Hey, remember back in June when Twitter made a big announcement about a new option to add audio clips into your tweets? There seemed to be a heap of initial hype around the functionality, with celebrities posting audio clips, social media gurus devising new tweet strategies – it was a magical time. For about five…
Facebook has taken the next big step in its messaging integration plan by announcing new cross-messaging functionality that will link Messenger and Instagram Direct, in various ways. As explained by Facebook: “We’re connecting the Messenger and Instagram experience to bring some of the best Messenger features to Instagram – so you have access to the best messaging experience, no…
Facebook is simply the largest social network sites that connect friends and families with each other; however, Facebook does not just connect friends and families, it is also a platform where singles connect with each other and find love with its Facebook Dating App. Finding love on Facebook isn’t difficult as Facebook has made it…
Nearly a year after it began testing in Colombia, Facebook Dating App is now available in the United States. The product, which is available to users 18 and older, will appear as a new tab within the Facebook mobile app. People who opt in to Dating can create a profile that’s separate from their main…
Facebook is pitching its new dating service with the Facebook dating app as a way for Facebook users to find meaningful relationships through things they have in common (i.e., similar interests and groups). It’s supposed to take away the tediousness of creating a separate dating profile, and even Instagram is integrated, so you can share…
In an effort to improve transparency, and provide more guidance as to how it shows users to content within their feeds, Facebook has today published its Recommendation Guidelines, which includes a listing of topics and themes that are ineligible to be highlighted within its various discovery surfaces. As explained by Facebook: “We make personalized recommendations to…
With the 2020 US Presidential Election looming, Facebook and its efforts to remove coordinated influence activity are becoming ever more important, and no doubt many will be watching the platform’s monthly Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior reports to spot any signs of potential concern ahead of the November poll. This week, Facebook has released its August update of malicious accounts…
TikTok has announced a new integration with Teespring which will enable TikTok creators to sell merchandise that they’ve designed directly to their fans within the app. As reported by The Verge: “Thousands of TikTok creators have already partnered with Teespring to start creating merchandise they can sell to their followers. The integration will allow “creators to create their…
Twitter and its trending topics lists can be problematic for various reasons. Sometimes Twitter’s algorithm will highlight offensive terms, sometimes the trends amplify divisive issues, and sometimes – maybe a lot of the time – it’s just not very clear exactly why a certain word or phrase is trending at all. Which makes you tap…
While Facebook continues to push its Watch video platform in the hope of taking a bigger share of the digital video pie, gamer-focused platform Twitch is also looking to expand on its content options, as it grows its audience, and broadens its potential. Over the past year, Twitch has seen a significant risen in its ‘Just Chatting’…