Meta Launches Live Test of New ‘Audiobox’ AI Audio Generation Tools
After previewing its new Audiobox generative AI project last month, which can replicate your voice using just seconds of sample audio, Meta has now launched a publicly accessible demo of the process, which enables you to create custom audio samples based on your own voice and/or text prompts. As explained by Meta: “Audiobox is Meta’s […]
X is Looking to Add Live Video to Spaces Chats
X is looking to add video to live Spaces chats, with a new feature that will enable Spaces participants to switch on video, if they choose, during a live audio broadcast. X owner Elon Musk provided an overview of the coming update during a Spaces chat over the weekend, explaining that: “We’re working on adding […]
Social Platforms Continue to Explore More Enclosed Group Sharing Options to Align with Usage Shifts
With social media usage fragmenting, and more people now sharing more in private groups, it seems inevitable that we’ll eventually move towards segmented social profiles, enabling users to engage in different types of conversations, without annoying the people who follow them for different reasons. We’ve seen various experiments on this front, with Instagram and Facebook […]
New Report Shows In-App Spending on TikTok Continues to Rise
While TikTok’s in-stream shopping push hasn’t taken off as the company had hoped, consumers are spending money in the app, which should keep its expanded opportunities on this front open for some time yet. According to new data from data.ai, TikTok users spent $3.8 billion in the app throughout 2023, up 15% year-over-year, and highlighting […]
Google Provides Insight into the Top Search Trends of 2023, and the Last 25 Years
Google has published its latest “Year in Search” overview, highlighting the most searched topics across various categories over the past year. Google’s annual overview of Search trends provides an interesting summary of the year that was, with Google’s dedicated mini-site providing global and regional insights, as well as interactive displays, games, and more. As per […]
Threads on Course to Launch for EU Users Next Week
Good news with EU social media fans, with Threads looking set for a Dec. 14 launch in the region, just in time to capitalize on holiday engagement. As reported by The Verge, EU Instagram users can now access a countdown timer at www.threads.net, which seemingly indicates the exact time for the upcoming EU launch. Meta […]
Threads Adds Separate Link URL To Help Track Referral Traffic
This is a very handy update for social media managers and web admins. Instagram has now added a new, dedicated domain for Threads, separate from Instagram itself, which will make it easier to track referral traffic from your Threads posts. As Instagram chief Adam Mosseri notes, you’ll now be able to see the specific referral […]
Elon Musk Reinstates Alex Jones’ Account in Latest Controversial Stance
Look, every time you write something even mildly critical of Elon Musk, whether it’s a valid criticism or not, whether it’s an observation based in logic or not, some of Elon’s many fans are going to make their presence known in the comments, accusing you of being anti-freedom of speech, anti-American, anti-intellectual, etc. So here, […]
Threads’ New Topic Tags Highlight Some of the Key Areas of Discussion
One of the benefits of Threads rolling out topic tags to all regions is that we can now get some idea of the most popular trending topics in the app, even if Threads isn’t overly keen on producing its own trending list. And while it’s not an exact science, and it only relates to Threads […]
How To Train ChatGPT To Write In Your Brand’s Tone of Voice [Infographic]
Are you looking for ways to improve your ChatGPT output? Want to train it to write in a more unique tone of voice, in order to better suit your branding? The Creative Marketer shares his ChatGPT prompt tips in this infographic. To enact these, add “Write like [INSERT CHARACTER]” at the start of your ChatGPT instructions. TCM […]