Google Shopping has a filter to show you products sold in “smaller stores.” I believe Google announced this back during the Google Marketing Live event last year but now it seems to be live where you can filter products in Google Shopping by stores that are classified as smaller. This is a good way to […]
It’s disappointing, but one thing that you can always be certain of with any socially-aligned technology is that some people are going to use it to harass and abuse others, in any way that they can. Most recently, that’s come up in virtual reality, with various incidents of women being attacked in Meta’s evolving VR […]
Instagram has added some new features to help users celebrate Lunar New Year, including new, themed stickers and a custom AR effect. As you can see here, the new stickers commemorate the Year of the Tiger, with art by Hong Kong-based Ophelia Pang. The stickers provide a simple way to mark the event, which will […]
Google recently added a new section called “Shops” to mobile search results. This was first discovered by Khushal Bherwani on Twitter and we have confirmation from Google that this was actually new to Search Engine Land yesterday. Google said, “We recently launched Shops, a new module available on mobile devices for select shopping searches in […]
Meta added a few new elements on the subject of holidays in Messengerincluding seasonal AR effects, new sound mojis to spread the Christmas spirit and fun additions for Messenger Kids. First off, there’s a new AR effect developed in collaboration with beauty influencer Ashley Strong that adds “sparkles and shiny snowflakes that pop out of […]
Instagram offers another way to promote your Instagram presence outside of the app, with a new option to embed a mini version of your Instagram profile on third party websites. As you can see in this example, you can now link to an Instagram profile directly on a website, which is a different way of […]
This is a sneaky big addition – today Twitter has it announced that automatic subtitles are enabled for all videos uploaded in tweets, which gives users more options to consume video content in the app. Where are video subtitles when you need them? You are now automatically here for videos that are uploaded starting today. […]
It was in test for a while, but today Instagram officially announced that users can now Replying to comments with reelswhich is another way to incorporate reels into the Instagram process. As you can see in this example, now whenever you reply to a comment on a post, you also have the option to tap […]
Discovery is key to maximizing the social uptake of audio, and both Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces had to face various challenges to get users to see the most relevant shows in real time, limiting the capacity of each platform to generate optimal interest. Today Clubhouse is taking a significant step in meeting its discovery challenges, […]
That might come in handy – YouTube has today added a new option in YouTube Studio This allows users to reuse details from previous uploads for new uploads within the posting process on the desktop. As you can see here, the new option allows you to reuse: Video title Video description language settings Shorts Sampling […]