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20 Sep 2024

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.

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YOUTUBE TOPS GEN Z SOCIAL APPS

You probably immediately think of TikTok, and maybe Snapchat for messaging, but the most popular app among Gen Z is actually YouTube.

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MORE AMERICANS ARE USING TIKTOK FOR NEWS

Recent study that surveyed over 10,000 U.S. adults found that the share of adults who get news from TikTok has grown fivefold in four years.

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SNAPCHAT SHOWCASES NEXT GEN AR SPECTACLES

Snapchat is taking the next steps into AR wearables with a new version of its Spectacles glasses that incorporate AR overlays on your field of vision.

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TIKTOK TESTS ‘DELETE AND RE-EDIT’

TikTok is testing a new option that would enable you to start over with your in-app video project by removing all of the edits that you’ve made.

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SNAPCHAT IS ADDING AI TEXT-TO-VIDEO CREATION

Snap is nearing the launch of a feature that generates short video clips from your chosen text input. Snap says that the system will also eventually be able to animate images as well.

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YOUTUBE ADDS PAUSE ADS ON TV

YouTube is adding a new format for ads on your TV which shows up when you pause the video, and that’s starting to roll out to users.

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