump administration’s Executive Order, which will essentially force it to sell to a US company, or face a ban in the American market, TikTok has now confirmed that it will indeed be pursuing legal action against […]
Social Media New Report Finds Facebook is a Major Facilitator of Health Misinformation Here’s a case of serendipitous timing – this week, as Facebook was being praised for its efforts to stop the spread of a new anti-vax promotional video, which aimed to highlight COVID-19 conspiracy theories, a new report was released which showed that Facebook has […]
Social Media What Happens on the Internet Every Minute (2020 Version) [Infographic] It’s amazing to consider the breadth of activity that now happens online – especially in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced more of us indoors, and towards web-based apps and tools to stay connected with each other, and the wider world. Which […]
