As you’re no doubt aware, Meta is defending itself against an FTC antitrust case at the moment, which has seen Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg face several days of questioning in a federal court, in regards to the company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, and is motivations in buying up potentially competing apps. And most of…
xAI has added new memory capacity to its Grok chatbot, which will enable Grok to recall elements of your previous interactions with the bot, in order to customize future responses. As you can see in this example, using its memory of your past questions and responses, Grok will now be able to tailor its future…
xAI has released its initial version of “Grok Studio,” a new expansion of its Grok chatbot designed to incorporate multiple inputs, and generate reports, code, even browser games, via Grok outputs. Today, we are releasing the first version of Grok studio, adding code execution and google drive support. Grok StudioGrok can now generate documents, code,…
Instagram appears to be testing two new search filters for the Reels tab, which would enable you to sort your recommended Reels by “Latest” or “Most Viewed.” As you can see in this example, posted by Brent Colmer (and shared by social media expert Lindsey Gamble), some users are now seeing the new filter options…
While Meta’s AI chatbot and image generation features are fairly generic, in terms of other consumer-facing AI tools available on the market, where Meta could really benefit from generative AI is in VR creation, and eventually, enabling VR users to speak entirely new experiences into existence, literally, then explore those creations. And this week, Meta…
With Threads passing its 20 month mark recently, and amid ongoing discussion about the potential for the app’s growth, and the relative decline of the platform formerly known as Twitter, it’s worth checking in on exactly where the real-time social market is at, and what kind of growth Threads, X, and Bluesky are currently seeing….
Instagram appears to be testing two new search filters for the Reels tab, which would enable you to sort your recommended Reels by “Latest” or “Most Viewed.” As you can see in this example, posted by Brent Colmer (and shared by social media expert Lindsey Gamble), some users are now seeing the new filter options…
Meta’s click to messaging ads have seen significant growth of late, with the promotions helping brands tap into the familiarity and intimacy of DMs, and sparking immediate connection. Indeed, Meta has reported that click-to-message ads, in all formats (for Messenger, IG Direct, and WhatsApp) have been gaining popularity, which could make them a viable consideration…
LinkedIn has announced a new expansion of its Wire video promotion offering, which enables brands to place their video ads alongside premium publisher content in the app. As you can see in this example, through the program, brands can place their video ads at the beginning of a chosen publishers’ video clip (pre-roll), adding a…
YouTube’s expanding its Hype program, which aims to help lesser-known creators gain more exposure in the app, while it’s also shared some new advice on its updated process for mid-roll ad placements, which will come into effect next month. First off, on Hype, which enables viewers to allocate “hype points” to videos from emerging channels,…
