TikTok Explores New In-App Messaging and Engagement Options

TikTok could be set to lay down an Uno “Reverse” card on Meta, with new job listings from the app indicating that it’s seeking to develop more social engagement features, which could include messaging, new sharing functions, in-stream chats, and more. As reported by Axios, TikTok has posted several new job ads relating to social […]
Instagram Rolls Out Option to Share Feed Posts With ‘Close Friends’ Only

As it works to better align the app with evolving user behaviors, Instagram’s rolling out a new option to share feed posts with Close Friends only, providing another way to facilitate more enclosed group engagement. As you can see in this example, posted by influencer marketing expert Lia Haberman (via creator Jordan Shalhoub), some users […]
How Marketers Are Using Generative AI [Infographic]

Are you using generative AI tools in your digital marketing process? The latest wave of AI apps have provided a window into a world of new possibilities, though when you actually get down to it, their capacity, at least at this stage, is somewhat limited, in terms of quality, consistency, etc. But there are ways […]
X Improves Tagging Process for Videos That Have Received a Community Note

X has added another valuable element to its Community Notes user-led moderation process, with all instances of any video that gets a Community Note now set to display the message, in any re-shares and posts. As you can see in this example, now, when a Community Notes contributor adds a note to a video in […]
Instagram Tests Out Location Tags in Notes

Instagram’s testing another element within its Notes inbox prompts, with some users now able to add a location tag to their Notes queries. As you can see in these example screens, users in the test pool can add a location marker to their note, which will then link through to the IG location page for […]
TikTok Provides an Update on Its EU Data Center Development and Independent Safety Verification

TikTok has shared an update on its efforts to facilitate more control and transparency over the way it handles the data of European users, in alignment with its commitments to E.U. authorities on its data practices. As part of “Project Clover”, which TikTok announced earlier this year, TikTok’s working to ensure that all E.U. user […]
Meta Takes Another Step Away From News Content With the Removal of Facebook News in More Regions

Meta’s taking another step away from news and politics, with the announcement that it’s ending Facebook News in the U.K., France, and Germany from December this year. Originally launched back in 2019, the Facebook news tab was designed to provide a more trustworthy source of news content in the app, with approved publishers partnering with […]
Instagram’s Rolling Out an Option to Share Feed Posts With ‘Close Friends’ Only

As it works to better align the app with evolving user behaviors, Instagram’s rolling out a new option to share feed posts with Close Friends only, providing another way to facilitate more enclosed group engagement. As you can see in this example, posted by influencer marketing expert Lia Haberman (via creator Jordan Shalhoub), some users […]
Instagram Tests Out Location Tags in Notes

Instagram’s testing another element within its Notes inbox prompts, with some users now able to add a location tag to their Notes queries. As you can see in these example screens, users in the test pool can add a location marker to their note, which will then link through to the IG location page for […]
X Previews Coming Job Ads Improvements, Including Improved Discovery and Job Recommendations

X’s new job listings are seeing good response, with “hundreds” of companies reportedly now listing open roles on their X profile, just two months after the option was first launched. And now, X is looking to add more job functionality into the app, including job recommendations, new ways to share job listings, a centralized job […]