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Instagram has updated its Broadcast Channels feature to let some creators enable replies. As noted by Allie Mason, subscribers can now add comments, though these replies won’t show up in the main channel feed. Instead, they can be viewed by tapping on specific messages within the Broadcast Channel thread.
Thinking About Using Reels for Your Holiday Campaign? Reels! have become Meta's fastest-growing content format on Facebook and Instagram, now crossing over 200 billion views each day across both platforms. Short-form video is now the leading content format, so if you want to enhance your marketing messaging, it&
Snapchat
Snapchat has announced an expansion of its ad offerings with the introduction of Sponsored Snaps, capitalizing on recent growth in its advertising business. Traditionally, the Snapchat inbox has been ad-free, but Snap is now introducing paid direct messages as part of its strategy to boost advertising revenue Commenting on the
YouTube
YouTube Studio’s Erase Song tool will soon let you silence copyrighted music without affecting the rest of the audio. The tool now employs an AI-powered algorithm to mute copyrighted material without impacting other audio in videos. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan debuted the improved tool in a post on X.
You might have already seen this, as LinkedIn has been gradually introducing it over the past few months. The professional network is now making a stronger push for video content with the addition of in-feed video carousels Launched in March, this feature represents LinkedIn's strategic response to shifting
YouTube
Google has introduced several new generative media models and tools aimed at enhancing the creative process for content creators. These innovations were unveiled during the recent Google I/O 2024 event and include the Veo video generation model and Imagen 3, a high-quality text-to-image model. As per Google DeepMind It