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 […]
Social Media Facebook is Removing its Group Stories Option as of September 26th After recently announcing a new multi-contributor Stories option for public figures, Facebook has followed that up with the removal of its similar ‘Group Stories’ functionality, which enables Facebook group members to contribute to a single, collaborative Story within that group. Facebook launched […]
Social Media Facebook is Expanding its Playable and AR Ad options Ahead of the Holiday Season Facebook has this week announced the expansion of its interactive ad options, including playable games, and AR tools which let you ‘try on’ make-up. First off, Facebook’s bringing video poll ads to your News Feed, an engaging, interactive way […]
Social Media Instagram Implements New Restrictions on Diet and Cosmetic Surgery Ads After consulting with various experts on mental health and wellbeing, Instagram has announced that it will implement new restrictions on posts related to diet products and cosmetic surgery. Various groups have raised concerns about the impact of such advertising, particularly on younger, more […]
Social Media Pinterest brings Shoppable Pins to visual searches for fashion, home products Pinterest announced on Tuesday it has advanced its Lens capabilities, making it possible for the visual search tool to now identify more than 2.5 billion fashion and home products. With this latest advancement, the company is adding fashion and home related Shoppable […]
Social Media Facebook video marketers get new tools, metrics for Live, Watch Parties, Creator Studio Facebook is releasing new features and metrics for its Live API, Watch Parties and within its Creator Studio, all of which can be used by marketers to advance their video efforts. Video creators on the platform are also getting a […]
Social Media Facebook Expands ‘Today In’ Local News Section to More Than 6,000 US Cities and Towns Facebook has this week announced that localized versions of the offering, which is designed to promote increased civic engagement, will now be made available to over 6,000 cities and towns across the US. Today In’, which is available […]
Social Media Instagram’s Reportedly Working on a New Tool Which Replicates TikTok’s Key Features This week, reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong has found that Instagram is once again replicating a competitors’ features, this time with TikTok in the firing line. As explained by Wong, Instagram is working on a new, TikTok like tool called […]
Social Media Facebook Adds New Tools for Public Figures, Including Multi-Contributor Stories and Product Tags Facebook has this week announced a new set of updates for public figures – and they provide an interesting glimpse as to where we might see Facebook Stories, in particular, headed in the near future. First off, Facebook is adding […]
