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 🤓
YOUTUBE NOW HAS MEMBER ONLY SHORTS
YouTube introduces members only Shorts, providing creators with a new avenue to incentivise channel subscriptions.
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DIRECT MESSAGE COMPANIES ON LINKEDIN
LinkedIn is now rolling out pages messaging which enables visitors to get in contact with business accounts, via direct messages.
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INSTAGRAM UPDATES HASHTAG SEARCH
Instagram’s expanding its test of longer Reels video uploads, with some users now able to upload three minute long Reels in the app.
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X INCREASES CHAT LIMIT TO 256 MEMBERS
The platform formerly known as Twitter has increased its group chat limit again, with users now able to engage in private DM groups with 256 people.
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CREATORS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT X
The Wall Street Journal reporter claims that many creators are concerned about X’s lack of transparency, and its inconsistent payouts.
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INSTAGRAM TESTS CAROUSEL COMMENTS
Instagram is experimenting with a new commenting feature for carousel posts, allowing some users to link their replies to specific images or videos.
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