Top 5 Updates of the Week:
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Meta is working on a decentralised social media app like Twitter.
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Tiktok launched a free resource called “Keyword Insights library” filled with insights about different keywords regarding CPM, trends & more.
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Googles February 2023 Product Reviews Update Finished rolling out.
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Microsoft to launch ChatGPT 4 next week with AI videos.
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Tiktok expands “Tiktok search Ads” to more advertisers, target users based on keywords & searches.
Google:
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Google Ads simplifies audience creation with new GA4 Audience builder.
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Google announced new updates to featured snippets with “new headings” for Also Asked Tab in search.
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Google roles out new updated desktop search design with new site names & more.
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Google Trends have a new look for 2023.
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Google Ads launches Performance max for Travel Goals.
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Google expands local service Ads to more than 70 new businesses.
Tiktok:
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Tiktok launched “Series” a new feature that allows creators to charge for premium content.
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Tiktok is blocking links to App store from creator bios, limited business still have this access.
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Tiktok partnered with Dentsu on a new campaign performance tracking solution.
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Tiktok wins US trademark trial over stitch video feature.
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Belgium bans Tiktok from governmental devices.
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Tiktok provides new in-app prompt update on how it is protecting users.
Instagram:
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Instagram’s new “About this account” UI with Paid subscription mentioned is here with details about blue tick.
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Instagram was back online after Brief global outages this week.
Meta :
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Meta is cutting off reels bonuses program for Instagram & Facebook reels.
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Meta is planning to lay off thousands of employees as soon as possible.
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Facebook made new mentions in a blogpost about Messenger coming back to Facebook app.
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Facebook is testing removal of Topics in its groups feature.
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Important: WhatsApp users in EU can disagree to terms & services as Meta agrees to EU to comply with consumer protection rights.
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WhatsApp can get banned in UK over the issues regarding end-to-end encryption.
Twitter:
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EU suggests Elon musk to hire more employees to moderate twitter.
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Twitter to charge $42k per month for API access for enterprises.
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Twitter’s privacy preserving Tor service is unavailable now.
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Elon musk says Q2 2023 will be profitable for Twitter after major changes.
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Twitter aims to add chat encryption, New DM features & emoji reactions by end of this month.
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Outages: Twitter was down multiple times this week, with desktop outages, Image loading errors & more.
YouTube:
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Youtube Updated their policies regarding Profanity after creator backlash, videos are eligible for monetisation.
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Youtube will stop showing overlay Ads on desktop starting next month.
Snapchat:
Reddit:
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Reddit is shutting down Reddit talks from March 21.
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Reddit launches separate feeds for readable & video content, many are calling it Tiktok clone.
Pinterest:
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Child sensitive content is escaping Pinterest algorithm, but platform shared update regarding new content reporting tools launching next week.
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Pinterest shared new key insights on International Women’s day.
Microsoft:
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Microsoft Bing AI working on save chats & more features.
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Global head of Microsoft advertising steps down.
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Microsoft layed off another set of 10,000 employees working in US.
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Code-free custom conversions, and 5 other new Microsoft Ad updates.
Marketing:
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Discord’s new AI features are getting user backlash.
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Spotify goes all in on creator economy with new video podcast deals with Viral creators.
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Twitch creators are angry as all the exclusive deals will go down, all creators will have a 50/50 revenue cut.
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Disney sells out Ad inventory for Oscars.
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Spotify revamps its app with new Tiktok style discovery feed & smart shuffle for playlist.
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DuckDuckGo is supposedly working on Generative AI features.
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Audi, Mars Nespresso to start using Attention marketplace “Adelaide” focused on attention metrics.
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Etsy deals seller payments due to silicon valley collapse.
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Telegram announces new power-saving mode.
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