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February 12, 2024

211 Bluesky Ahead as Invitation-Only Vanishes in...

Apps, Social Media

Have you heard of Bluesky? No? Don't feel bad, a lot of people are with you. Bluesky is an open-source alternative to Twitter (Okay, X) that's been in beta for about a bit less than a year, during which time it's been a by-invitation-only...

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February 08, 2024

213 Meta Puts AI-Generated Content on Blast

Apps, Social Media, Technology, Meta

We're all starting to get a little worried about the capability of AI to do things with text, images, and video in minutes that used to take us mere mortals hours, days, or weeks. Humans being what they are, many have taken advantage of this new t...

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February 07, 2024

207 Facebook Ain't Dead Yet

Apps, Social Media

This 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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February 07, 2024

403 LinkedIn Kicks Creator Mode Option to the Curb

Apps, Social Media, Technology

LinkedIn 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...

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February 02, 2024

179 Senate Grills Social Media CEOs About Child Safety

Apps, Internet, Social Media

The 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...

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February 01, 2024

210 TikTok Wants Your Brand To Be a Laughing Matter

Apps, Social Media, TikTok

We 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...

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January 31, 2024

223 Meta Introduces Brand Protection Measures

Internet, Social Media, Meta

With 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, ...

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January 30, 2024

219 X Considers Moderation Tactics After AI Snafu

Social Media, Technology, X

While 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...

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January 26, 2024

217 Meta Enhances Safety Measures for Teens

Internet, Social Media, Meta

In 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...

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January 23, 2024

226 TikTok May Need To Rewind the Clock

Ecommerce, Social Media, TikTok

TikTok 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...

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January 19, 2024

226 Instagram Lets You Stop the Presses for Errors

Apps, Social Media, Instagram

Any 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, ...

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January 19, 2024

53 Do We Say TikTok It or Google It?

Google, Social Media, TikTok

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....