Issue 68  

Number of the day

Growth of social media

Only 5% of adults in the United States reported using a social media platform in 2005.

Today it's 81%.

Source: Pew Research Center

 

Social news

TikTok reportedly set to launch new music streaming service

The social media app's parent company ByteDance have filed a trademark application for ‘TikTok Music’.

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New features

The much requested edit button is getting closer on Twitter

Twitter keeps working on the edit button.

It seems tweets are going to be editable only for 30 minutes after publication and there'll be a timer to show you how much time you have before the option disappears.

 

Dual camera coming to Insta

Instagram is working on a Dual Camera feature similar to BeReal's where you take a photo using the front and rear cameras at the same time.

Comment: Will BeReal be another app that the mighty Meta crushes?

 

Tips

Use Messenger for Facebook Page messaging

Have you ever got a notification from Facebook that your Page has received a message then when you click it you can't read the message? This is one example of the many parts of Facebook that are broken.

The good news is that the best way to send and receive messages from and to your Page is by using the Messenger app. Just look for 'Switch account' on the app.

 

Tools

TikTok case studies - Small businesses are seeing organic success on TikTok

“This was just something to do on the side when I was at school, and it ended up being my entire job,” said Hayden Rankin, co-founder of Nice Shirt.

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Videos

Shopping on the High Street in 2022

Not just Argos either.

 

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