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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 – … Read more
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 … Read more
TikTok has announced a range of new updates for its Safety Center, including new help resources to ensure that parents understand how to best protect their kids when they’re using the app, and what tools they have at their disposal for reporting, detection, etc. TikTok says that the aim of the new update is to “make … Read more
Facebook has provided an update on its efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccine take-up around the world, by maximizing awareness of vaccine availability and reducing misinformation and resistance to the global vaccination program. And while there have been some instances of negative side effects from the vaccine, the consensus from health experts remains that maximizing vaccine take-up … Read more