As expected, more social platforms are actually seeking to provide higher-priced, ad-free subscription offerings, as a way to align with evolving data privacy regulations within the E.U. , while also testing the waters on just how many individuals is likely to be willing to pay for an ad-free in-app experience. Snapchat is the most recent […]
Instagram continues to lean into more private sharing, with a series of recent updates in testing that may provide more ways for users to interact in smaller groups. First off, Instagram’s testing recent ways to answer inbox Notes, with users within the test pool now in a position to reply to Notes with audio clips, […]
After testing it internally over the previous couple of months, Instagram has now launched a brand new, live test of its collaborative posts option, which is able to enable others to contribute to carousel feed posts, providing a brand new engagement option within the app. As you possibly can see in this instance, with this […]
YouTube’s seeking to higher incorporate its text-based social engagement element, with a recent Community Posts feed for channels within the mobile app. As explained by YouTube: “We’ve heard that YouTube users are searching for more ways to search out Community posts from creators, so we’re experimenting with a “posts-only” feed on the Home tab on […]
Amid ongoing unrest at X, many users are actually at the very least dipping a toe into alternative real-time news apps, with Bluesky seeing a surge in sign-ups this week, and Threads still steadily gaining traction, especially amongst area of interest user groups. It’s still a good distance off X, and its profile sign-ups have […]
Instagram’s testing a brand new privacy element, with the capability to hide your like activity from other users, in case you select. As you possibly can see in this instance, shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, some IG users at the moment are being alerted with a pop-up, notifying them that they will hide […]
TikTok’s making its next push on in-stream commerce, with some users within the U.S. now seeing a brand new “Shop” tab appear within the app. As you may see in these examples, shared by Bloomberg, the brand new Shop tab is being exhibited to chosen U.S. users between the “For You” and “Following” feeds, giving […]
TikTok’s making its next push on in-stream commerce, with some users within the U.S. now seeing a brand new “Shop” tab appear within the app. As you’ll be able to see in these examples, shared by Bloomberg, the brand new Shop tab is being exhibited to chosen U.S. users between the “For You” and “Following” […]
Instagram’s testing one other element inside its Notes inbox prompts, with some users now capable of add a location tag to their Notes queries. As you possibly can see in these example screens, users within the test pool can add a location marker to their note, which can then link through to the IG location […]
Elon Musk is seeking to fulfill a key promise to creators within the app, with X developing a brand new option that may enable subscribers on X to share their email contact information with a creator they follow, in the event that they select. As you’ll be able to see in this instance, posted by […]