Jan 2024 Social Platform Updates
James Creech
Founder, Quartermast Advisors ?? I help entrepreneurs maximize their M&A outcomes. ?? Co-Founder, Measure Studio ?? AI-powered social media insights.
LinkedIn is getting rid of profile hashtags. TikTok is testing 30-min videos. And Meta introduced new teen safety settings.
Here's everything you missed from social platforms last month...
Artifact ??
? The personalized news app launched by Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger is shutting down after less than a year.
BeReal. ?
? Introduced RealPeople and RealBrands, which provides verified accounts for celebrities and companies.
Facebook ??
? Introduced new safety settings for teens, including turning off the ability to receive messages from anyone they don’t follow or are connected to by default.
Instagram ??
? Added notifications for new followers from collaborative posts.
LinkedIn ??
? Announced plans to deprecate profile hashtags in February.
? Will move the About section to the top of user profiles and allow creator mode users to choose between Follow or Connect as their main CTA starting in March.
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Substack ??
? Added a report button to allow readers to flag posts and publications.
TikTok ?
? Announced it will raise its sales commission from 2% + $0.30 to 8% over the next few months and has started reducing some merchant subsidies.
? Limited users from viewing hashtag data trends via its Creative Center, following accusations of geopolitical bias related to the Israel-Hamas War.
? Launched?an “AI Song” feature, which uses text prompts to generate original music.
? Experimenting with 30-minute long videos.
? Testing a new feature that identifies objects in videos and links to similar products for sale on TikTok Shop.
Twitch ??
? Updated its attire policies to ban “implied nudity.”
? Changed its payout programs to allow streamers who maintain 100 Plus Points for 3 consecutive months to qualify for a 60/40 revenue share for subscriptions (above the typical 50/50 split).
X ??
? Musk claims X will give creators 100% of revenue from ads that appear on their livestream content.
? Deprecated support for NFT profile pictures.
YouTube ??
? Added support for RSS feeds for podcasts.
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Social Data Solved ?? CEO @ Measure Studio
1 年The 30m TikTok dance is really going to weed out a lot of amateur choreographers
CEO/Co-Founder Of Creator Authority (LinkedIn Influencer Marketing Agency)
1 年Thanks for the shoutout James. Separately/can't help but feel like this is too little too late for bereal. Feels like they missed their moment
Experiential Marketing & User-Generated Content (UGC) Specialist | Scaling Video Collection Innovations | Former NASA
1 年Lana Petrosyan