Amid the COVID-19 lockdowns across the world, remote work has become a key focus, with millions of professionals finding new ways to maintain focus and productivity outside the office environment. And that, logically, has to lead to many seeking out advice and guidance to help them maximize their WFH effort. That focus is reflected in…
I’m not sure about the potential of LinkedIn Stories as yet. After initially launching the new option in Brazil back in April, LinkedIn then followed that up with steady expansions into France, the Netherlands, and UAE over the next month (May), then Australia a month after that (June). But then the roll-out stopped, with no new…
After giving users to capability to export their posted photos and videos to Google Photos last December – the first step in its broader Data Portability Initiative – Facebook is now also facilitating the transfer of your Facebook visual content to Dropbox and Koofr, as it continues to explore new options in this respect. As explained by Facebook: “We’ve long believed…
TikTok has added a new feature which enables users to re-use snippets of other people’s video clips, in order to create responses and remixes on the theme. As explained by TikTok: “Stitch allows users the ability to clip and integrate scenes from another user’s video into their own. Like Duet, Stitch is a way to reinterpret and add…
So what’s the latest on the TikTok takeover stakes? With the US Government’s September 15th deadline drawing ever-near, reports earlier in the week suggested that TikTok owner ByteDance had decided on a winning bid, and that an announcement was imminent. But complications arising from the Chinese Government’s newly imposed rules on the export of technological advancements, including digital…
Twitter has announced a new push to improve its accessibility options in order to ensure that tweets can be accessed and utilized by all potential users. As explained by Twitter: “Testing voice Tweets earlier this summer made us realize how much work we still need to do as a company, and we made a commitment to make Twitter more…
Two months after launching its TikTok-like ‘Reels’ functionality to users in India, following the ban of TikTok in the nation, Instagram is now adding a new, dedicated Reels tab on the lower function bar of the app for Indian users. This may not be great news for TikTok. As confirmed by Instagram chief Adam Mosseri: “Today we’re…
Is Facebook Watch really a significant video platform? It’s hard to say how successful Watch is, or will be, based on its performance thus far, but as per Facebook, it is seeing more usage over time: “Today, more than 1.25 billion people visit Watch every month to discover and share videos from millions of creators and publishers.” Which…
TikTok has launched a new Marketing Partner Program, which is the platform’s latest element in its push to expand its advertising potential, and maximize the opportunity for brands. As per TikTok: “We’re building new opportunities for marketers to be creative storytellers and meaningfully engage with the TikTok community [and] we’re thrilled to collaborate with some of the most…
It’s not just Facebook’s messaging tools that are slowly becoming more intertwined – this week, some users have reported seeing this notification in their Facebook feed: The note, as you can see, explains that some users are now able to view Instagram Stories on Facebook, with the Instagram Story appearing within the Facebook Stories feed,…