Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Pinterest is adding another AI element, as it looks to keep up with evolving discovery behaviors, with a new “Pinterest Assistant” tool that will make it easier to search for products based on examples that you find….
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. WhatsApp’s giving users another way to lock down their chats, and protect their personal data, with Passkey-encrypted chat back-ups, which will give you more complex options for data access, as opposed to your regular password protection. Passkeys,…
Hey, remember how U.S. President Donald Trump did that big signing ceremony for the U.S. TikTok deal in the Oval Office last month, in which he said that Americans should be thankful to him for saving the app? Yeah, that seems to have not had a lot of meaning, outside of symbolic representation, because despite…
LinkedIn’s making it easier to activate Thought Leader Ads in the app, via a simplified discovery and promotion process built into Campaign Manager that will enable you to easily find relevant posts to boost. LinkedIn’s Thought Leader Ads enable brands to boost user-generated content, providing a means to amplify positive comments from their audience. LinkedIn…
Maybe Microsoft finally read one of my posts, or maybe LinkedIn’s no longer seeing “record levels” of growth. Either way, in Microsoft’s latest earnings update, it made no mention of LinkedIn’s engagement stats, for the first time since 2018. As regular SMT readers would know, every time Microsoft releases its quarterly update, it includes a…
Reddit has announced its latest performance update, with the platform that’s become a key inlet for AI chatbots adding more users in Q3, while also boosting its overall revenue intake by a massive 68% year-over-year. First off, on users. Reddit added 5.6 million more daily active users over Q2, taking it to 116 million DAU….
Threads is rolling out new reply approvals and reply filters, which will give Threads users more control over how people interact with their posts in the app. As you can see in this example sequence, with reply filtering, you’ll now be able to switch on a review process, so that no replies will be displayed…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta has published its latest performance update, showing steady increases in revenue and usage, as it continues to invest big on the AI and VR future. First off, on users. Meta added 60 million more users across…
Are you wondering if building a personal brand is worth the effort? Curious about how to stand out in a crowded market while staying true to yourself? In this article, you’ll discover a comprehensive framework for developing a compelling personal brand that opens doors and creates opportunities. Why Personal Branding Matters for Marketers, Entrepreneurs, and…
YouTube’s looking to crack down on depictions of violence in gaming content, while it’s also implementing new restrictions on gambling promotions, in line with evolving community expectations. Which will no doubt irritate at least some portion of the “free speech” crowd, who’ll see this as another assault on their autonomy. But clearly, YouTube is dealing…
