X Adds Video Playback Quality Controls In-Stream
Here’s a potentially handy update for those viewing video content on X. You can now choose the quality of the video playback in-stream, providing more ways to customize your video viewing experience. As you can see, now when you tap on the gear icon along the bottom bar of the video playback on X, you’ll […]
X Continues to Build Out its Video Content Slate via New Deal with The Big 3
Yeah, I’m not certain that X’s “video first” strategy is going to work out, based on Twitter’s past efforts along the exact same lines. Last month, X outlined its new video content approach, declaring that video would be its main growth focus, given that video drives the most engagement in the app, and is already […]
LinkedIn Shares New Insights into its Latest Feed Algorithm Updates
LinkedIn has outlined some of the latest updates to its content distribution algorithm, which could alter your posting approach in the app, including a bigger focus on valuable, evergreen updates, its ongoing efforts to stamp out clickbait approaches, and changes to its “Creator Mode” offering. The notes come via an interview with LinkedIn’s editor in […]
TikTok’s Rights Stand-Off with Universal Music Could See More Tracks Pulled From the App
The fallout from TikTok’s failure to reach a new licensing agreement with Universal Music continues, with Universal now pushing to have all tracks on which its artists have even contributed pulled from the app. As reported by BBC, after TikTok already muting all Universal artists’ tracks in the wake of the licensing dispute, it may […]
X Says There Are Now More Than 1M Open Jobs Posted in the App
While it’s not exactly becoming an “everything app” as yet, X is having success with at least one of its new additions, with over a million open job roles now posted via X Hiring, which is available to X Premium subscribers in the app. There are more than 1 million job postings live on X […]
Threads Expands Saved Posts to All Users
After testing it out with selected users over the past few weeks, Threads is now rolling out its new “Save” post option to all users, which will enable you to tag posts in the app that you want to revisit at a later stage. As you can see from these example screens Threads’ new “Save” […]
LinkedIn Adds More AI-Powered Options to its Recruiter Platform
LinkedIn has unveiled some new AI-powered elements for its Recruiter HR platform, including conversational prompts to help build recruiting projects, improved recruitment process tracking, and AI recommendations for titles and skills in job ads. First off, LinkedIn’s adding AI-assisted elements to your Recruiter projects, which will make it easier to target the right candidates and […]
X Adds New ‘Monetization’ Tab to Help Creators Keep Track of Pending Payouts
X has added a new “Monetization” tab for X Premium subscribers, in order to make it easier for those looking to make money in the app to keep track of their performance on X’s evolving income elements. As you can see in this example, shared by X News Daily, X Premium members are now able […]
Meta Plans to Showcase its Next-Gen AR Glasses Later This Year
With hype around Apple’s Vision Pro sparking more interest in AR and mixed reality, Meta is now looking to take the next steps with its AR glasses project, with reports that Zuck and Co. will unveil their next-gen AR glasses prototype at the company’s Connect conference later this year. According to a new report from […]
Meta Abandons Legal Case Over Data Scraping After Losing Key Judgment
The rules around data scraping, and what constitutes legal and illegal use of people’s personal information, as listed within social apps, remains opaque, as Meta drops its latest lawsuit against a company that had been found to be stealing Facebook and Instagram user data. Though it wasn’t stealing, as such, but merely logging publicly accessible […]