Social media is constantly evolving! New apps and technology pop up every week, causing existing apps to change the way they operate by offering more features
Every Friday DigiHype rounds up the 5 Top Social Media Updates for the week:
- TikTok launches a feature similar to BeReal called TikTok Now
- Canva has noticed the rise of AI-generated art among content creators and has released a beta version of a new feature called Text-To-Image
- Youtube Studio has created a Creator Music platform that will allow creators to use licensed music for a small fee
- Facebook has introduced a new Pages feature that will give creators the chance to connect with their top fans with exclusive content released early
- Twitter is altering their algorithm by expanding the number of accounts it recommends to users while offering an option to let the app know what users are not interested in
Reference List:
- Hutchinson, A. (2022, September 15). TikTok Copies BeReal with New ‘TikTok Now’ Feature. Social Media Today. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-copies-bereal-with-new-tiktok-now-feature/631986/
- Hutchinson, A. (2022b, September 21). Can You Use AI-Generated Art in Your Digital Marketing and Content Efforts? Social Media Today. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/can-you-use-ai-generated-art-in-your-digital-marketing-and-content-efforts/632398/
- Avery. (2022, September 17). Canva’s New AI Text-To-Image Generator – ILLUMINATION. Medium. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://medium.com/illumination/canvas-new-text-to-image-ai-f06219ebb261#:%7E:text=To%20get%20to%20this%20feature,looks%20like%20the%20one%20above.
- Youtube Announces New “Creator Music” Platform. (2022, September 2). socialnationnow.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://www.socialnationnow.com/youtube-announces-new-creator-music-platform/
- Malik, A. (2022, September 20). Facebook Adds New Pages Features to Help Creators Connect with Fans and Get Discovered. TechCrunch+. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/20/facebook-pages-features-creators/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMegOic1sztVUsRwxT4RWXrKDOm8QYCwLIJeBCLeXl4dvKPt_DMRL1YjAvGr9MqeFF9RWq627HCvnd_j1tEIloO65crkYulp7ykrZ3KfkmYSJTWQGGZBz7EpAg3civbKUVdiALrHNI3_MCuximGV-OxQxJj-mzzs0TU1Y_iQ3YhO
- Paul, K. (2022, September 20). Twitter expands recommendations push with new tests. CTVNews. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/twitter-expands-recommendations-push-with-new-tests-1.6075863
