If you haven’t got the new Twitter Story… sorry, ‘Fleets’ option as yet, you may have to wait a little longer – according to Twitter, it’s delaying the expanded roll-out of Fleets just a little bit due to performance and stability concerns. We’re slowing down the rollout of Fleets to fix some performance and stability problems….
With a COVID-19 vaccine nearing release, the major tech platforms have agreed to partner on a new program, in conjunction with fact-checking organizations, in order to formulate new, improved approaches to combatting vaccine misinformation. As reported by BBC: “Taking part in the effort alongside Facebook, Google-owned YouTube and Twitter are the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media…
Snapchat is looking to get ahead of the next creator shift by acquiring rising music creation app Voisey, which enables users to create their own tracks using a range of vocal effects. As you can see from these screenshots, Voisey‘s UI looks a lot like TikTok, and it has indeed been described as ‘TikTok for music creation’….
With Instagram putting more emphasis on Reels as it seeks to combat the rise of TikTok, a key area where Instagram can beat its rival is in monetization, and offering more lucrative brand partnership options and processes, in order to help users make money from their clips. Instagram has more advanced systems in place for…
While 2020 hasn’t played out as anybody would have planned, or hoped for, there are still various opportunities for seasonal and event tie-ins that can help boost your promotions, especially coming into the last two months of the year. And while Twitter’s monthly event calendars are looking a little less full as a result of COVID-19, they…
YouTube has provided some new insights into how its search and discovery systems work, and what factors influence where your video is shown, and who its shown to, along with how creators can maximize their opportunities on the platform. YouTube addresses several key questions here, including: Will a few poor-performing videos impact future video/channel performance? YouTube says…
Facebook is testing some new visual effects options for still images posted to News Feed, which add simulated, video-like movement to your pictures. As you can see in these screenshots, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, the new options provide two sets of visual effects tools for your still image uploads: ‘Layout’ provides different presentation styles for multi-image posts…
In another important step in Facebook’s ongoing efforts to become the critical tech infrastructure element in the emerging Indian market, the Indian Government has this week approved an expansion of payments within WhatsApp, opening the door for the next stage of Facebook’s eCommerce push. As reported by TechCrunch: “National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the body that operates…
In what appears to be an expansion of its #LearnOnTikTok program, which it first announced back in May, TikTok is now testing a new, dedicated ‘Learn’ stream of videos within the app. Currently in testing, and appearing for only some users, the stream, as noted, looks to be an expansion of its @LearnOnTikTok program, which is…
After months of testing, WhatsApp has today announced that all users can now access its new ‘disappearing messages’ feature, which will see all new messages sent within the designated chat self-erase after 7 days. As explained by WhatsApp: “When disappearing messages is turned on, new messages sent to a chat will disappear after 7 days, helping the conversation feel lighter…