LinkedIn Adds New Profile Links

LinkedIn just added a new option to showcase a link on your profile, along with new analytics tools for group posts, a mobile video trimming feature, and new newsletter display options. It would seem LinkedIn has come prepared with a range of new additions, which says something about the app’s readiness to head into the future […]

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Twitter’s Full Ban on Climate Change Denial Ads

Marking Earth Day 2022, Twitter has today announced that it will now be banning all ads that make claims which contradict the scientific consensus on climate change and its impacts. As Twitter explains: “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis […] […]

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Instagram Tests Out ‘Templates’ for Reels

Instagram’s trying out a new way to help users create even more engaging Reels clips. At the same time, the app is also testing a new option to promote Reels within a user’s main Feed, allowing it to better work against the rising threat of TikTok. Pre-Reels To start, Business Insider reported that Instagram’s testing a new […]

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Twitter Testing New Closed Caption Button

Twitter is making it easier to utilize closed captions in the app. How? By adding a new ‘CC’ button on caption-enabled videos, that’s how! Relatively new to Twitter’s generally all-text format, video Tweets have slowly risen over time, with closed-captioning options helping enrich the viewing experience for some users. This update could expand on that element […]

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Facebook Adds Music Clips in Comments

Well here’s a, well, an actual surprise, although it’s likely also one that nobody really asked for. Some Facebook users have reported seeing a new pop up in the app alerting them to the fact that they can now insert music into their comments. Karaoke Comments  Shared by the undisputed Social Media expert Matt Navarra, you can […]

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Twitter Launches New Test of Promotion Tools

Despite internal pressure from Elon Musk’s attempt to buy out, Twitter is holding out and works to maintain its operations, including mending bridges with a number of development partners via a new integration that’ll promote third-party tools in the app when users do specific actions. Clean Up Twitter has launched a new initiative that’ll see it promote […]

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Snapchat Adds New Assistive Device Animations

Snapchat is taking additional steps to up the inclusivity factor of its Bitmoji avatars. On that note, Snapchat is adding new types of assistive devices for their Bitmoji characters. As Snapchat explains: “Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve expanded our representation options by adding the top three most requested assistive devices to Bitmoji and Snapchat: hearing […]

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Google Adds New Publisher Verification Badges

There are a ton of Google Chrome extensions that you can install and enable. While some can put a lot of load on your machine and guzzle up a lot of resources, the right ones can revolutionize your workflow. Google’s looking to make it easier for people to find the best, most trusted Chrome extensions […]

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Elon Musk Mulls Tender Offer for Twitter

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover campaign rages on. Will his offer ultimately succeed? Market analysts have thus far been pessimistic about Musk’s chances of succeeding and about the seriousness of his offer. It’s only recently that Musk decided to explore alternatives should his $54.20 billion offer be rejected by Twitter’s board. Mulling Over Multiple Millions The latest reports indicate that […]

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More on Twitter’s Coming Edit Options

Tweet editing is coming and it’s about darn time that it did! Over the last few days, we’ve gained some more insight into just how Twitter’s edit option will work, as well as how users will be able to track Tweet changes to ensure transparency in the process, which is an essential element. So, Chirping? The […]

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