After years of working around the edges, and trying to find ways to make a bigger dip into eCommerce, the COVID-19 pandemic has finally given Facebook the push is needs to take the next major step. Today, Facebook has launched ‘Shops‘ on both Facebook and Instagram. As explained by Facebook: “Facebook Shops make it easy for…
Could Snapchat play a key role in deciding who will become the next US President? It could certainly have an impact, based on the findings of two new reports. The first comes from Democracy Works, which found that of the 450,000 Snapchatters who registered to vote through its TurboVote process in 2018 – via a campaign that was actively promoted by…
Facebook has reportedly committed more than $1 billion to the development of a new sub-sea cable link designed to improve connectivity in Africa, and connect more people to the internet – and subsequently, connect more users to Facebook. The plan’s part of Facebook’s broader mission to connect with the world, with over 3.5 billion people reportedly still unable to access…
Instagram has been rolling this option out over the last few weeks, but today, it’s officially announced that all users can now save the video of their Instagram Live broadcast to IGTV, and keep it available for viewing for as long as they choose. Up till now, Instagram Live broadcasts have only, technically been available…
Facebook has announced that it has acquired GIF platform GIPHY in a deal reported to be worth around $400 million. GIPHY is the most popular GIF database on the web, with its 500 million daily active users viewing more than 11 million hours of GIFs every day through various surfaces. GIPHY has been able to maximize its usage by offering API integration to…
After first announcing the option late last month, Facebook is now making its new Messenger Rooms multi-participant video hangouts option available to all users globally. Messenger Rooms enables users to host video chat rooms of up to 50 people, with friends able to see when you have a room active at the top of their Facebook…
A common question we’ve been asked about TikTok usage for brands is whether businesses can add whatever songs they want to their TikTok clips, free of constraints or costs. And the answer thus far has been yes; as such usage was seemingly built into TikTok’s existing agreements with music publishers, many of which stemmed from…
Instagram has announced some new tools to give users more control over their on-platform experience and reduce the impact of trolls and abusive actions within the app. First off, Instagram’s rolling out a new bulk comment removal process, which will make it easier to manage your post comment streams. As explained by Instagram: “We know it can…
You may have noticed this in your retweet display over the past few weeks, but now, Twitter is making it official – on iOS at least. From now on, your retweet count will include both basic retweets AND retweets with comments, and you’ll also be able to see which is which in a new listing within…
Snapchat has rolled out an update to its in-app analytics for Creator accounts, while it’s also added a new ‘Quoting’ feature which will enable Creators to respond to replies in their public Stories. As shared by Mike Metzler of Conviva, the new analytics layout provides more specific insight into your Snap performance, and the updated format makes it easy to…