The Week in Social
Welcome to ‘The Week in Social’ our team sharing the top stories for you every week o the latest trends, updates and insights in the social-first world! Stories shared by the 1000heads team.
WEEKLY READING LIST 🤓
META LAUNCHES COMMUNITY NOTES ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
Get ready for more misleading posts—Meta is launching the first phase of Community Notes on Facebook and Instagram next week.
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YOUTUBE TESTS NEW SHORTS EDITING INTERFACE
YouTube is testing a new Shorts editing feature that shows where added elements like captions and stickers appear within the UI, helping creators avoid on-screen interference.
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STUDY FINDS GEN Z PREFERS AUDIO PODCASTS OVER VIDEO
YouTube and Spotify have gained traction with video podcasts, but the format hasn’t fully caught on with Gen Z.
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xAI LAUNCHES AN API FOR GENERATING IMAGES
Elon Musk’s xAI now offers image generation via its API with the “grok-2-image-1212” model. It generates up to 10 JPGs per request (5 requests/sec) at $0.07 per image.
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YOUTUBE TESTS REMOVAL OF END SCREENS FROM CLIPS
YouTube is currently testing a new feature both on mobile and desktop that allows viewers to hide end screens.
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THREADS IS DEVELOPING A FEATURE TO IMPORT YOUR X FOLLOWERS
Meta’s Threads is developing an update to help users follow the same profiles they do on X, according to app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi.
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