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Social Recap
April witnessed an electrifying surge in Electronics chatter, Eid greetings, and a rise in religious content. Check out our latest Communicate ME issue to find out all about them.
From Our Blog
TikTok Shop launching in Beta
TikTok is inviting more retailers into its Shop tests following recent global expansions.
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YouTube rolls out new music ad solutions
Announced after Coachella, 'Gen Z Music' and 'Trending Music on Shorts' are YouTube's latest AI-powered ad formats.
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Instagram assisting brands in sourcing UGC
An Instagram Shop prompt has been encouraging businesses to feature their products in UGC.?
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Other Social Media Updates
TikTok testing its own generative AI avatar creator
TikTok is experimenting with a native Lensa-like app feature that lets you create 30 avatars per day.
Learn more here.
Meta's latest shopping-driven initiatives
Besides Shop ad updates, Meta is also forcing its checkout experience to encourage in-app transactions.
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Instagram pushing for more music integrations
Users will soon be able to layer their photo carousels and status Notes with songs.
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Polls in your Instagram comments
Instagram's comments section is getting a new polling feature, similar to the Story voting sticker.
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Bye-bye to auto-generated caption fails
Instagram is introducing an accessibility feature that lets you manually add captions for Stories, sparing you the typo shame.
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Downloading Reels just got easier
Instagram creators might soon get a "Turn on downloading" Reel option, relieving viewers from third-party turnarounds.
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Hands-free recording for Reels is a growing reality
Already released for many global users, Instagram's new gesture control lets you record Reels with the flick of a wrist.
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WhatsApp upped its multi-device logging capacity
Users can now seamlessly connect their WhatsApp accounts across four phones.
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Twitter kickstarts per-article monetization for publishers
As of this month, Tweeters will have to shell out a one-time fee to get their morning news fix.
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Elon Musk prioritizing his Blue subscribers
Only verified accounts can now make it into "For You" feed recommendations (besides non-paying accounts you follow).
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Custom CTA button for LinkedIn Premium
Tailored for Premium Business subscribers solely, this new CTA helps you direct traffic towards a URL of choice.
Learn more here.