Friday, 17 May 2024
Category: Social

Snap Is Cutting Google and AWS Cloud Spending

Snap is cutting back its cloud spending, reducing how much it pays both Google Cloud and AWS. Snap relies on both cloud providers to power its operations. Like many tech companies, however, Snap is looking to cut costs and operate more efficiently. According to Business Insider, CFO Derek Andersen said the company had identified its cloud […]

Twitter Blue subscribers can now Tweet 4,000 characters

The new feature is available in the US only. Twitter announced the new feature in a long Tweet. Twitter Blue only. In the announcement, Twitter says, “while only Blue subscribers can post longer Tweets, anyone and everyone can read them. you can reply to, retweet, and quote Tweet a longer Tweet, no matter if you’re a […]

TikTok adds 5 new ways to enforce safety for teen users

Some of the policies were launched last year but have been improved with additional features to increase efficacy. TikTok has announced five new ways to help keep teens safe on the platform. The new enforcement policies will also make borderline or “suggestive” content ineligible for recommendation into TikTok For You feeds. What’s new. TikTok is increasing […]

Twitter is lifting its ban on political, cause-based ads

Users will start seeing more cause-based ads on their feeds “in the coming weeks.” An announcement by Twitter, on Twitter, says that the company is going to relax its ban on cause-based ads (such as those for climate change or women’s rights). They also plan on lifting their own restricitions on political advertising. Political ad […]

Snapchat introduces attributable mid-roll ads for Snap Stories

Being able to tie conversions from these ads to a particular creator can help advertisers understand their ROI. Snapchat is launching mid-roll ads for Snap Star Stories, the company announced Monday. The new, attributable ad product is currently in closed beta and the company expects to roll it out more widely later this year. Why we care. This […]

TikTok adds 5 new ways to enforce safety for teen users

Some of the policies were launched last year but have been improved with additional features to increase efficacy. TikTok has announced five new ways to help keep teens safe on the platform. The new enforcement policies will also make borderline or “suggestive” content ineligible for recommendation into TikTok For You feeds. What’s new. TikTok is increasing […]

Here’s What Twitter Should Do To Make Photo Galleries More Useful

I like the new user photo galleries that Twitter started rolling out yesterday. They’ll make photo search and discovery much easier, especially for those of us who’ve scattered our photo uploads across TwitPic, yFrog, Mobypicture and other photo services. But I’m also hoping that the product Twitter launched yesterday is a shell of what it’ll […]

TikTok releases Photo Mode and 7 new editing tools

The new editing and photo tools give creators more freedom over the content they post. But the updates aren’t quite original. TikTok has just announced Photo Mode, as well as seven new editing tools for creators. Let’s take a look. What’s new. The seven new editing features are now available in the US and most regions […]