SOCIAL MEDIA
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Threads Adds Expanded Fediverse Engagement Options
Yeah, I’m still convinced that Meta’s ever going to go all-in on fediverse sharing, and its support of decentralized social media via a network of independent servers. But it is pushing forward with its fediverse experiments in Threads, with the platform today getting a couple of new features for fediverse-connected users. To recap, at launch, Meta made a commitment to…
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Report on Digital Media Consumption Highlights the Rise of Influencers as News Providers
Social platforms have overtaken TV as the key news source for Americans, while influencers are also now playing a bigger part in the broader dissemination of news and information. That’s according to the latest Reuters Institute “Digital News Report,” which incorporates responses from 100,000 people across 48 countries, providing perspective on their digital content consumption habits. You can download the…
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WhatApp Adds Animated Emojis, Combined Avatar Stickers and More
WhatsApp has posted its latest monthly overview of recent app updates, some of which we’ve reported on already, while others are smaller changes that have been rolled out with little fanfare. WhatsApp’s been publishing its monthly feature round-ups since April, in order to ensure that all users are aware of the latest tweaks and changes to your chats. This month’s…
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Pinterest Partners with LTK To Expand Its Product Listings
Pinterest has announced a new partnership with affiliate shopping platform LTK, which will see the best-performing image posts from LTK automatically cross-posted to Pinterest as well. LTK (which is acronym for “like to know”) provides a platform for influencers to showcase affiliate products, via shoppable posts, similar to social media updates. So, really, it’s pretty similar to Pinterest’s listings anyway,…
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LinkedIn Launches Video Creation Integration for Adobe Express
LinkedIn has announced a new integration with Adobe Express, which will enable you to create video content using Adobe’s extensive array of creation tools. As you can see in this video, using the new LinkedIn integration, Adobe Express users will be able to create content using Adobe’s templates and AI tools, with specific elements designed for LinkedIn. As per LinkedIn:…
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Meta Takes Next Steps Towards the Development of True Artificial Intelligence
Meta’s looking to take the next major steps in AI development, which has become a key focus for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as he eyes a new era of digital interaction, where true artificial intelligence can be achieved. Meta’s latest project on this front is its V-JEPA 2 world model, which can help computer systems understand more about their environment,…
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TikTok Outlines Shopping Returns Policies as Extended US Sell-Off Deadline Looms
Retailers using, or looking to use TikTok Shop, take note: TikTok has outlined its returns and refunds policy for all products sold in the app, which retailers need to abide by in listing their items in-stream. And it’s pretty straightforward for the most part, designed to ensure that all in-app shoppers have a positive experience. As per TikTok: “Most items…
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Meta Says Link Posts on Threads Are Seeing Better Performance
Are you seeing more referral traffic from Threads of late? According to Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, the Threads team has been working to improve the reach of links in the app, with a view to encouraging more publishers and creators to post to the app. As per Mosseri: “We’ve been working on making sure links are ranked properly. Links have…
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Snapchat Launches Apple Watch App
Snapchat’s added a new way for users to stay in touch with conversations in the app, with a new Snapchat app for Apple Watch, which will be able to display messages, and enable simple response, from your device. As you can see in this example, as with regular DMs on Apple Watch, you’ll now also be able to view and…
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X Reforms API Pricing as It Seeks More Revenue Options
Given the rising value of data sources, this could be a smart move from X. Or a disastrous one, depending on the specifics of its implementation. According to reports, X has started informing its top-tier Enterprise API subscribers that it will soon shift away from an access pricing model, to a revenue share one instead, which will see X take…
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