Category: Social Media

Bluesky continues to add more Twitter-like functionality, as it works to build itself into a viable alternative to the app now known as X, and amid the rising challenge of Meta’s Threads. Which is going to be a tough ask for the fledgling app, but functionally, Bluesky does offer a comparative offering. It just doesn’t…

Not sure that this is a great indicator of take-up for Meta’s Meta Verified product, but… Over the last few months, Meta has been running a program which includes gifting Meta Verified to selected creators. As you can see in this example, posted by @ayfondo on Threads (and shared by Matt Navarra), Meta’s informing some…

TikTok has published a new guide to home décor trends in the app, and how marketers can tap into discovery behaviors to maximize their home living promotions. The 16-page guide includes overviews of rising trends, as well as usage statistics that relate to home décor engagement in the app, as well as info on TikTok…

We have yet another wrinkle in the ongoing TikTok-U.S. saga. According to a new report from The Information, TikTok is in the midst of developing a new U.S.-only version of the app, as it closes in on a deal with a U.S. partner, in line with the requirements of the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary…

Snapchat has announced a new in-app art project, in partnership with the Palace of Versailles, which aims to provide an interactive historical experience in the grounds of the famous French building. As you can see in these example screens, Snap’s new project includes AR activations within the grounds of the palace, providing additional visual elements…

Threads celebrated its second year of existence over the weekend, and if you logged on, you may have been shown this pop-up notification in your feed: Yes, a party hat, that you can’t place on your profile image, and just sits as an overlay, no matter where your head is placed in the frame, if…

Look, you’ve heard this a million times already, from a million different sources. But with so much of our daily lives now conducted online, and so much of our personal info logged on various digital servers, it’s imperative that you have a strong password process, and that you regularly update your passwords, or use a…

This could be a valuable option for your TikTok promotions. TikTok recently launched its new Brand Consideration ads, which enable advertisers to target different audience sub-segments based on where people are in the purchase journey. This builds on TikTok’s Market Scope insights, which can provide audience insight based on whether they’re in the “Awareness,” “Consideration,”…

Meta’s looking to provide more business messaging options, as messaging usage continues to surge. At its Conversations 2025 conference, which was held in Miami this week, Meta announced a range of new business messaging features, including business AIs in WhatsApp, and calling and voice options for larger brands. It also announced some smaller tweaks, which…

Meta’s expanded its content copyright checking tool to the Reels composer on Facebook, as a means to help creators avoid potential restrictions on their content after publishing. As you can see in this example sequence, shared by @cmcalgary on Threads, Meta’s added a new “Copyright Check” option within the Reels composer tools, which is able…