Snapchat Adds New Features for the Holidays
Snapchat is adding a range of festive features to enhance your experience this holiday season—with a twist. These updates are primarily aimed at Snapchat+ subscribers. First, Snapchat+ users will gain access to exclusive app themes, including holiday-inspired backgrounds and buttons. As showcased in these examples, the new themes offer a more festive, Christmas-themed look for […]
Instagram Introduces Trial Reels for Audience Feedback
Instagram is experimenting with a new method to help Reel creators optimize their content performance, this time through audience sampling, allowing them to gauge whether their latest Reel is likely to succeed. As shown in this example, Instagram is introducing a new “Trial” option within the Reels posting process. This feature will allow Reel creators […]
Reddit Introduces ‘Reddit Answers’ for AI Summaries
Given Reddit’s collaboration with Google, this marks an intriguing enhancement for the platform. On Monday, Reddit unveiled “Reddit Answers,” a feature akin to Google’s AI overviews but tailored specifically for Reddit. As shown in this extended screenshot, Reddit Answers allows users to pose questions and receive AI-generated responses, drawing information from relevant subreddits. As Reddit […]
Meta and X Reveal Plans for AI Data Center Expansions
The emphasis on generative artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling significant investment from key industry leaders, with Meta and X both sharing plans to expand their data centers to support their AI goals. Starting with Meta, the company is said to be planning a $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana, which, if realized, would become […]
TikTok Introduces Enhanced Safeguards for Young Users in the EU
If you’re looking to understand the extent of the difficulty in accurately determining user ages on social platforms, an issue the Australian government is aiming to address through legislation, this statistic from TikTok might provide some insight: “Every month, we remove around 6 million accounts globally because we believe that our minimum age requirement has […]
YouTube Shares Tips on How Creators Can Align With CTV Viewing
With the growing popularity of connected TV (CTV) viewing, YouTube has shared fresh tips to help creators optimize their content for CTV consumption, ensuring they make the most of the larger screen experience. This is something to take into account. Earlier this year, YouTube revealed that users now watch over a billion hours of content […]
Threads will now showcase Alternative Feed at the top of the Main Feed
Threads is introducing another Bluesky-inspired feature, allowing your different feeds to stay visible on the home screen. This makes it easier to switch between your “Following” feed, “For You” recommendations, or any of your custom lists. As shown in this example shared by IG/Threads head Adam Mosseri, instead of tapping the Threads icon at the […]
WhatsApp Introduces Voice Note Transcripts
WhatsApp has announced that it will be introducing voice message transcripts to all users, offering an additional way to interact with voice messages in the app. As shown in this example, the new feature will allow you to enable automatic transcripts of voice messages in the app, so you can read the audio notes sent […]
Graphic Design Trends for 2025 [Infographic]
Are you looking to update your content visually for the new year? This might be just what you need. The team at VistaPrint has compiled a summary of the top design trends they predict for 2025, drawing insights from their community of designers who collaborate with a wide range of brands on their campaigns and […]