Social media
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Instagram Adds New ‘People You Follow’ Filter for DMs
Instagram has added a new DM filter option for creators, which will enable you to filter your inbox to only messages from profiles that you follow in the app. As you can see in this example, the new “People you follow” option will enable you to prioritize DMs from only the profiles that you’ve chosen to follow, which could make…
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X is Looking to Add Grok Chatbot Summaries of Trending Topics
X is looking to further integrate its new “Grok” chatbot tool, by adding new Grok-generated descriptions of trending topics to the Explore page in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by X News Daily (originally posted by user @swak_12), the new format for Explore, which is still in testing, and may not ever make it to…
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Snapchat Shares New Research into the Opportunities of the Saudi Arabian Market
While Snapchat continues to grow, with the company recently reporting that it’s now up to 800 million monthly actives, its next challenge lies in maximizing that reach, especially in regions outside the U.S., where the platform generates a lot less revenue per user. Could Saudi Arabia offer big opportunities on this front? Today, Snap has published a new report which…
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Instagram’s Testing New Limits on How Many Hashtags You Can Add To Posts
This is interesting. According to various reports, Instagram is now limiting the number of hashtags that some users can add to their posts, with five being the maximum number of tags that you can include within a single update. As you can see in this example, posted by Instagram expert Jenn Herman (and shared by Matt Navarra), some users are…
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Google Shares Valentine’s Day Search Trends
Have you got plans in place to surprise your Valentine this year? If you haven’t, this post serves as a reminder to book something right now, while also as a reference for some broader Valentine’s Day trends, which could provide some last-minute inspiration for your romance-themed content. Google has published some new overviews of Valentine’s Day data, based on Search…
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Instagram’s Testing Carousel Posts Within the Reels Stream
Given the fact that both Instagram and TikTok essentially replicate each other as a matter of course, the former’s latest development will probably come as no surprise. Currently testing with some users, Instagram is working on carousels within Reels, which will enable users to post multiple videos and/or still images in a single Reels post. As you can see in…
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X Announces New Option for Advertisers to Sponsor Creator Video Uploads in the App
After testing out a new form of creator monetization with YouTube star MrBeast, who made over $250,000 from his first upload in the app, X has now officially announced its new “Creator Targeting” ad option, which will enable brands to sponsor selected creator content in the app. As explained by X: “Soon, advertisers on X will be able to run…
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Instagram’s Testing New Limits on How Many Hashtags you Can Add to Your Posts
This is interesting. According to various reports, Instagram is now limiting the number of hashtags that some users can add to their posts, with five being the maximum number of tags that you can include within a single update. As you can see in this example, posted by Instagram expert Jenn Herman (and shared by Matt Navarra), some users are…
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Instagram’s Testing Carousel Posts Within the Reels Stream
Given the fact that both Instagram and TikTok essentially replicate each other as a matter of course, this will probably come as no surprise. Currently testing with some users, Instagram is working on carousels within Reels, which will enable users to post multiple videos and/or still images in a single Reels post. As you can see in this example, posted…
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Google Shares Valentine’s Day Search Trends for Your Planning
Have you got plans in place to surprise your Valentine this year? If you haven’t, this post serves as a reminder to book something right now, while also as a reference for some broader Valentine’s Day trends, which could provide some last-minute inspiration for your romance-themed content. Google has published some new overviews of Valentine’s Day data, based on Search…
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