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Meta Lists 4 Ranking Signals For Video On Facebook
Meta shares four of the top signals its algorithm uses to determine which videos receive wide distribution on Facebook.
5 Types Of Social Media Networks And The Benefits Of Each One
Learn more about the types of social media networks and identify which ones benefit your brand.
What Is Quora & How It Works
Quora can be a useful part of a larger marketing strategy. Learn what it is and how to use it without being spammy.
LinkedIn Lists Top 20 In-Demand Skills
LinkedIn publishes a new report on the most in-demand skills based on analyzing job postings. The top 20 skills are featured in 78% of postings.
The History Of Social Media
From bulletin board systems to the first ever social networks in the 90s, discover the rise of social media and which platforms influenced its history.
Twitter Starts Testing An Edit Button
Twitter is internally testing an edit feature that will allow users to modify tweets for up to 30 minutes after publication.
Instagram Best Practices For Recommended Content
Instagram publishes new best practices for creators to follow to increase their eligibility for recommendations.
Twitter Circle Lets You Send Tweets To A Select Group
Twitter is rolling out a feature similar to Instagram’s close friends that allows users to make select tweets visible to a small group of people.
LinkedIn Offers Professional Certifications From Meta, Oracle, and IBM
LinkedIn is expanding access to professional certifications through new partnerships with Meta, Oracle, and IBM.
Twitter’s New Feed Options Look To Help Users Discover More
Twitter is working on new timeline options that will integrate Tweets and other media around specific events or themes.
How To Use TikTok Search To Find Content, Community, And Creators
Use TikTok as a search engine for your brand to fuel collaborations and creative content.
9 Surefire Tips On How To Write Facebook Ad Copy That Converts
Writing ad copy for Facebook that converts is hard. While there are not easy recipes for success, our 9 surefire tips are sure to help.
LinkedIn Improves Search Results For Posts
A series of improvements to LinkedIn’s search system for posts will allow it to deliver faster and more relevant results within a simplified user interface.
Twitter To Let Users Filter Unwanted Replies
Twitter users will soon be able to filter out potentially harmful and offensive replies with the help of an automatic reply filter.
YouTube Adds New Podcasts Section
YouTube takes steps to make podcasts more readily available from a dedicated Explore page.
Instagram Tests BeReal Clone ‘Candid Challenges’
Instagram confirms it’s testing a new photo-centric feature called Candid Challenges, which shares similarities with increasingly popular app BeReal.
TikTok Introduces 3 Types Of Shopping Ads
TikTok continues its e-commerce push with the introduction of three types of shopping ads with expanded placement options that go beyond the For You page.
New Instagram Reels Features Include Crossposting, Insights, + More
Instagram is announcing three new features for users who make Reels videos, which include the ability to crosspost to Facebook and more.
Snapchat+ Adds New Features, Reaches 1 Million Subscribers
In six weeks post-launch, Snapchat+ has amassed over a million subscribers. Building on this momentum, Snapchat+ is launching four new features at no added cost.
LinkedIn’s 20 Most Popular Courses Are Free – For Now
From goal setting to communication skills to technical skills, LinkedIn announced its top 20 learning courses are free until August 31, 2022.
Meta Introduces New Way To Schedule Facebook Reels
Meta is introducing a new way to schedule Facebook Reels with a new feature integrated into Meta Creator Studio.
YouTube Adopts Feature From TikTok – Reply To Comments With A Video
YouTube is adopting another feature popularized on TikTok, making it possible to reply to user comments with a short video.
Facebook’s Popularity Plummets As YouTube Takes Top Spot With Teens
A Pew Research Center survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds Facebook usage is down as they gravitate toward video-centric social media apps.
Meta Brings Automation To Small Business Advertising
Meta is rolling out new tools to help small business advertisers take advantage of advances in AI and automation.
An Online Marketer’s Guide To Mastering Livestream Shopping
Live shopping is the new home shopping network. Learn how it works and discover how each generation prefers to shop ecommerce products online.
LinkedIn Lets You Add Clickable Links To Photo Posts
LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature that allows users to add external links to photos shared in posts.
Facebook To End Live Shopping on October 1
Starting October 1, 2022, the social media giant will no longer allow retailers to host new or scheduled live shopping events. Instagram will be unaffected.
YouTube Updates For Creators: New Metrics, Copyrighted Music, More
YouTube’s weekly update for creators includes more subscriber metrics and access to an expanded library of copyrighted music.
LinkedIn Tests New Human Curated Discover Feed
LinkedIn is testing a different take on a Discover feed — a new section of the mobile app with content curated by humans not algorithms.
YouTube Shorts Algorithm Explained In Q&A Format
YouTube demystifies the Shorts algorithm in a Q&A video that addresses several of the most common questions creators have about gaining visibility with short-form content.