Instagram Will Now Enable Users to Create Custom Sticker from Still Image Posts
Instagram’s added a new option that enables you to cut out elements of still image posts, which you can then re-use as stickers in your own Stories and Reels. As you can see in this example flow, Instagram’s new “Create a cutout sticker” is available within the three dots menu display on any publicly posted […]
TikTok’s Testing an AI Song Generation Process in the App
TikTok’s testing out another generative AI element, with some users now being prompted to use a new “AI Song” option, which, as it sounds, is able to generate original music, based on text prompts, to accompany your clips. As you can see in these example screens, posted by app researcher Jonah Manzano, TikTok’s new “AI […]
Meta Launches New Creator Management Tools to Facilitate Links Between Talent and Talent Managers
Meta’s launching a range of new creator management tools within its Business Suite, which will provide more ways for agencies to manage their talent across Meta’s apps. And with more creators seeking to monetize their audience, creator management businesses are on the rise, providing a valuable, centralized connection option to facilitate more brand sponsorship deals. […]
DoubleVerify Expands Assurance Partnership with Meta
Meta advertisers will now be able to access an extra level of assurance over their ad placement, with data measurement platform DoubleVerify announcing an expansion of its partnership with the social media giant, which will now see DV offer brand safety and suitability coverage for Facebook and Instagram Feeds and Reels. DoubleVerify provides brand safety […]
WhatsApp Announces New Tools for Channels, Including Polls and Voice Notes
WhatsApp has announced some new features for its increasingly popular Channels broadcast messaging option, including in-stream polls, voice notes, and a new way to share public Channel posts as a personal Status update. First off, on polls. Now, Channel admins will be able to send out polls to their audience, providing another way to spark […]
Snapchat Provides New AR Art Activation in Partnership with Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Snapchat’s once again looking to highlight the potential of integrating AR and classic art, via a new partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which will see an augmented reality try-on element included within its latest exhibition of 20th- and 21st-century women’s clothing in the United States. As explained by FAMSF: “Have […]
LinkedIn Shares Insights into B2B Marketing Trends of Focus [Infographic]
What are the key trends of focus among B2B marketers, and how are they looking to tap into the latest opportunities and market shifts? LinkedIn partnered with Ipsos to conduct a survey of over 2,000 B2B marketers from around the world, in order to get their insights into what they see as the most important […]
LinkedIn Adds New Tools for Job Seekers, Including Job Preference Highlights and AI Assistant Tools
LinkedIn has added some new features for job seekers, including job listings by different categories, job preference highlights, and new AI job application assistant tools. Which still seem counter-productive, given that employers probably want to assess a job seekers actual communication skills, as opposed to getting a robot-written message. But inevitably, this is the way […]
TikTok Shares New Guide To Help Marketers Connect With French-Speaking Canadians
Looking to market to French-speaking Canadians? This’ll help. Today, TikTok has published a new overview of how French-speaking Canadians engage in the app, based on market research conducted by Legér, one of Canada’s largest market research firms. And while it is relatively niche in overall terms, there are over 7 million native French speakers in […]
Threads Now Lets You Hide Both Like and Share Counts
Here’s a small, but handy update. A change within the latest version of Threads enables you to hide both Like and Share counts on your posts in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, the new listing now enables you to select “Hide like and share […]