After dominating longer-form video, YouTube turns to short-form Video sharing monolith YouTube has waded into the TikTok vs Instagram vs Snapchat battle with its take on the short-form video format. Titled YouTube Shorts, it's pretty much a direct replica of TikTok. Chris Jaffe, VP of Product Management, YouTube "Shorts is a new short-form video experience …
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Parenting, travel, work and wellness in the spotlight As the world slowly emerges from the COVID hellscape we've been occupying for nearly two years, consumer trends and behaviours are changing. Pinterest's latest research report aims to identify such changes based on searches on the platform. It found that many people are suffering from conflicting emotions: …
Reels Ads roll on following successful trial period After a successful test in India, Brazil, Germany and Australia, Reels ads will be rolled out across the world. Reels ads will appear full screen and vertical, in a similar way to ads displayed in Stories, and will show between individual Reels. Instagram for Business “These ads …
Facebook moves to better monetise WhatsApp & scales up AR Facebook has expanded its plans for complete domination of the online social commerce space by announcing new ways to shop across its network. The social giants boasted of new investments in tech that'll shape how we all shop in the future, plus solutions to allow …
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Social audio set to soar as Facebook launches new tools Following on from one of the most predictable moves of 2021, Facebook’s social audio play is now live. Facebook is now officially rolling out its Clubhouse annihilator Audio Rooms and a podcast service across the US An initial group of podcasts will be available to …
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Instagram announces new shopping & affiliate marketing features As with most marketing tactics, influencer marketing has its fair share of problems. From fake followers to pods, to fraud, to contracting, to being tone-deaf, inappropriate behaviour and everything in between. But, perhaps the biggest issue, from a business perspective, is determining return on investment (ROI). Well, …
GMB streamlines management & introduces Google has offered another boost to local businesses via another update to Google My Business (GMB). Businesses can now add details, such as contact information and opening hours, and create Posts to share updates, like special offers or new offerings, right from Google Search. Google’s latest update will make it …
Long overdue Facebook cleanup continues Facebook has announced new admin tools and experiences to help Page and Group admins manage their communities and moderate conversations. These updates are a direct result of user feedback and are designed to help support admins throughout the platform. Facebook has unveiled a raft of changes, they are: Admin home …
Insta content ranking signals vary by placements Instagram’s chief has broken his silence to explain how the algorithm works across each part of his platform. For a start, there isn’t one algorithm that rules over the whole app. Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram “Instagram doesn’t have one algorithm that oversees what people do and don’t …
Snapchat launches Public Profiles for brands Another shot has been fired in the short-form video wars as Snapchat announced Public Profiles for Business, giving brands a free place to showcase and publish their Snap content. Since its inception, Snapchat has been a predominantly pay-to-play marketing opportunity, and with organic reach beginning to clam up on …
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