It’s been a long time coming, but Twitter has finally added its DM search bar on Android, bringing it into line with iOS, which has had the option to search DMs by username since 2019. Note that last point – while searching by username is helpful, what would be really helpful in Twitter DM search…
Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is underway, and this week, Facebook has announced a range of new events to help promote API businesses, and support API communities, which have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. As explained by Facebook: “Small businesses have been devastated by the pandemic, and women-and diverse-owned businesses have been even harder…
If you work for a beauty or fashion brand, this is worthy of note: YouTube is this week holding its first-ever #BeautyFest event, which will showcase a range of beauty creators on the platform, who’ll share tips, notes and guides into the latest trends and changes in the sector. As explained by YouTube: “#BeautyFest won’t just be…
Misinformation has become a key focus for every digital platform, and this week, TikTok has announced a new initiative to help improve digital literacy, and stop the spread of misleading reports within its app. Called #FactCheckYourFeed, the new campaign aims to help equip TikTok users with the skills they need to “critically engage with content, navigate our…
With Clubhouse downloads slowing, and Twitter broadening access to its audio ‘Spaces’ tool, Facebook’s new audio social options look set to shake-up the trend even further, with the company now launching the first public test of its recently announced audio tools with users in Taiwan. As reported by Bloomberg: “Facebook is starting the first test of its…
YouTube says that it will be rolling out its new Clips option to 10x more channels over the coming weeks, providing another way to share specific segments from YouTube videos. As it sounds, Clips enables users to select and share a small portion of an eligible video clip (up to 60 seconds in length), which will then…
After announcing the expansion of its TikTok-like ‘Shorts’ option to all US users last week, YouTube has today announced the next phase in its expanding focus on short-form content, with a new ‘Shorts Fund‘ that will see YouTube pay out $100 million to top Shorts creators to provide additional support, and motivation, for their efforts. As explained by YouTube: “Since…
This will be interesting. After a wave of controversy with its first attempt, WhatsApp is gradually rolling out its new Privacy Policy update once again, which will see the app share more data with Facebook – though only in relation to business-specific actions within the messaging platform. WhatsApp originally opted to delay change after strong user resistance,…
With competitors rising, TikTok is working to establish stronger monetization processes for its short-form video content, in order to capitalize on its massive potential, and provide more motivation to keep its top users posting to the app, as opposed to moving on to more lucrative pastures. A key element of this will be eCommerce – …
Instagram has added a new ‘Pronouns’ option on user profiles which lets users select up to four pronouns so that people know how they should be referred to within interactions. As you can see here, the new option is listed in your profile settings – just select ‘Edit Profile’>’Pronouns’ and you can enter in your…