SOCIAL MEDIA
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Trump Signs off on TikTok Deal as China Weighs Details
Is this news? Look, I don’t even know at this stage. What I do know is that the White House has today published a press release which declares that U.S. President Donald Trump has “saved TikTok” while protecting U.S. national security, based on Trump signing a new executive order that approves the sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based consortium, which…
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Metal Will Open 3 New Retail Outlets in Lead up to Holidays
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta has announced some new retail pop-ups in the lead-up to Christmas, as it looks to maximize take-up of its latest AI glasses models. Meta opened its first “Meta Lab” retail store in LA last year, which is still in operation, and…
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The Most Followed Gen Z Celebrities on Instagram [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Who are the celebrities who have the biggest sway with young audiences, based on their Instagram following? According to this new listing from Visual Capitalist, Kylie Jenner tops the list, with 393 million IG followers, followed by soccer star Kylian Mbappe (126m),…
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Threads Updates Profile Search Capacity
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Threads has quietly integrated a handy new profile search feature, which will make it easier to find relevant posts and mentions from a specific user. Also, it’s a direct copy of a feature that already exists on X, so it could also…
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How To Maximize Video Content Engagement on LinkedIn [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Video is thriving on LinkedIn. Video watch time rose 36% year-over-year in 2024, with short-form video creation growing at twice the rate of other post formats, while video posts are shared 20x more than any other content type in the app. If you’re not…
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Meta Enables Outside Developers To Build Experiences for Its AI Glasses
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Along with the launch of its new AI glasses models, Meta’s also looking to open up its glasses to outside developers, with its Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit, which will enable third-party developers to build apps that link into Meta’s wearable devices.…
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Snapchat Users Took a Trillion Selfies Last Year
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. I don’t know what this says about the current generation, nor the impact that this could reflect in respect to behavioral and social norms. But today, Snapchat has shared a pretty mind-blowing new stat: “Every Snap is a moment for self-expression, connection…
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OpenAI Shares Data on How People Are Using ChatGPT
OpenAI has published a new overview of how people are using ChatGPT, and how usage of its conversational AI tool is evolving over time, which provides some interesting insight into what people are looking to use the tool for, and how that relates to broader trends. The study is based on an analysis of 1.5 million conversations in the app over…
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Meta Accidentally Shares a Preview of Its Upcoming AI Glasses
Looks like somebody at Meta HQ hit publish a little early on its latest video for its upcoming smart glasses project, with the platform seemingly previewing various new styles of glasses, including one with a heads-up display, in the now removed clip. The video, which was uploaded to Meta’s YouTube channel (then removed a short time later), is likely a…
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Reddit Highlights Opportunity for Healthcare Brands
As it seeks to highlight its potential for brands from an expanding array of industries, Reddit has shared some key insights from its recent Health Summit event, where it presented the latest Reddit usage and trend data to more than 170 brand representatives from the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. And if your business is looking to reach this sector, these…
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