It’s another mixed bag for Snap Inc. in its latest performance update, with the platform adding more users, though not in its most lucrative markets, while revenue also increased, though not at the levels expected. Thus is the theme of Snap’s performance, a yin-yang of strengths that are also weaknesses, in virtually every element. First […]
If you’re looking for a solid video editing tool, with a focus on creating short clips, then CapCut may well be a good option, and it continues to add new features to enhance its offering. This week, CapCut, which is owned by ByteDance, has updated its Long Video to Shorts editing functionality, which makes it […]
In 2022, Google brought back the Shabbat times to the one box or answer boxes in search. Recently, in the past month or so, Google also enabled Google Assistant to tell you when Shabbat starts and ends in a location. So if you ask the Google Assistant, “What time is Shabbat in [location] at [time],” […]
If you’re looking for a solid video editing tool, with a focus on creating short clips, then CapCut may well be a good option, and it continues to add new features to enhance its offering. This week. CapCut has updated its “Long Video to Shorts” editing functionality, which makes it easy to create short clips […]
Google Business Profiles is adding a verification method for some categories of businesses to make it easier for them to verify their business with Google. This one, you can upload a picture of your vehicle in the local area where you meet your customers. This was spotted by Kevin Pauls who posted on X saying […]
Google seems to be testing showing a promotion for Amazon Prime membership directly in the Google Shopping search results interface. It is this line that has a small Amazon logo and says “Amazon Prime member benefits: Prime members get fast shipping on eligible items, exclusive deals & more.” This also works for Nike membership. This […]
LinkedIn continues to double, and triple-down on AI, this time in its Sales Navigator platform, with two new additions designed to help marketers hone in on more viable prospects. The first update is a new element called “Account IQ”, which uses generative AI to provide an overview of a specific business. As you can see […]
Google announced it has expanded the Search Generative Experience beta to 120 or so countries and territories and four new languages. Google also added new follow-up questions, AI-powered translation help and more interactive definitions in AI-powered overviews. 120 Countries & 4 New Languages Google expanded SGE to 120 countries and territories, so now it works […]
Instagram will now enable you to add song lyrics to Reels, as you already can in Stories, which will provide another music engagement option in the app. As you can see in this example, now, when you add a music clip to your Reel, you’ll be able to select the lyrics option, which will present […]
Instagram’s adding another engagement option, with polls in comments now in testing with selected users. As you can see in this example, the new option will enable users to add interactive polls within the comment streams on both feed posts and Reels clips (you can already run polls in Stories and DMs). Instagram’s been testing […]