New features
New Insta shopping feature
Instagram is testing the option to add a shopping product to your wishlist after you take a screenshot of it.
New WhatsApp app!
WhatsApp has launched is new native app for Windows, with a Mac version to follow.
Keep in touch with accounts you don't follow
Twitter is working on letting you switch on tweet notifications for accounts you don’t follow.
TikTok now offers a very basic text-to-image AI generator directly in the app
Text-to-image AI systems are booming in both ability and popularity right now, and what better proof than their appearance in the world’s hottest app: TikTok.
The video platform recently added a new effect it calls “AI greenscreen” that allows users to type in a text prompt that the software will then generate as an image. This image can then be used as the background to a video — potentially a very useful tool for creators.
Comment: It's very basic but shows what's possible and indeed achievable on some similar tools like Google’s Imagen.
theverge.com
Insights
Is Instagram one update away from becoming irrelevant?
Instagram has had a rocky few weeks, with users complaining en masse that shifts away from pictures to video are damaging their experience with the app, prompting another raft of clarifications and recalibrations from boss Adam Mosseri. As it fights for a share of TikTok's pie, is Instagram forgetting what makes it special?
thedrum.com
Tools
Free tool Twitter ➡️ LinkedIn tool
Do you repurpose your content?
Here's a neat new free tool that allows you to convert Twitter threads (yours and others) to LinkedIn pdf carousels, a format I'm a big fan of, as they look great and engage readers.
Let me know what you think.
socialpilot.co
Social Mind: Social and AI Insights
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