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LinkedIn’s Giving Users a Summary of Their LinkedIn Games Performance
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-puzzle-games-performance-summary/736125/
Published: December 20, 2024 10:33
LinkedIn will give you an overview of how good (or bad) you've been at its in-stream games.
Social Media Ad Spend by Platform [Infographic]
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/social-media-ad-spend-by-platform-infographic/736103/
Published: December 19, 2024 20:47
An overview of the top earning social platforms, and how they compare.
Meta’s Experimenting With ‘Avatar Quests’ as it Builds Towards the Metaverse
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-experiments-digital-avatar-experiences/736091/
Published: December 19, 2024 20:15
Meta's looking to add more ways to use you avatar within its evolving experiences.
Instagram Previews Coming AI Video Elements
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-previews-ai-video-generation-tools/736087/
Published: December 19, 2024 19:48
Soon, you'll be able to generate AI elements for your IG video uploads.
Meta Launches Updated Affiliate Link Displays in Posts and Comments
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-affiliate-link-display-updates/736083/
Published: December 19, 2024 19:24
More prominent affiliate links should encourage more sales.
X Touts Business Success in 2024, and Rising Opportunities
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-touts-success-in-2024/736078/
Published: December 19, 2024 18:51
X claims to be seeing big success, which is not exactly true.
What Happens on the Internet Every Minute (2024 Version)
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/what-happens-online-every-minute-2024/735990/
Published: December 18, 2024 22:30
The latest overview of the crazy amount of online activity happening every day.
LinkedIn Tests New, Larger Video Display In-Stream
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-tests-larger-video-display-in-stream/735988/
Published: December 18, 2024 22:09
Video is a groing focus for LinkedIn.
Is it Still Worth Adding Hashtags to Your Posts?
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/do-you-still-need-to-use-hashtags/735983/
Published: December 18, 2024 21:49
Hashtags are not as important as they once were, but are they useless?
LinkedIn Adds New Elements to Campaign Manager to Improve Ad Performance
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-updates-campaign-manager-insights/735977/
Published: December 18, 2024 21:16
New updates for LinkedIn advertisers.
TikTok Shares Data on Account Removals and Government Reqeusts in 2024
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-government-requests-influence-operations-report-2024/735969/
Published: December 18, 2024 20:41
New data from TikTok on account removals, government requests, and more.
US Supreme Court Will Hear TikTok’s Appeal Over Sell-Off Bill
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/US-supreme-court-approves-TikTok-appeal-against-ban/735962/
Published: December 18, 2024 19:56
TikTok will have another chance to argue against the US sell-off bill.
YouTube Shares its Top Ad Campaigns of 2024
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-best-performing-ads-2024/735955/
Published: December 18, 2024 19:19
Some tips and pointers based on the top performing YouTube campaigns of the year.
Threads Adds New Way to Re-Share Media While Crediting the Creator
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-reshare-media-with-creator-credit/735948/
Published: December 18, 2024 18:50
A clever way to encourage sharing with credit to the creator.
Threads Announces Test of Post Scheduling
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-tests-native-post-scheduling/735857/
Published: December 17, 2024 21:36
A highly requested Threads feature is coming.
X Rolls Out Updates to its Grok AI Chatbot
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-updates-grok-ai-chatbot/735853/
Published: December 17, 2024 21:15
X continues to develop its own AI chatbot tool.
Meta Fined $263 Million in Europe Over User Data Breach
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-fined-in-europe-ireland-over-data-breach/735844/
Published: December 17, 2024 20:32
The fine relates to unauthorised access of users' personal info on Facebook.
GIPHY Shares Key Discussion Trends of 2024
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/GIPHY-conversational-trends-2024/735834/
Published: December 17, 2024 19:50
GIPHY looks at the most searched terms of the year.
LinkedIn Leans Into the ‘Agentic Era’ of AI Connection
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-expands-generative-ai-push/735827/
Published: December 17, 2024 19:29
LinkedIn is looking to add more AI agents to guide your process.
X Announces Expanded Content Partnership With The NBA
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-expands-NBA-partnership/735818/
Published: December 17, 2024 18:52
The new deal will see X continue to host exclusive NBA content.
Threads Reaches 300 Million Active Users
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-twitter-clone-reaches-300-million-users/735724/
Published: December 17, 2024 02:13
Threads's growth momntum continues to rise, as it reaches a new milestone.
Trump Says That He’s ‘Looking Into’ TikTok Sell Off Bill
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/trump-looks-to-save-tiktok-US-ban/735713/
Published: December 16, 2024 21:48
President-elect Trump vowed to save TikTok, but his avenues for doing so are limited.
Threads Was The Most Downloaded iOS App in November
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-leads-ios-downloads-november/735706/
Published: December 16, 2024 21:20
The latest download charts underline the opportunity for Threads.
Meta Pushes Ahead on AI Development Despite Risks
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-pushes-ai-development-despite-risks/735699/
Published: December 16, 2024 20:49
Meta's keen to push ahead on AI and VR, despite acknowledging potential harms.
Meta Announces New AI Functionality for Ray-Ban Meta Glasses
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-adds-ai-options-translation-ray-ban-glasses/735692/
Published: December 16, 2024 20:13
Some new options for Meta's AI-enhanced sunglasses.
LinkedIn Tests Paid Boosting for Personal Updates
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-tests-boosting-personal-updates/735687/
Published: December 16, 2024 19:37
A new way to boost your professional social media presence.
Instagram Implements Screenshot Blocking for View Once Media
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-restricts-screenshots-view-once-media/735675/
Published: December 16, 2024 18:56
More protection for sensitive content.
YouTube Tests Audio Replies to Video Comments
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-tests-audio-replies-to-comments/735673/
Published: December 16, 2024 18:44
A new way to enhance fan engagement on YouTube.
Snapchat Launches Streamlined Creator Monetization Process
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-launches-streamlined-creator-monetization-process/735668/
Published: December 16, 2024 18:28
Snap's integrating its creator monetization streams.
Instagram Adds New Features for the Holidays
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-adds-new-features-for-the-holidays/735666/
Published: December 16, 2024 18:20
Some new options to help see in the new year on IG.
Threads Surveys User Opinions on Political Content Restrictions
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/threads-surveys-users-political-content-restrictions/735594/
Published: December 15, 2024 21:12
With the 2024 election behind us, Meta is seemingly re-assessing its approach to political content.
X Provides Usage Insights and Ad Tips for ‘Q5’
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-shares-q5-marketing-tips/735593/
Published: December 14, 2024 03:55
Some data notes to inform your end-of-year marketing push.
Instagram Tests Scheduled DMs
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-adds-direct-message-dm-scheduling/735592/
Published: December 14, 2024 03:20
Plan your DM outreach to align with your target audience.
TikTok Offers Education Tools to Assist Sellers
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-adds-shop-education-resources/735591/
Published: December 14, 2024 03:02
New resources to help you maximize your TikTok sales potential.
X Touts Record High Usage in 2024
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-touts-record-high-usage/735590/
Published: December 14, 2024 02:39
Is X seeing more or less usage?