December 05, 2023
11 Cash In with Reddit's Conversion PlacementEverybody loves a good carnival ride, right? Now Reddit is introducing a carousel, but not the kind you find in an amusement park. Remember when LinkedIn got rid of its carousel ads? Not Reddit. Reddit is going the opposite way as the p...
Read moreNovember 30, 2023
12 TikTok Pushes Long-Form VideoThe originators of the short-attention-span video are now pushing for long-form video. It's no secret that TikTok has allowed ten-minute videos for some time, while YouTube Shorts is still stuck with a 60-second limit. The logic behind the shor...
Read moreNovember 29, 2023
7 Meta's New Subscription Model Hits Troubled WatersRemember when Meta introduced those expensive ad-free plans for Facebook and Instagram back in November? Not that long ago, right? Well, the company is already wading into troubled waters with the European Union (UE). It doesn't take Meta ...
Read moreNovember 27, 2023
13 Pinterest's Hidden Power as a Luxury Marketing...In the colorful tapestry of creativity, where cat memes and outfit inspo reign supreme, there exists a virtual wonderland often overlooked by the masses: Pinterest. While it may seem like a haven for design aficionados and DIY fans, recent insight...
Read moreNovember 21, 2023
20 The Hits Keep Coming for X As Major Advertisers BailThings are never smooth sailing when it comes to Elon and X. Even as he introduces ways to make the platform more likable and sustainable, he finds a way to alienate. As always, X (and Elon) can't seem to make friends this past week. The plat...
Read moreNovember 20, 2023
7 TikTok Gets Chatty About Advertising PoliciesTikTok is taking some big steps to make it a little easier for users and advertisers to better understand how the platform handles ads for advertisers and users. TikTok, of course, points out that "businesses show ads on TikTok to reach peopl...
Read moreNovember 17, 2023
7 Instagram Users Get a Surprise With Big UpdatesMeta is promising some new surprises for Instagram users. Among the goodies users can expect will be shiny new editing tools for Reels, a Media Clip Hub, new fonts and voices, an audio browser, custom stickers, awesome filters, an easier editing p...
Read moreNovember 16, 2023
10 Get Ready To Jump off the LinkedIn CarouselWe hope you're ready because the time has come to get off the carousel. It's been in the news for at least a month now. LinkedIn is saying bye-bye to carousel posts, profile videos, and its in-image linking option. Straight from LinkedIn: "St...
Read moreNovember 15, 2023
8 Elon's New X Algorithm Aims To Help the Little GuyElon is one of those guys who draws all kinds of attention and is sometimes an easy target for not-so-flattering press, but here's some news that will be hard to find fault with. The company formerly known as Twitter (kind of rolls off your t...
Read moreNovember 14, 2023
11 Meta and Amazon Make Shopping a BreezeHoly super team-ups. This is kind of like a Marvel and DC crossover. Meta and Amazon are teaming up to make it easier for you to shop. Now, you can get the goods on Amazon without leaving your Facebook or Instagram account. Spending your m...
Read moreNovember 09, 2023
11 WhatsApp In-App AdsMeta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, also owns WhatsApp, so it's not surprising to learn that they are still working on adding in-app ads to make a buck. WhatsApp might still deploy ads "alongside the app's Instagram ...
Read moreNovember 08, 2023
15 Elon Musk Hops on the AI Train with GrokWait, isn't Elon the guy who warned us that there is some chance above zero that AI will kill us all or something to that effect? Why, yes, we think he is. So, what's up with this news? Elon Musk is launching 'Grok,' a new AI chatbot de...
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