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TikTok Looks to Relaunch Its European In-Stream Shopping Push
TikTok’s looking to launch its in-app shopping tools in Spain and Ireland, as it continues to press its in-stream shopping push, in the hopes of generating more revenue from the app. As reported by Bloomberg, TikTok’s hoping to re-start its EU shopping push, after a failed acceleration back in 2022, beginning a bigger push into these two markets. As per…
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Threads Improves Pinch To Merge Images Option
Here’s a quick one that you may not be aware of. A few weeks back, Threads rolled out a new option that enables you to pinch uploaded images together in-stream. The functionality is available on iOS and Android (not just iOS as noted in this post), and while it’s a small feature, it adds another little, interactive element that builds…
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Hootsuite Shares Social Platform Benchmark Data for Q2
Trying to get a handle on your social media performance, amid ever shifting algorithms and elements of platform focus? This might help. Hootsuite recently published its Social Media Benchmarks report for Q2 2024, which is based on 100 social media profiles within each market vertical, gleaned from Hootsuite’s user base. The full numbers, presented for a range of industries, include…
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TikTok Looks to Re-Launch its In-Stream Shopping Push in Europe
TikTok’s looking to launch its in-app shopping tools in Spain and Ireland, as it continues to press its in-stream shopping push, in the hopes of generating more revenue from the app. As reported by Bloomberg, TikTok’s hoping to re-start its EU shopping push, after a failed acceleration back in 2022, beginning a bigger push into these two markets. As per…
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Threads Improves New Pinch to Merge Images Option
Here’s a quick one that you may not be aware of. A few weeks back, Threads rolled out a new option that enables you to pinch uploaded images together in-stream. The functionality is available on iOS and Android (not just iOS as noted in this post), and while it’s a small feature, it adds another little, interactive element that builds…
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Hootsuite Shares Social Platform Benchmark Data for Q2
Trying to get a handle on your social media performance, amid ever shifting algorithms and elements of platform focus? This might help. Hootsuite recently published its Social Media Benchmarks report for Q2 2024, which is based on 100 social media profiles within each market vertical, gleaned from Hootsuite’s user base. The full numbers, presented for a range of industries, include…
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YouTube Adds Option to Save Music From Shorts, New Channel Management Guides
YouTube will now enable creators to save music from the Shorts feed, so that you can reuse Shorts audio in different applications. As you can see in this example sequence, now, you’ll be able to “Save Music” direct from the Shorts UI, which will then add that audio to your chosen sounds folder. Up till now, creators have had to…
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Meta Open Sources its Llama AI Models to Facilitate Broader Development
As it continues to expand its AI push in its apps, Meta’s also taking steps to become a leader in the broader AI space, by announcing that it’s open-sourcing its latest Llama AI models, in order to facilitate expanded development and collaboration. Meta will release its Llama 3.1 40B and Llama 3.1 70B models, which will enable developers to build…
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Meta Expands AI Chatbot to More Regions, Adds New Functionality
Despite regulatory challenges in Europe, Meta is moving forward with the next stage of its AI development plan, with the company today announcing an expansion of its Meta AI chatbot to seven more languages, as well as new creative functions in-stream, and the capacity to choose which Meta AI model you use for different functions. Which, really, provides a path…
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Meta Faces New Challenge Over Its Ad-Free Subscription Offering
Meta’s ad-free subscription offering in Europe is facing another regulatory challenge, with the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) today issuing the company with a notice to explain, and potentially revise its marketing of the option, which it says is currently misleading. To recap, last November, Meta launched its ad-free subscription package in Europe, which enables EU users to pay a…
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