LinkedIn Loses Latest Appeal in Data-Scraping Case

LinkedIn’s ongoing battle with data scraping rages on, with a new appeals court ruling once again going against the company. The Court of Appeals has essentially ruled that scraping of publicly available data is legal and that LinkedIn has no grounds to block access to third-party providers who scan its user profiles for their own use. […]

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TikTok Launches ‘Interactive Add-Ons’

TikTok is adding a number of new ways to improve engagement with your in-stream ads, including new ‘Interactive Add-Ons’ which incorporate various interactive elements in your video promotions, as you can view here. From the example above, you can see that TikTok’s new Interactive Add-Ons provide a range of engagement features that prompt users to take […]

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TikTok Expands Tests on Downvotes

After years of experimenting and internal testing, we’re now seeing more platforms try out the downvote option, though not in the way that many would have assumed. Of the many platforms that have already given downvotes a whirl, TikTok is the latest one, with some users now seeing downvote prompts that enable them to mark video […]

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Twitter Adds 12 Million More Users

Twitter just uploaded its latest performance report. With Elon Musk’s takeover still cued behind a mountain of paperwork and documentation, Twitter’s report is much more transactional this time, compared to its previous quarterly updates. According to Twitter: “In light of the proposed transaction with Mr. Musk, as is customary during the pendency of an acquisition, Twitter will not […]

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Elon Musk Launches Offensive on Twitter

Not that it wasn’t evident from the get-go, but Elon Musk just dropped the bomb by showing the world just how serious he was about better aligning Twitter with free speech principles. The billionaire Tesla CEO offered a full $43 billion hostile takeover bid for the app. Elon’s note to the SEC reads: “I invested in Twitter as I believe […]

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Clubhouse Launches Dark Mode

Clubhouse finally joins the circle of apps that have a ‘Dark Mode’ by introducing its version of everybody’s beloved dim display. The option is now being rolled out on both Android and iOS. In Clubhouse’s own words: “[Dark mode is] exactly what you’d expect — light, but not too light, text on a velvety dark […]

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TikTok To Surpass Twitter and Snapchat Combined Revenue

As you may have noticed, TikTok’s popularity has skyrocketed over the past two years, making it one of the fastest-growing Social Media platforms in history. Since its boom in 2020, TikTok has become an important platform for the digital marketing world, as well as becoming the ‘Most Popular App’ to date, dethroning Google for the first time […]

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New Pinterest X Woocommerce Expansion

Pinterest just announced that it’s entering a new partnership with eCommerce platform WooCommerce! This new collaboration would allow WooCommerce’s 3.6 million merchants to convert their product catalogs into Shoppable Pins on Pinterest, substantially augmenting the platform’s capacity to facilitate more forms of digital shopping. Woo! Exciting! For those who don’t yet know, WooCommerce is mainly an eCommerce plug-in for WordPress, enabling […]

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Twitter’s Last-Minute Easter Marketing Tips

Easter is just a few days away, meaning that there’s still time if you mean to tap into the season and maximize your marketing opportunities. Twitter just shared a couple of tips and usage insights to help guide the approach of those looking to get the most from their quick, seasonal initiatives. Here’s something useful, […]

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Twitter Acquires The Openback App

Twitter no doubt wants to improve the relevance and timeliness of its prompts and notifications, while also somewhat sidestepping the impacts of Apple’s ATT update, with its acquisition of Dublin-based app enhancement platform OpenBack. This acquisition provides Twitter with more capacity to customize and personalize its app notifications for each user. Back On Tweet’s Rack In a nutshell, […]

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