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 🤓
SPOTIFY MAY USE AI TO MAKE PODCAST ADS
After releasing its AI DJ, Spotify is now developing an AI technology that can be used as a podcast host’s voice, to generate host-read ads.
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INSTAGRAM ADDS ‘SEARCH ADS’ PLACEMENT
Third-party platforms might have a new ad placement, with Meta announcing that ads in Instagram search results will now be integrated into the Instagram Marketing API.
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TWITTER BLUE ALLOWS 2 HOUR VIDEOS
Twitter Blue subscribers can now upload movie-length videos that are up to 2 hours long in the app, compared to non-subscribers who can only upload max 140 seconds.
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MORE CONTROL OVER WHATSAPP MESSAGES
WhatsApp has announced that you will now be able to update or edit any message sent within 15 minutes of hitting send, allowing for less errors in conversation.
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LINKEDIN VERIFICATION TOOLS IN JOB POSTS
After the launch of its verification features last month, LinkedIn will now start showing verification on job posts, meaning that the information has been verified.
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META’S TWITTER-LIKE APP IS COMING SOON
Meta is set to release its new Twitter-like app code-named ‘Barcelona’ next month, the app will be text-based and will be more simplified than Twitter.
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