Pew Research has published a new study into the news engagement habits of Americans, which highlights the critical role that social platforms continue to play in our media consumption diet. Which, given some of the more recent platform shifts, may...
Looking to give your content a visual refresh for the new year? This will help. The team from VisaPrint have put together an overview of the key design trends that they see emerging in 2025, based on insights from its...
Meta: Hey, all this generative AI stuff is pretty cool, don’t you think? Me: Sure, there’s some interesting ways to use it Meta: Hey, wouldn’t you love to create a picture of yourself doing something crazy, like riding in a...
This is a handy update for X (formerly Twitter) users. You can now pinch to zoom in on video clips in the app, so that you can get a better look at specific details in the frame. As you can...
If you haven’t noticed, LinkedIn is really keen to get more people posting video content, and ideally, short-form video content of under 2 minutes in length. That’s because, like all social platforms, LinkedIn is trying to latch onto the TikTok-led...
Instagram is considering adding more filters to your DM requests, in order to make it easier for creators who receive a lot of messages to drill down to the most important outreach. Instagram recently added a range of new messaging...
Threads has expanded its roll-out of swipeable custom topic feeds from the main timeline, which could make it easier to engage in more community discussions in the app. As explained by Instagram and Threads chief Adam Mosseri (I wonder at...
Instagram’s looking to counter hashtag spammers, by removing the option to follow hashtags from the app. As you can see in this notification (posted by Matt Navarra), Instagram is removing the option to follow tags, while any topics that you...
This could be helpful. Instagram is now displaying how many inactive profiles are among your followers, so that you can remove them from your audience if you prefer. As you can see in this example, posted by app researcher Hammod...
Get ready for another change to your IG profile display, with Instagram now preparing to move your Story highlights bubbles from above the profile grid, and into their own section within your profile tabs. As you can see in this...
