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Walmart app to bring virtual makeup try-on to customers

October 13, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

The virtual makeup try-on experience is another way Walmart said it is creating personalized shopping experiences for its customers. Additionally, it’s making personalized experiences more accessible to customers who shop with the retailer, according to the release. The AI technology […]


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Anthropologie, Pinterest partner on holiday showhouse

October 12, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

Anthropologie enlisted Creative Director and Interior Designer Glen Proebstel to design and style the home using holiday trends from Pinterest. The apparel retailer partnered with Pinterest to assist with promoting the space because of the social media company’s trend analytics […]


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X Launches New Option to Restrict Your Post Replies to Verified Users Only

October 9, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

After testing it over the past few months, X has now officially launched its new audience control option, which will enable users to limit their post replies to verified accounts only in the app. As you can see in this […]


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Instagram Experiments with New Stickers to Facilitate Engagement in the Upcoming Holiday Season

October 9, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

While it continues to add new features to Threads, the Instagram team is also building more engagement elements into its main app as well, including a bunch of new stickers that it’s looking to have ready for the upcoming holiday […]


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Threads still poses a threat to X despite slowed growth, analysis finds

September 28, 2023

Via: Marketing Dive

At its launch in July, Meta’s Threads took the social networking landscape by storm, reaching 100 million members in record time to become the fastest growing app of all time. However, the meteoric growth quickly fell back to earth, tasking […]


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X Previews New Elements Coming to Communities as it Looks to Drive More Niche Engagement

September 25, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

As X moves to shut down Circles, its more enclosed sharing option, it’s also looking to add more functionality to Communities, as a means to facilitate topic-specific engagement, in isolation from a users’ regular X identity. Which makes sense. For […]


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CapCut video app sees $100 million milestone in consumer spend

September 22, 2023

Via: Business of Apps

CapCut, ByteDance’s video editing app, has achieved a staggering milestone, surpassing $100 million in consumer spend across iOS and Android devices, according to data.ai. Let’s dive in. CapCut by the numbers Originally launched in China in 2019, CapCut quickly gained […]


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YouTube Announces New Creator Tools, Including Generative AI Options, at ‘Made On’ Event

September 21, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

YouTube has announced a range of new creative tools and features, including its first generative AI elements, as it looks to move into line with the latest trends and tools. YouTube announced the updates at its “Made On” showcase event, […]


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YouTube Announces New Creator Tools, Including Generative AI Options, at ‘Made On’ Event

September 21, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

YouTube has announced a range of new creative tools and features, including its first generative AI elements, as it looks to move into line with the latest trends and tools. YouTube announced the updates at its “Made On” showcase event, […]


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Pinterest Shares New Insights into its Evolving Personalization and Recommendation Tools

September 20, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

Have you considered how Pinterest might fit into your digital marketing strategy? The discovery platform is steadily increasing its focus on personalized recommendations, through the use of AI, and its unique buyer intent signals, which Pinterest says has had a […]


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Reddit Publishes New Guide to Key Ads Best Practices

September 19, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

Have you considered Reddit for your holiday marketing campaigns? The platform has gone through an upheaval of late, as a result of its unpopular API policy shift, and subsequent changes to its moderator rules. But even so, Reddit remains a […]


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Elon Musk Says That New, Lower Priced Tiers for X Premium Are Coming to Boost Take-Up

September 18, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

X’s “X Premium” subscription program, formerly known as “Twitter Blue”, hasn’t been the solution that Elon Musk had initially hoped when he re-pitched the initiative late last year as a means to combat bots in the app, while also providing […]


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LinkedIn Gains MRC Accreditation on Several Key Ad Metrics

September 14, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

LinkedIn has gained an extra level of assurance for advertisers, with the Media Ratings Council (MRC) granting accreditation on several of LinkedIn’s display ad metrics. After submitting to a voluntary MRC audit, LinkedIn’s processes have now been verified by the […]


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LinkedIn Adds New Generative AI Search Tools to Sales Navigator, Makes AI Courses Available for Free

September 13, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

LinkedIn continues to lean into generative AI, this time via new AI elements for Sales Navigator, which will make it easier to search for information, and connect with leads, through the use of more conversational language and summaries. As you […]


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YouTube Shares New Stats on the Growth of Retro Gaming-Themed Content

September 12, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

Retro gaming is having a moment in the sun, according to the latest stats from the YouTube Culture and Trends team, which regularly reports on emerging areas of focus among YouTube creators. And according to its latest numbers, retro gaming […]


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Threads Expands Keyword Search to More Regions

September 7, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

After launching keyword search on Threads with users in Australia and New Zealand last week, Meta’s now expanding the functionality to more markets, and in Spanish, with users in Argentina, India, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. set to be […]


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TikTok Announces New Programming for Fashion Month

September 6, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

September is Fashion Month, with a range of large-scale, industry-leading fashion shows being held across the globe over the coming weeks, and aligning with this, TikTok has announced that it will be hosting a range of Fashion Month initiatives. As […]


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TikTok Provides an Update on Its EU Data Center Development and Independent Safety Verification

September 5, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

TikTok has shared an update on its efforts to facilitate more control and transparency over the way it handles the data of European users, in alignment with its commitments to E.U. authorities on its data practices. As part of “Project […]


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Instagram holds strong among creators amid TikTok’s ascent

August 31, 2023

Via: Business of Apps

For content creators looking to share their work, Instagram is still the top choice according to a recent study by research firm Mavrck. That’s despite TikTok gaining momentum. Let’s dive in. Why creators are still flocking to Instagram The latest […]


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YouTube Launches New Education-Based Approach to Policy Violations

August 29, 2023

Via: Social Media Today

YouTube’s implementing a new approach to its policy enforcement actions, by launching training courses for creators that violate specific platform policies, as opposed to applying a strike to their channel. The new approach aims to help educate creators, as opposed […]