Category: Social Networking

March 31, 2021

Instagram’s new Remix feature looks a lot like the one that made TikTok so popular. The platform launched the Remix feature on Wednesday, which allows Instagram users to create their “own Reel next to one that already exists.” It’s very […]

March 30, 2021

LinkedIn’s looking to help users share more of their personal story, and maximize their on-platform presence, with the addition of a range of new features for individual member profiles in the app. First off, LinkedIn’s adding a new video cover […]

March 30, 2021

Twitter has announced a new expansion of its Amplify pre-roll ads, which enable brands to position their promotions alongside Twitter’s premium video content. Twitter’s video partnerships facilitate direct access to video updates posted by FOX Sports, NBCUniversal, Buzzfeed, Hearst, and […]

March 25, 2021

Want to use LinkedIn video to position yourself as an expert? Wondering what kind of video content to produce? In this article, you’ll learn how to build your expertise using three types of video on LinkedIn. Why Consider LinkedIn Video? […]

March 18, 2021

Video is the best performing content type on all social platforms, drawing higher levels of engagement, response, shares and more. If you’re not considering how you can add video into your digital marketing approach, you’re likely not maximizing your potential, […]

March 17, 2021

Facebook is addressing the criticism it’s faced for its role in human rights abuses by putting its values on paper in a new “corporate human rights policy” collecting “the human rights standards [it] will strive to respect.” Under the policy, […]

March 15, 2021

After adding support for physical security keys to mobile devices back in December, providing more security options in its apps, Twitter has today added support for multiple security keys, which will mean that anyone on Twitter can have more than […]

March 11, 2021

Facebook has announced a range of new monetization options for creators, with a focus on short video clips – which could put more pressure on TikTok, which is still working on its own revenue-share programs. First off, on short-form video […]

March 11, 2021

YouTube Shorts is YouTube’s response to the rise in popularity of short-form video on platforms like TikTok. A YouTube short is a vertical video (a 9:16 aspect ratio) that takes up the entire mobile screen and can be up to […]

March 3, 2021

Google has today clarified that despite industry speculation and discussion around alternative replacements for third-party cookies, which the search giant is gradually phasing out, it will not be looking to provide a means to maintain the same level of individual […]

February 9, 2021

Instagram’s newest guidance for creators makes one thing clear: the platform wants people to stop posting recycled TikToks to Reels. Today, Instagram says it’s making changes to its algorithm and how it recommends Reels to users. Along with that, it’s […]

January 26, 2021

Investigators at cybersecurity firm Check Point Research have discovered a vulnerability affecting the popular video-sharing platform TikTok that allowed threat actors to steal users’ private data. The flaw, which has since been patched, raises questions about how much data users […]

December 18, 2020

Want to advertise on YouTube? Wondering how to create YouTube ads that work? To explore how to create YouTube ads that convert, I interview Tom Breeze on the Social Media Marketing Podcast. Tom is a YouTube ads expert and CEO […]

December 17, 2020

The Apple-Facebook beef over user tracking is getting serious. On Monday, Apple launched iOS 14.3, giving users the ability to see the myriad ways in which apps track you (and for Facebook, that’s a lot of ways). Facebook responded with […]

December 15, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is issuing orders to nine major social media and video streaming companies, asking them to provide data on how they “collect, use and present personal information”. The FTC also wants to know how the media […]

December 2, 2020

The company is reportedly letting some users create videos up to three minutes long. The previous limit was 60 seconds. On Wednesday, social media consultant Matt Navarra shared a screenshot of an update he received in the TikTok app. The […]

October 27, 2020

Cloud operations, aka cloudops, is the long tail in the cloud computing migration and development story. It takes place after you deploy cloud-based solutions and then operate them over a long period of time. Cloudops determines the success of a […]

September 3, 2020

The U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K. have signed an agreement to share information about competition laws and policies, with a focus on coordinating cases and investigations spanning international borders. Google and Facebook aren’t going to like this. […]

August 18, 2020

Well, you know how it is. Head out the door for a long-planned vacation, pray nothing major erupts before you get back, and before you can so much as pack a suitcase the president announces that ByteDance must sell TikTok […]

August 10, 2020

The Trump administration has escalated its threats to ban Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat within the US, issuing executive orders last week sanctioning them. The orders will ban “transactions” between US entities and the parent companies of TikTok […]