Category: Social Media

Instagram is sticking to its word in keeping the updates coming for its new Edits video editing app, with the launch of four more updated elements for the increasingly handy video creation tool. The latest feature drop includes more precision editing options, as well as some additional text and voice effects. Here’s a look at…

YouTube’s expanding access to its auto-dubbing feature, as well as its expanded idea recommendation elements, while it’s also launching its AI-powered “Dram Screen” option to users in the U.K., as part of its latest round of feature updates. First off, on auto-dubbing. After expanding access to the feature at the end of last year, YouTube…

However you may feel about him personally, you have to admit that in the cliched “all publicity is good publicity” sense, Elon Musk may be among the best to ever do it. Earlier in the month, Musk decided, for whatever reason, that his alliance with U.S. President Trump had come to an end, which led…

TikTok’s trying out another way to boost its livestreaming element, with an updated “Fan Club” option to incentivize viewer engagement. As you can see in this example, Fan Clubs, which are an updated version of TikTok’s “Creator’s Team,” enable livestreamers in the app to drive community interaction, by essentially gamifying the process. Live viewers are…

Meta’s looking to boost the appeal of VR gaming, with a new Xbox-branded Meta Quest bundle, created in partnership with Microsoft, which will enable gamers to get their hands on a limited edition, Xbox-themed Quest headset. As you can see in this example, the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition comes in a sleek-looking black colorway,…

TikTok has launched its latest ”Community Fest” live content event, which will showcase some of the app’s top live creators, as part of a broader push to spark more interest in its livestream offerings. @tiktoklive Celebrate the power of community in Community Fest! This is the festival that crowns the next community LIVE ICON and…

YouTube’s rolling out some changes to its Advanced Mode in YouTube Analytics, which it’s hoping will make it easier for more users to glean relevant, valuable information from the tool, rather than it being only for advanced users. YouTube says that it’s redesigned the Advanced Mode element with “simplicity in mind, making it more intuitive…

WhatsApp has been banned from House staffers’ devices in the U.S., amid rising concerns about the security of the messaging app, and its potential vulnerability to certain types of hacking efforts. As reported by Axios, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has notified all congressional staffers that WhatsApp is to be removed from…

Another aspect of Meta’s recent shift to re-categorize all videos posted to the app (except live-streams) as Reels is that this will also change how Meta counts views for non-Reels clips. Up till the announcement, Meta counted Facebook video views (non-Reels) at 3 seconds of view time, meaning that the video needed to be on-screen…

With Meta making a bigger push to lure sports communities over to its apps, X is looking to fight back, by adding various new sports engagement options which it hopes will enhance game day interaction in the app. X has been working on this since November last year, when it launched its new “NFL Portal”…