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Pinterest Launches $500K Creator Fund, A New Content Policy, Moderation Tools, and More

Popular social networking site Pinterest hosted an event focused on its creator community recently where it introduced a set of updates comprising its $500K Creator Fund and “Creator Code,” a new content policy along with other moderation tools and updates. The company said that it aims to make sure the platform remains a “positive, inclusive […]

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YouTube Is Expanding Monetization to More Types of Content

The video-sharing giant YouTube is expanding the monetization opportunities for content creators by enabling ads to run on more types of content. With this, creators can now make money through content that was not regarded as suitable for advertisers earlier. Owing to the recent changes made to YouTube’s advertiser-friendly content guidelines, which have now become […]

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Facebook Analytics Will No Longer Be Available After 30 June 2021

In a recent announcement, the social media giant Facebook revealed that Facebook Analytics would no longer be available after 30 June 2021. Marketers have less than three months to export all their data and search for other alternatives. Given how heavily the marketers depend on Facebook Analytics to gauge conversion data, this announcement has come […]

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YouTube Tests a New Feature That Will Auto-Detect Products in Videos

The video giant YouTube is constantly experimenting with new things, and this time it is testing a new feature that will automatically detect products in a video. It will also display a list of detected products in the video along with related products to the users. The company is testing this feature with a small […]

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Instagram Tests a New Auto-Captions Feature for Stories

Recently, Instagram was spotted testing out a new “Captions” sticker that auto-generates captions. This new feature appears in the sticker tab. Just like any other sticker, you can add this one to any of your Stories with a video clip. When you add this sticker to your Instagram Story, it will transcribe the audio in […]

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Pinterest Powers up Creators With New Tools During Stressful Times

Pinterest’s Global Director of Creator Marketing, Colleen Stauffer, said that the content on Pinterest is about the people and what they want in their life. Further adding to her statement, Stauffer explained that the platform really tried to harness planning that turned into way more short-term amid the pandemic last year. They wanted to fit […]

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YouTube Rolls Out 4K Video Support for All Android Devices

It looks like the popular video-sharing platform YouTube has quietly released a new update allowing people to stream 4K/60p videos on all mobile devices, even on the ones that do not have an Ultra HD display. Although people using devices with a lesser display resolution won’t get the same video quality as they would with […]

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A Step by Step Guide to Conduct a Social Media Audit

We all know the importance of having a substantial social presence today, and this blog will discuss why running a social media audit is necessary and how you should do it. But before we dive into why and how, let’s first talk about what it is. Social media audit can be defined as a process […]

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Shopify Partners With Facebook to Bring Its Shop Pay Feature to Instagram

The popular eCommerce platform Shopify recently announced its partnership with Facebook to introduce its payment tool Shop Pay to Facebook and Instagram. The new Shop Pay feature will first roll out for Instagram users, and later on, it will be made available on Facebook Shops, the platform for small businesses, in the upcoming weeks. Once […]

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Instagram Takes Down Hundreds of Accounts With Stolen Usernames

Instagram is joining forces with Twitter and several other social media platforms to take down accounts of those users who have engaged in stealing hundreds of single-word usernames. Such short, enviable handles, also called “O.G. usernames” (think of usernames like @King, @Queen, @Angel, etc.), are valuable because they are catchy and grant status. Users who […]