Google has launched a new tool that will enable podcasters that have their podcasts available via Google Podcasts to glean more insights into their audience behaviors in order to recognize relevant trends and shifts and help maximize podcast performance. Called ‘Google Podcast Manager‘, the new analytics platform will provide data on a range of elements. As explained by Google:…
YouTube is reportedly working on a new option which would enable publishers to more directly add paying subscribers to their publications via their YouTube channels, providing another means for the video giant to help support the news industry. As reported by Digiday: “YouTube is developing a tool for news publishers to sell subscriptions to their owned-and-operated digital properties…
Facebook is updating its group settings to stop any Facebook Group, of any size, from changing its settings from ‘private’ to ‘public’, in order to protect group users from unintended exposure. As shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, the new setting will ensure uniformity across all Facebook group types – up till now, Facebook has allowed groups with…
Twitter has launched a new, limited test on iOS which will provide warnings on tweet replies that include potentially harmful language, and could cause unnecessary angst. As explained by Twitter, if your reply includes words or phrases that Twitter’s system has identified as being commonly included in aggressive, harmful, or otherwise offensive tweets, a prompt…
Instagram has announced that it will now surface Stories from official health bodies that you follow higher in your Stories feed, in order to help increase the distribution of key COVID-19 updates and information. Starting today, we’ll bring Stories related to COVID-19 from credible health organizations you follow closer to the top of your tray….
Whats a second, isn’t this…? Didn’t Twitter already announce this? Today, Twitter has announced that some users on iOS and web will now see its new threaded tweet replies layout, which includes a line linking replies to the original tweet. Which is what Twitter also announced back in February. We’ve given conversations a makeover on iOS….
Facebook says that it’s latest conversational chatbot system is able to hold a human-like conversation – and it’s specifically better at doing so that Google’s Meena chatbot process, which the search giant recently praised as an example of how far its processes have evolved. In an unusually pointed research report, Facebook’s team has outlined its new ‘Blender’ chatbot…
I’m not entirely sure what to make of this yet, but according to a new discovery by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Instagram is working on a new ‘DM Me’ sticker for Instagram Stories, which would prompt direct message engagement from your Stories content by tapping on the sticker image. I mean, it makes sense from a…
Here’s a quick but interesting, one – Instagram is adding some new font options for Stories, including new background effects to make your text stand out. Both Instagram and Facebook are constantly adding new Stories features, and it can be hard to keep up with all of them. For example, in the last month alone: Instagram has…
TikTok has added a new ‘Adjust Clips’ video editing feature, which provides a new way to re-shoot and re-arrange specific sections of your TikTok uploads. As explained by TikTok: “Do you find it difficult to get your shot in one fluid take? We’ve made it simple for you. Adjust clips allows users to take different video clips and…