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 🤓
TWITTER NEW SHARING BUTTON FOR APPS
To help users share their tweets outside Twitter, the platform has now created a sharing button for WhatsApp and LinkedIn.
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INSTAGRAM LAUNCHES GIFTS FOR CREATORS
The platform is now testing Gifts, a feature that allows creators to receive monetised gifts from their fans through reels.
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TIKTOK IS THE LEADER FOR ENTERTAINMENT
A report from the Wall Street Journal shows that Instagram users are leaving the platform as TikTok becomes the new home of entertainment.
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INSTAGRAM PROVIDES MEDIA KIT TO CREATORS
Creators on Instagram will have an easier time pitching to brands as the platform launches a media kit to package one’s IG presence.
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MESSENGER CREATES DISCORD STYLE CHAT
Facebook now has ‘Community Chats’ that allow large Messenger groups to categorise the message in a similar manner to Discord.
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INSTAGRAM TESTS REPOSTING FEATURE
Instagram is testing a repost feature that allows users to share other people’s posts on their timeline which their followers can see.
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