Category: Social Media

As its AI previews cut referral traffic, Google’s looking to help publishers continue to generate income, via a new promotional offering that will enable them to effectively gate their content, in order to drive more subscriptions, showcase more ads, etc. Google’s new “Offerwall” system gives web publishers the option to add an additional pop-up alert…

LinkedIn’s rolling out a new option to make your articles stand out in-stream, which also aligns with its broader push on video content. Soon, all LinkedIn members will be able to add a video in the header image slot on a LinkedIn article. As you can see in this example, posted by social media expert…

X has announced its 18th X Originals video series, with a new “NFL Top 100” program set to air exclusively on the platform from next week. As explained by X: “Produced by NFL Films, ‘NFL Top 100’ will feature three-to-five-minute episodes highlighting the league’s top 100 players, as voted on exclusively by current NFL players….

TikTok has added “Countdown Bidding” as a new option for product listings in selected seller live-streams, which is essentially a virtual auction that’s run within TikTok Live. As you can see in this example, Countdown Bidding activates an eBay-style auction for your listed products within the livestream, so that viewers can bid on a specific…

Snapchat has published a new overview of summer shopping trends for consumers in UAE and Saudi Arabia, which could help to guide your campaigns in these markets. Snapchat’s latest research overview looks at overall usage trends in the period, highlighting key opportunities. As per Snap: “When it comes to hot deals, Snapchat’s summer season (April…

I tell you what, Meta must be very confident that its AI system is smart enough to understand a broad range of contexts in spoken language, because this new summary option in WhatsApp could cause many headaches if it’s not. Today, WhatsApp has announced Message Summaries, which uses Meta AI to summarize the key notes…

Threads has announced a change in the way that it displays topic-based feeds in the app, with users now able to tap into a dedicated “Feeds” menu at the top left of the main feed. As you can see in this example, now, rather than pulling down and swiping across to your other feeds, you’ll…

Look, I don’t think this is going to be a major update for, well, anyone, but it’s another IG option to consider either way. Today, Instagram has announced that all users can now access background colors for their inbox Notes, while you can also add avatar emojis to your add-on notifications. As you can see…

If you manage a Facebook group that’s been inexplicably banned over the last week or so, you’re not alone. As reported by TechCrunch, thousands of Facebook groups have been suspended of late, with many pointing the finger at faulty AI-detection for incorrectly tagging them as violating the platform’s rules. As per TechCrunch: “Based on information…

Not sure what to do with the kids this summer break? TikTok’s looking to help, with a new “Summer Camp” set of in-app activities that’ll guide viewers through a range of hands-on projects, which they can share with others in the app. So it’s not an actual camp, but more a virtual conference for youngsters….