The fact that X offered this as an option in the first place is an indictment of its own product, while the fact that it’s now removing it is even less logical. But… Yes, X (formerly Twitter) is notifying users who currently have a blue tick in the app that, soon, they’ll no longer have […]
YouTube’s testing out a new option that will make it easier to skip to the next most engaging part of a clip, while it’s also enabling expanded Remix options within Shorts. First off, YouTube’s trying out a new way to help users skip to the best parts of a clip, via a new AI-driven process […]
X is taking the next steps to advance beyond its short-form content roots, with the introduction of X Articles, which is essentially a blogging platform built into the X system. As you can see in this example, X Articles includes all the basic elements of a blogging tool, including a title and header image for […]
This could be handy. Instagram has expanded its new Cutout sticker option to also include videos, enabling you to create animated stickers from any video clip posted in the app. As you can see in this screenshot, posted by Jonah Manzano, now in addition to being able to cut entities from still images, you can […]
After trying out another way to spark real-time conversation in the app, Reddit has announced that it’s sunsetting its “Live Chat” option within communities. Which is actually one of several live engagement options that Reddit has tried, and it’s important to clarify which is which, and which is actually being shut down with this announcement. […]
Google may be testing a new “Simple Search” feature that may dumb-down the search results when you want something more simple. Google shows the “Simple Search” +Topics refinement button at the top of the mobile and desktop results, when tapped on, it readjusts the results to give you a different set of results. Here is […]
As LinkedIn continues to add more features to help creators stand out in the app, it also needs to keep its core purpose in mind, which is to enable its members to advance their professional careers, which, of course, will occur mostly outside of the app itself. And while some people are able to make […]
Elon Musk is looking to fulfill a key promise to creators in the app, with X developing a new option that will enable subscribers on X to share their email contact information with a creator they follow, if they choose. As you can see in this example, posted by X News Daily, X is working […]
Instagram’s adding a new way to interact with post replies, while it’s also experimenting with an interactive star-sign based sticker, in order to facilitate more engagement. First off, after experimenting with the feature over the last few months, Instagram has now officially added the capacity to share comments from any public post or Reel to […]
This could be interesting. Instagram is experimenting with a new option that would enable users to add their own images and videos to an existing post, facilitating more direct collaborations in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, when switched on, the new option would enable post […]