After first launching its new photo and video transfer tool to users in Ireland last December, Facebook is this week expanding the option to users in the US and Canada, which enables you to easily transfer all of your Facebook photo and video content to Google Photos. As noted in Facebook’s original announcement: “At Facebook, we believe that … Read more
LinkedIn is adding a new way to help employers and candidates connect via video – an increasingly important consideration during the COVID-19 lockdowns – while it’s also launching a new, AI-enabled assessment tool that can help interview candidates better prepare for the interview process. First off, with more job interviews being conducted in isolation, LinkedIn is … Read more
With messaging use on the rise during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Facebook now appears to be looking for more ways to prompt direct engagement between users. Along with a new ‘DM Me’ sticker for Instagram Stories, which would enable users to message a Story creator with a tap on the sticker, Facebook is also working on a ‘Hit Me … Read more
This will be welcome news for social media managers looking to make the most of TikTok. This week, the platform has added a new login option on its website, meaning you can now access your TikTok account via your desktop PC, where you can view your analytics, upload videos, etc. The login option is at the top … Read more
The platform is currently testing a new display format for retweets, which would incorporate both retweets and retweets with comments into a single, overall retweet count. Twitter fans, rejoice. As you can see in this tweet, shared by user Bruce Floyd, in this new display format, all of your various retweets would be incorporated into one data point. … Read more
In its latest effort to improve content transparency in the lead up to the US election, Facebook is adding new location markers on individual business profile posts, on both Facebook and Instagram, which will highlight where the managers of that page or account are primarily located, helping to provide additional context. As you can see in this … Read more
With more people switching to working from home amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, Facebook is adding some new features to its professional Workplace platform, catering to both rising demand and usage trends. First off, Facebook is adding a new Knowledge Library where businesses will be able to keep company resources on the platform. As explained by Facebook: “Knowledge Library … Read more
To help with this, Instagram has this week shared some key tips on how brands can maintain audience connection via Instagram Stories. Amid the COVID-19 shutdowns and the broader human impacts of the pandemic, it’s difficult for marketers to understand where they’re placed, and how they can, and should, maintain the connection with their audiences at this … Read more
After many questions were raised about the new Apple and Google contact tracing API, which will enable health authorities to send alerts to people who’ve potentially been in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19, the tech giants have announced some updates to the system, which they’re aiming to make available for use by regional health … Read more
Facebook has outlined its latest advancement in the early detection and removal of fake profiles, this time through the use of data related to friend requests, and the variance in friend request rejection between real people and fake profiles. As explained by Facebook: “Online social networks are frequently targeted by malicious actors who create fake accounts for the purpose … Read more