New year, new feed 🙌
@LinkedIn is testing a new way to potentially drive more engagement in the app, by giving users an option to switch to a feed of only updates from people in their first degree network
socialmediatoday.com/news/li…
There's no place like the Creator Market-place🎶
TikTok is closing its Creator Marketplace and replacing it with its new TikTok One creative platform
mashable.com/article/tiktok-…
Tik Tok Opp 🎥🥊
@instagram is considering launching its short-form video feature, Reels, as a separate app with the future of Chinese-owned TikTok remaining uncertain in the US
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgw…
Ai-dvertising on X
@X is launching AI-powered tools, "Prefill with Grok" for automated ad creation from website content, and "Analyse Campaign with Grok" for automated performance analysis
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Brands you can trust 👍
@instagram is expanding its Partnership Ads feature with "Testimonials," allowing creators to monetise through short written endorsements pinned to the top of brand posts and ads
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Slide and stay in the DMs💬
@instagram has introduced a range of innovative DM updates in order to build on messaging engagement, which has now become the primary way that users connect within the app
about.instagram.com/blog/ann…
New gener-AI-tion tools for Shorts! 🎥
@YouTube is giving Shorts creators more capacity to enhance their creations with gen AI, with the incorporation of new generative AI features into the Shorts composer flow
blog.youtube/news-and-events…
A splash of colour 🌈💬
@WhatsApp has introduced new chat themes, enabling you to customise your in-stream chats with colourful backgrounds and alternative chat bubbles
blog.whatsapp.com/chat-theme…
The Positive Platform Paradise🏝️
@BuzzFeed has created a new website for its "BF Island” social media app. It is designed in order to counter the negative impacts of the current leading social apps.
buzzfeed.com/bfisland?promo=…
Meta-Socialising💬
@instagram has added a new @WhatsApp sticker for Stories, which enables you to drive clicks towards a private WhatsApp chat direct from your Stories posts
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Have it your way📸✅
@instagram will soon let users edit their profile grid and rearrange the order in which posts are displayed in the app
threads.net/@mosseri/post/DF…
Long story Shorts🙌
In order to get more content into YouTube Shorts, @YouTube is partnering with Repurpose.io to offer automated re-posting of TikTok and/or @instagram Reels content to YouTube Shorts.
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getting started on Shorts has never been easier — you can even reuse your existing content ♻️
we're partnering with repurpose.io to give you 3 months FREE, because your creativity deserves to be seen everywhere. sign in to redeem your offer: repurpose.io/welcome-creator
Insta-Recomendations from the top✅
@instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri, has provided the second instalment in his short series breaking down key things to understand about ranking on Instagram
instagram.com/p/DFK_lARJBVC/…
Short form becomes the norm 🎬
According to new figures shared by the company, @LinkedIn's ongoing efforts to gain more video creators on the platform has been successful as total video viewership on the platform has increased by 36 percent
digiday.com/media/linkedins-…
What a view 📹
@instagram is now adding some new views-related metrics to help Reels creators focus on the right elements
threads.net/@creators/post/D…
GMV to the Max 🚀🛍️
TikTok’s launched the next stage of its in-app shopping push in the UK, with a new offering called “GMV Max”, which uses AI to optimise product listings in the app
socialmediatoday.com/news/ti…
Tick-Tock for TikTok
TikTok is currently 'operating illegally' in the U.S, with the Trump Administration currently working with @Oracle and @Microsoft to facilitate a new deal, enabling TikTok to remain in operation in the U.S
abcnews.go.com/Business/trum…
What your friends Reely like! 🎥👫
@instagram is bringing back one of its more chaotic features, now reworked for the short-form video era. A new tab in the Reels feed will serve up videos that a user’s friends have liked or added commentary to
theverge.com/2025/1/17/24345…
Edits to perfection📱👏
Edits is @instagram's new mobile video editing tool which features “a full suite of creative tools,” according to Instagram chief Adam Mosseri.
instagram.com/p/DFBIzLAynIQ/
Flashes Photography📸
@bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app called 'Flashes'. It will support photo posts of up to four images and videos of up to one minute in length, just like Bluesky.
techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/bl…



