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X Launches New Chat Experience in Beta, a Precursor to Payments
X is moving ahead with its reformation of messaging in the app, with some users now able to access the initial beta of X’s updated “Chat” element. As you can see in these examples, shared by app researcher Jonah Manzano, X is rebuilding its DM back-end with enhanced privacy in mind, with encryption being a foundational element of the new…
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LinkedIn Removes Custom CTA Links from User Profiles
LinkedIn is removing the option to add a custom link to your profile, which is currently available to Premium subscribers in the app. As you can see in this example sequence, LinkedIn’s custom profile CTA buttons, which it added as a Premium feature back in 2023, enable users to choose from a range of CTA options (e.g. “Visit my Store”,…
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ChatGPT’s Rising Traffic Versus Other Top Websites [Infographic]
No matter how you look at it, ChatGPT has had a transformative impact on web usage trends, and the broader tech industry as a whole. Because while generative AI tools in a similar vein to ChatGPT have been in development for years, with Meta, Google, and many others exploring the possibilities of AI tech, no one had launched a user-friendly,…
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LinkedIn Provides More Ad Engagement Insight in Revenue Attribution Report
LinkedIn’s looking to provide marketers with expanded insight into how their campaigns influence company purchases, with a new addition to its Revenue Attribution Report that will show how different people from a target company have engaged with your ads. As explained by LinkedIn: “In B2B sales, buying decisions are rarely made alone – they often involve a buying committee of…
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Instagram Adds New DM Options, Including Voice Clip Transcription
Instagram’s announced a couple of messaging updates, as it continues to lean into rising DM usage in the app. Indeed, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri recently reiterated once again that “way more photos and videos are shared into DMs” than to any other element of the app, even going so far as to label it “a paradigm shift” in user behavior,…
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Snapchat May Soon Unpin Its ‘My AI’ Chatbot From the Top of Feeds
Snapchat may soon unpin its My AI chatbot from the top of your chat feed, based on whether you actually use it, and if it’s adding to your Snap experience. As every Snapchat user would be aware, back in 2023, Snapchat launched its My AI chatbot, which provides an AI assistant in the app, ready to respond to any of…
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Meta Launches Ray Ban AI Glasses in More Regions
Meta’s Ray Ban AI glasses are now available to a lot more users, with Meta launching the device in Mexico, the UAE and India, in its biggest hardware expansion yet. Consumers in each region will now be able to get their hands on a pair of Meta’s increasingly popular connected wearables, which have taken off since Meta added live AI…
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YouTube Announces Latest Participants in ‘Foundry’ Musician Support Program
YouTube has announced the latest iteration of its “Foundry” music support initiative, which aims to provide expanded promotional opportunities to emerging musicians, especially those who also create impactful visual content to accompany their tracks. Now in its ninth year, the independent artists selected for the Foundry program are given access to direct support from YouTube, as well as exclusive workshops,…
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X Implements New Measures To Detect Manipulation of Community Notes
X quietly rolled out an important update to its Community Notes program last week, with the implementation of a new process that can detect coordination between Community Notes contributors. As explained by X: “We’ve extended Community Notes ability to detect coordinating contributors with additional features targeting coordination between note writers and raters. When the scoring algo detects anomalous correlations in…
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X Rolls Out Support for 4K Video Uploads
It’s taken a little longer than Elon Musk had hoped, but X has officially announced that 4k video uploads are now supported in the app. So now, you’ll have more options when presenting your video clips on X, which could help you reach a wider audience, and gain more traction with your uploads. Selected creators were actually given the capacity…
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