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LinkedIn has launched its "Videos for You" feature on desktop, expanding its video strategy. The vertical video feed features a centered display with captions on the right, navigation arrows for browsing, and an immersive experience like mobile. This update improves video discovery across devices, enabling content creators and brands to reach broader audiences. It reflects LinkedIn's commitment to video content and hints at future enhancements.
YouTube has launched a new analytics feature in YouTube Studio that allows creators to track viewer device preferences through a Device Type card. This feature provides insights into viewing patterns across TV, Mobile, Computer, and Tablet devices, detailing watch time for various content types. YouTube reports over 1 billion hours of daily TV consumption and a 400% increase in top creators' TV watch time, enabling creators to optimize their content.
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Meta's Threads platform has launched a new markup feature that enables users to annotate posts before sharing them. The feature includes three primary markup options: highlighter, red marker, and arrow tool. This capability allows users to emphasize specific content within posts, drawing attention to particular aspects, text segments, or elements using these visual annotation tools.
Instagram has introduced a "Watch Next" feature in Stories to showcase unviewed Stories from followed accounts, enhancing content discovery. It has also updated Highlights with a dedicated tab on profiles, improved cover images, integration of Reels with Highlights, and the display of recent Highlights between Feed posts and within Stories. These updates aim to improve Stories engagement and create a more integrated content experience across the platform.
LinkedIn now shows view counts on videos in mobile feeds, similar to Instagram and TikTok. This update may increase engagement, as high view counts can motivate users to interact more. Public view counts act as social proof, making content seem more valuable. It may also encourage users to create and share more videos, helping influencer marketing managers identify potential partners based on performance data.
LinkedIn has introduced a dynamic banner feature called 'Create Slideshow' for Premium subscribers, allowing the display of up to five images in a rotating carousel. Each image rotates every three seconds, enhancing viewer engagement. This feature enables users to showcase various professional elements, including services, achievements, portfolios, milestones, and certifications, offering a more comprehensive visual presentation than a single static image.
Instagram has changed its story features, affecting music availability. Users now receive a notification stating "This music can't be played due to recent licensing changes with the rights holder" when trying to add certain songs to their Stories. This impacts the platform's music library, limiting creative options. The licensing changes highlight the complex relationship between social media and music rights holders, affecting Stories.
TikTok has launched TikTok Studio, a desktop platform replacing Creator Center Beta, offering creators expanded tools for content management and growth. It includes an analytics dashboard, monetization tools, educational resources, a creative inspiration hub, and centralized content management. The Unlimited Sounds feature prevents audio muting in one-minute videos and removes duration limits on sound usage.
TikTok has launched a Black Friday campaign to expand its user base and boost TikTok Shop engagement through a multi-tiered reward system. Users can earn $40 for each friend referral, up to $300 for reaching milestones, additional rewards for TikTok Shop engagement, and bonuses for daily check-ins. This initiative aims to grow e-commerce by incentivizing browsing, encouraging platform engagement, and leveraging social media for shopping adoption.