February 07, 2024
7 Facebook Ain't Dead YetThis week is the 20th anniversary of Facebook. Yep, it's true, twenty years. Time flies when you're knee-deep in lawsuits and all sorts of rumors and speculation, doesn't it? Despite the claims that Facebook is really "Deadbook," Mark Zuckerb...
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8 LinkedIn Kicks Creator Mode Option to the CurbLinkedIn is getting rid of the Creator Mode option and making most of its features optional tools for all users. It's all part of the platform's master plan to move away from hashtags and toward AI systems to assist with discovering content. And w...
Read moreFebruary 02, 2024
2 Senate Grills Social Media CEOs About Child SafetyThe heat is on as the U.S. Senate grills social media CEOs regarding the efforts they're making to protect our children from predators online. This isn't new. Concerns about how safe kids are online is an ongoing fight, but now Senators are making...
Read moreFebruary 01, 2024
4 TikTok Wants Your Brand To Be a Laughing MatterWe can all use a good joke, right? According to TikTok, being funny is the "in thing," Now, TikTok is pushing for brands to step it up in the humor department, for their own good, of course. According to TikTok, 30% of its users say the funny...
Read moreJanuary 31, 2024
3 Meta Introduces Brand Protection MeasuresWith all the scammers and impersonators online, it's getting harder to protect brand reputation, but now Meta is giving brands new tools to help with the fight. These new tools, which focus on protecting your trademark, curbing counterfeits, ...
Read moreJanuary 30, 2024
5 X Considers Moderation Tactics After AI SnafuWhile Elon has insisted that crowd-sourced input is the way to curb harmful content, it seems there's still a bit of a challenge. Last week, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift being sexually assaulted by NFL fans grabbed the spotlight on X, gaini...
Read moreJanuary 26, 2024
1 Meta Enhances Safety Measures for TeensIn an age where the risks of online interactions with adolescents loom large, Meta has unveiled updates to Instagram and Facebook Messenger, placing increased emphasis on shielding minors from potential threats. These changes signal a proactive mo...
Read moreJanuary 23, 2024
5 TikTok May Need To Rewind the ClockTikTok was the world's top app in 2023 when it came to downloads and consumer spending, but it was a far cry from popularity in 2023 for, you know, actual users. That honor goes to Facebook, holding the number-one spot for monthly users, foll...
Read moreJanuary 19, 2024
3 Instagram Lets You Stop the Presses for ErrorsAny social media manager or content creator knows things aren't always perfect. You work hard to get it right, to avoid errors, and to upload the perfect content, only to look at it once it's gone live to find errors, wrong links, misinformation, ...
Read moreJanuary 19, 2024
2 Do We Say TikTok It or Google It?The days of not taking TikTok seriously are fading like a great pair of blue jeans. The latest word is that TikTok could be giving Google a run for its money as the next big search engine. That sounds a little far-fetched, but we're not joking....
Read moreJanuary 17, 2024
1 Substack Could Be Your New Fashion StatementYour first question might be, "What the heck is Substack?" Substack is a free email newsletter platform that lets publishers have direct access to their audience. Creators using Substack can grow their portfolios, find new audiences, and earn m...
Read moreJanuary 17, 2024
3 Grab Your Shorts: New YouTube Editing ToolsAs we've mentioned in previous reports, video shorts on YouTube are a hot commodity, viewed by 2 billion logged-in users monthly. That's a lot of eyeballs on your video. Now, YouTube makes it easy to tweak your video layouts when you turn you...
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