About Carly Racklin

Carly Racklin is a content developer and staff writer at Streambank Media. Her short stories and poems have been published in various magazines. On her days off, she can be found knitting, bird-watching, or playing video games.

Text-Based Post Options Coming to TikTok | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-07-26T12:33:37-04:00July 26th, 2023|

All aboard the Threads train! If you’re working on your Threads strategy, Meta has some updates to the new text-based app. They’ve added a ‘following’ feed, where posts are displayed in chronological order as opposed to the curated ‘For You’ feed, giving more users control over what they see. Users also have post translation options, and [...]

Brands Seeing Good Engagement on Threads | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-07-19T13:23:45-04:00July 19th, 2023|

Did you know - this week we celebrated the tenth annual World Emoji Day! Curious about what the most popular emojis are so far in 2023? Check out this article to find out! And now, onto the news. First up, Instagram is looking to boost the usage and quality of Reels by making it easier to [...]

Threads Reaches 100 Million Users | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-07-12T13:25:47-04:00July 12th, 2023|

Meta has catapulted into notoriety with the launch of Threads, their text-based Twitter-like platform, which hit 100 million users in only a few days. Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, recently announced they will be looking into adding some new features such as a following feed, edit button, and post search option. There are also some branded [...]

Meta’s Twitter-Like is Coming | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-07-05T13:28:23-04:00July 5th, 2023|

‘Threads’, Meta’s Twitter-like app is finally coming. It’s set to launch this week, and users will be able to carry over their Instagram usernames to the new platform. Get the scoop here! In other news, Meta recently published a guide on how to creatively use Reels and tap into key trends. Here’s a look. Next up, [...]

The End of TikTok Now | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-06-28T13:33:18-04:00June 28th, 2023|

LinkedIn is continuing along the generative AI train with the development of a new AI-generated posting option. With this tool, you need at least 30 words to outline what you’d like to say, and the tool will do the rest. Keren Baruch, LinkedIn’s head of product, has some insights on the new feature here. LinkedIn also [...]

‘TikTok Truths’ Series to Dispel Myths about Data Usage | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-06-21T13:50:39-04:00June 21st, 2023|

If you’re concerned about data privacy on social media, TikTok has come out with some interesting insights in their new TikTok Truths series, which aims to shed light on things like GPS data, biometric information, and more. Here’s a breakdown. There’s definitely some useful information here! Next, Snapchat is still seriously on the AI train, as [...]

Easier Creator Collaborations on TikTok | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-06-14T13:51:44-04:00June 14th, 2023|

Partnerships between creators and brands are a common part of social media marketing strategies. TikTok is making that easier than ever through the launch of Open Applications on the TikTok Creator Marketplace. The new feature lets creators proactively reach out to brands they want to work with to forge connections.  Here’s how TikTok characterizes the new [...]

AI Chatbot Coming to Instagram DMs | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-06-07T16:09:33-04:00June 7th, 2023|

AI is still a raging hot trend for most of the popular social media platforms. Here are some updates. First up, Snapchat is adding some elements to its My AI chatbot experience, expanding its repertoire to visual responses as well as the text it started with. Snapchat said of the update, “Snap My AI a picture [...]

Snapchat, TikTok, and LinkedIn Experimenting with AI | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-05-31T12:45:25-04:00May 31st, 2023|

The AI trend is continuing across various social media platforms; today we have updates on features from Linkedin, TikTok, and Snapchat! First, after their My AI chatbot feature, Snapchat is launching an image-based AI tool called Dreams. Through Dreams, users can upload images of themselves and generate fantastical snaps of themselves. Not much else is known [...]

Verification Elements Added to LinkedIn Job Listings | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-05-24T13:45:39-04:00May 24th, 2023|

YouTube is expanding access to the Community Posts feature - previously only available to channels with more than 1,000 subscribers, now any user can keep their audiences updated with this feature. You can find it in the Advanced Features tab on the app. Some good news for job-seekers on LinkedIn: verification features are being added to [...]

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