The Week in Social
Welcome to ‘The Week in Social’ our team sharing the top stories for you every week on the latest trends, updates and insights in the social-first world! Stories shared by the 1000heads team.
WEEKLY READING LIST 🤓
LINKEDIN ADDS OPTION TO TAG CHATS
LinkedIn has added another way to keep track of your messaging chats in the app, with the ability to ‘star’ chosen conversations.
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ELON MUSK SUGGESTS TWITTER OPEN SOURCE
A new tweet by Elon Musk suggests the company is preparing to open source its algorithm as soon as next week, unless, of course, it’s all a joke.
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TIKTOK’S NEW LIVE STREAM TRIVIA FEATURE
In an effort to boost engagement, TikTok has launched a live-stream trivia series where users can win cash prizes.
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INSTAGRAM TESTS USER LOCATION ON REELS
Instagram’s testing a new way to provide more transparency on Reels content, by listing the location of the profile that created the clip on videos.
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YOUTUBE’S PODCAST MANAGEMENT TOOL
YouTube is taking its next steps into podcasting, with a new test of the capacity to upload and manage podcasts in the YouTube Studio app.
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INSTAGRAM ‘CHANNELS’ BROADCAST FEATURE
Instagram is rolling out a new feature called ‘Instagram Channels’, which is essentially a group messaging function within the app.
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META ANNOUNCES TEST OF ‘META VERIFIED’
Meta’s launching a test of a paid verification program, much like Twitter’s $8 verification scheme, on Facebook and Instagram.
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TIKTOK LAUNCHES A NEW CREATOR FUND
TikTok announced that it’s launching the beta version of a revamped creator fund called the ‘Creativity Program’, designed to generate higher revenue.
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