Social media
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Instagram’s Experimenting With Virtual Pets for Stories
Okay, this sounds a little weird, and a little engagement bait-y. But I can also absolutely see people getting into it. A few months back, reverse engineer extraordinaire Alessandro Paluzzi shared this image of an in-development Instagram sticker called Pals. As you can see, the Pals sticker has an outline of a dog, and assuming this was some sort of…
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No, You Can’t Opt Out of Meta Using Your Posts for AI Training
Okay, this is probably not news to the majority of people who have some understanding of how social media works (that likely means you, good SMT readers). But this: This doesn’t mean jack. And tennis star Rafael Nadal isn’t the only one posting these types of “opt out” posts, trying to stop Meta from using their content to train its…
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Threads May Be Looking to Change How Hashtags Work in the App
This is interesting in the broader context of the hashtag usage debate among social media creators that’s happening right now. Over the past few months, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has been reiterating to all who’ll listen that hashtags don’t increase post reach in the app. Mosseri has also noted that hashtags can help to align your posts with certain communities,…
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Instagram May Soon Enable You to Cross-Post Stories to WhatsApp
This may not seem like a massive addition, but given that WhatsApp Status is now up to 450 million daily active users, and that WhatsApp is seeing significant growth in Western markets, it could be a handy expansion for your content. As per this screenshot from app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, you may soon be able to cross-post your IG Stories…
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Instagram’s Experimenting with Virtual Pets for Stories
Okay, this sounds a little weird, and a little engagement bait-y. But I can also absolutely see people getting into it. A few months back, reverse engineer extraordinaire Alessandro Paluzzi shared this image of an in-development Instagram sticker called “Pals”. As you can see, the Pals sticker has an outline of a dog, and assuming this was some sort of…
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Instagram May Soon Enable You to Cross-Post Stories to WhatsApp
This may not seem like a massive addition, but given that WhatsApp Status is now up to 450 million daily active users, and that WhatsApp is seeing significant growth in Western markets, it could be a handy expansion for your content. As per this screenshot from app researcher Alessando Paluzzi, you may soon be able to cross-post your IG Stories…
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Threads May Be Looking to Change How Hashtags Work in the App
This is interesting in the broader context of the hashtag usage debate among social media creators that’s happening right now. Over the past few months, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has been reiterating to all who’ll listen that hashtags don’t increase post reach in the app. Mosseri has also noted that hashtags can help to align your posts with certain communities,…
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No, You Can’t Opt Out of Meta Using Your Posts for AI Training
Okay, this is probably not news to the majority of people who have some understanding of how social media works (that likely means you, good SMT readers). But this: This doesn’t mean jack. And tennis star Rafael Nadal isn’t the only one posting these types of “opt out” posts, trying to stop Meta from using their content to train its…
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Pinterest Launches Promotional Campaign to Highlight Discovery
Pinterest has launched another new promotional campaign as it seeks to boost awareness among potential ad partners, this time by highlighting the benefits of the platform in connecting users with a wide variety of interests. Pinterest says that its new campaign aims to highlight “how the platform turns the journey of self-discovery into a true adventure,” through fantastical scenes that…
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Meta Previews Business Messaging Updates at ‘Conversations’ Conference
Meta is hosting its third annual Conversations conference in Sao Paulo today, where it’s announced a range of new messaging tools to make it easier for businesses to connect with customers via chat. Which is important, because over the past few years, more and more interactions have shifted to messaging apps, as people step back from public social platform posting.…
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