With Facebook looking to make eCommerce a bigger focus in order to assist businesses impacted by COVID-19, The Social Network has this week announced a new, specific eCommerce element within its startup accelerator program, which will provide training and support to “innovative commerce startups” that are looking to improve the online shopping experience. The program will be…
WhatsApp has officially launched a new feature that will enable users to immediately search for additional context on any highly forwarded links via a Google search prompt included within the message stream, another measure to help slow the spread of misinformation via the app. As explained by WhatsApp: “Today, we’re piloting a simple way to double-check [the content of…
Snapchat is working on a new way to share music within Snaps, which could be seen as another nod towards the rising popularity of TikTok, though there are some variances in the application. As you can see in this sequence, the new option will enable users to add music to their snaps – pre or…
Google has announced that it will now include more detail within its ‘Why this ad?’ transparency listings, while it’s also planning to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome as it works to improve its data protection measures. First off, on its ad-specific listings – on every Google ad, users are able to tap on an icon within…
Facebook has launched a new update for its Messenger chat plug-in for websites, which enables businesses to prompt direct message conversations with visitors to their site via a pop-up chat window. Facebook has updated the design and format of the plug-in and made it easier to integrate into your website code. But the biggest change is that…
If you’re not paying attention to the rise of gaming culture, you’re missing a huge chunk of how the next wave of consumers connect and interact. The majority of the top-performing channels on YouTube relate, in some way, to gaming culture, while gaming more generally is set to become a $196 billion industry by 2022. And…
In a move that will be a surprise to absolutely no one, Instagram has today announced that it’s making is TikTok-like ‘Reels’ functionality available in 50 regions, including the US, in addition to the 4 where it was already available. Well, I mean, Instagram did already announce that Reels would be launched in the US in August,…
YouTube is adding some more new insights to its Creator Studio dashboard, along with a new display for Stories analytics in its mobile app. The features were announced in the latest Creator Insider video, and add to the existing analytics options that YouTube has rolled out for Creator Studio over the past few months. The main addition is…
As the US tech giants weigh a possible takeover offer for the rising video app, TikTok has this week announced a new set of measures to better detect and remove misinformation on its platform, while it’s also, interestingly, working with experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect against foreign influence. Interestingly, in this sense,…
With its unmatched database of career and education histories, now incorporating some 690 million total member profiles, LinkedIn is in a unique position to change the recruitment industry as we know it, and ensure that the right people are matched to the right job, improving outcomes for both recruiters and job seekers. But LinkedIn also…