YouTube Expanding AI Disclosures | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-03-27T13:27:23-04:00March 27th, 2024|

To start us off, LinkedIn has an exciting update for brands: the ability to send and receive messages for Company Pages! Next, some news from YouTube. Here’s what you can expect to see: The ability to skip ahead to the most interesting part of a clip, powered by AI, is currently in the testing stages.  A [...]

Meta Updates Ad Offerings | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-03-13T12:47:58-04:00March 13th, 2024|

If you’re looking to advertise through Meta, I have good news for you! Adjustments and new formats are coming to the Advantage Suite, and more: shop ads, reminder ads, advanced analytics, and much more. Check it all out here! Instagram’s got some updates coming to DMs as messaging is slowly but surely becoming a bigger part [...]

Cross-Posting Between Facebook and Threads Is On the Way! | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-02-28T12:39:05-05:00February 28th, 2024|

Our first update today comes from LinkedIn. The recruiter platform is getting more AI elements - with smarter search topics, filter suggestions, and AI-assisted targeting for job candidates. You can find all the details here.  Instagram is also bringing some updates to livestreaming, giving broadcasters the ability to play games with viewers in-stream, with question-and-answer prompts [...]

Threads Updates + Algorithm Insights | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-02-21T12:44:42-05:00February 21st, 2024|

Just as TikTok has lost access to a huge amount of musical tracks, YouTube launches a new range of music options for Shorts called Remix, bringing four options to choose from: Sound, Green Screen, Cut and Collab. Check out the details here!  The second update we have to share is coming to YouTube Studio, which allows [...]

YouTube Expanding Safety Measures for Young Users | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-02-07T12:40:19-05:00February 7th, 2024|

Great news! If you’ve been hoping to try out the Twitter-like platform Bluesky, it is now available to all users!  Also, TikTok is looking to get users to search more with the addition of a dedicated search shortcut that can be added to the home screen.  Meta is on track to establish new generative AI rules [...]

Meta Launches New Brand Protection Tools | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-01-31T12:38:54-05:00January 31st, 2024|

First up on the docket today, Instagram has given users the ability to make custom cut-out stickers from still images in their posts, which can be used in Stories and Reels. How fun! Also, users can now opt out of showing read receipts in DMs. This feature is available in individual chats or available in general [...]

The End of Meta’s Detailed Ad Targeting | What’s New in Social Media

By |2024-01-17T13:22:14-05:00January 17th, 2024|

Happy new year, all! Just a few updates today. Do you tend to catch typos just as you press “post?” Well, good news! Instagram has added an option to stop Stories mid-upload.  Threads is still adding new features to keep engagement up. Now users have been given the option to hide like and share counts on [...]

LinkedIn Expanding Educational Tools | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-12-27T12:57:24-05:00December 27th, 2023|

What’s happening in social media this week? A lot for Instagram! Let’s take a look at the highlights: Notes are getting more popular, especially with teens using the app. The next version of this feature is coming to profiles and feed posts - where mutual followers can leave notes and looping videos for each other that [...]

Expansions at Meta and Threads | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-12-13T13:26:30-05:00December 13th, 2023|

First up, an update from LinkedIn: The LinkedIn Guide to Creating features the community’s “fantastic insights on the content you want more of, such as tips on driving engaging conversations, carving out your own niche, and investing in yourself, are part of what has guided this change.” Secondly, Meta is expanding their fact-checking program to cover [...]

Meta Removes Cross-App Communication | What’s New in Social Media

By |2023-12-06T12:59:30-05:00December 6th, 2023|

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday - and now onto the updates. First up, TikTok has launched the ‘Artist Account’ option to help musicians on the app optimize their reach through helpful new tools.  Next, Instagram is looking to encourage more engagement with Stories by launching a new option called “Hype.” Though not much [...]

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