Social media
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Report Looks at Social Media Engagement Among Kids and Teens
Kids are coming online at younger and younger ages, as new technology provides new opportunities for parents and kids to connect, learn and engage with the world via digital devices. But what apps are kids actually using, and how are they using them? That’s what Qustodio sought to uncover with its latest survey report, which incorporates insights from 180,000 U.S.…
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Report Shows X is Still Displaying Ads Alongside Harmful Content
A new report has found that X continues to display ads alongside harmful and/or offensive content, this time in relation to controversial commentary around the recent race riots in the U.K. According to a new report from The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), X has recently displayed ads from major brands alongside misinformation relating to the unrest. As per…
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TikTok Reveals the Top 10 Songs of the Summer in the App
TikTok has become a key platform for music discovery, and today, the app has revealed its Top 10 tracks of the Summer, both in the U.S. and globally, based on in-app engagement. Which could help you stay in touch with the key trends of the moment, as most of these tracks have also sparked their own in-app content trends as…
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X Is Seeing a Decline in European Users
So Elon Musk’s X project is seemingly losing users, not gaining them, though not at the levels that some reports have suggested. Over the past few weeks, speculation has been that more X users, particularly those in the U.K., are moving away from the app due to Musk’s incendiary comments on the recent U.K. race riots. Yet evidence from third…
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X Faces Bans in Both Brazil and Venezuela Amid Ongoing Disputes
Elon Musk’s X project is facing new challenges in both Brazil and Venezuela, as Musk himself continues to chide local leaders, and their efforts, in his view, to quell free speech. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a decree that will block national access to X for 10 days, amid an ongoing personal and political feud with Musk, which…
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Instagram Chief Flags Coming Changes to Profile Grid Displays
This could prompt a significant shift in your IG posting strategy. As you may have noticed in the app, Instagram is currently testing a new vertical grid display on user profiles, which switches from the traditional square-shaped thumbnail images to longer stills in-stream. As you can see in this example, posted by digital marketing expert Lindsey Gamble, some IG profiles…
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How To Transform Your Blog Posts Into Infographics [Infographic]
Looking to maximize the value of your content? This could help. The team from Giraffe Social Media have put together a simple overview of how to translate your blog posts into infographics, which can extend the life of your original material, and expand your brand awareness and traffic generation efforts. I mean, we’re literally doing this right now, by reposting…
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X is Seeing a Decline in Users in Europe
So Elon Musk’s X project is seemingly losing users, not gaining them, though not at the levels that some reports have suggested. Over the past few weeks, speculation has been that more X users, particularly those in the U.K., are moving away from the app due to Musk’s incendiary comments on the recent U.K. race riots. Yet evidence from third…
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X Faces Bans in Both Brazil and Venzuela Amid Ongoing Disputes
Elon Musk’s X project is facing new challenges in both Brazil and Venezuela, as Musk himself continues to chide local leaders, and their efforts, in his view, to quell free speech. Last week, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a decree that will block national access to X for 10 days, amid an ongoing personal and political feud with Musk, which…
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Instagram Chief Flags Coming Changes to Profile Grid Displays
This could prompt a significant shift in your IG posting strategy. As you may have noticed in the app, Instagram is currently testing a new vertical grid display on user profiles, which switches from the traditional square-shaped thumbnail images to longer stills in-stream. As you can see in this example, posted by digital marketing expert Lindsey Gamble, some IG profiles…
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