80+ Social Media Updates Related to Business Marketing That Occurred in last 5 months

1. Tiktok expanded its caption limits from 100 to 500 Characters.
2. Reddit Updates Search tools, Now you can search User Comments. “Comment search is here”.
3. Pinterest Announces New Partnership with WooCommerce to Expand Product Listings.
4. Google’s launched ‘multisearch’ feature that lets you search using text and image at the same time.
5. Etsy sellers went on strike after platform increases transaction fees.
6. Reddit launched $1 million fund to support various projects going on platform.
7. Instagram is updating its ranking algorithm to put more focus on Original Content
8. LinkedIn Added New tools In creator mode: improved content analytics and Updates profile video Options.
9. Tiktok launched its own gif library “Effect House”.
10. Instagram Updates Reels editing tools adding reordering clips feature.
11. Google Search got a new label to direct people to original news sources
12. YouTube launches new Profile Rings for Stories and Live.
13. Snapchat launched YouTube Link stickers to make video sharing easier!
14. Messenger adds new shortcuts, including a slack like @everyone feature.
15. Pinterest Expands it’s Creator funds program to help more Underrepresented creators.
16. Reddit brings back r/place after 5 years.
17. Google Adds New Seller Performance Badges, New Pricing Insights for eCommerce Brands.
18. Meta and Google agrees to New Data Transfer agreement to keep Instagram and Facebook running in EU.
19. Twitter tests New Interactive Ad types to boost its promotional Appeal.
20. Instagram removed In-stream Ads from its Advertising Options.
21. Tiktok launched new program “CAP” to help creative agencies reach its audience.
22. Twitch shuts down its desktop app.
23. Meta launched the ability to add “share to Reels” feature to third Party Apps.
24. TikTok Adds New ‘Background Player’ Option for Live-Streams.
25. Twitter rolls out ALT badge and improved image description.
26. Fast, A Checkout Startup with $15 billion valuation shuts down after spending all the funds raised in 2021.
27. Wordpress announced new pricing with more traffic and storage limits after receiving backlash from the community.
28. Sales force upgrades marketing field services and sales tools with AI.
29. Dropbox shop launches in open beta to allow creators to sell digital content.
30. Tiktok is the most downloaded app in Quarter 1 of 2022.
31. WhatsApp announced launch of ‘Communities’ - more structured group chats with admin controls.
32. Tiktok expands testing a private dislike button for comments.
33. Twitter acquired “Openback” A notification app to improve timeline and relevance of push notifications
34. YouTube and Tiktok added New options for Automated Captions, Improving Accessibility.
35. A new social media App “Be Real” is trending across the internet grabbing Gen-Zs attention to try the app.
36. WhatsApp got permission to expand payment services to its Indian user base of 100 Million.
37. YouTube Shorts now allows creators to splice in long-form videos. You can use long form video audios and clips for YT shorts.
38. New Snapchat feature ‘Dynamic Stories’ uses a publisher’s RSS feed to automatically create Stories posts.
39. Zoom launches AI-powered features aimed at sales teams.
40. Tiktok started testing who viewed your profile feature.
41. Ogilvy Announced they will no longer work with who edit their bodies and faces for ads. If you don’t know “Oglivy” is the most successful advertising agency of the decade.
42. YouTube Launches New ‘Search Insights’ for all creators.
43. Snapchat Added 13 million new users in Q1 2022 more than both Twitter and Facebook.
44. Google is Introduced new options to reject tracking cookies in Europe after receiving fines from violating EU data laws.
45. Sony & Microsoft are planning to integrate Ads into their gaming platforms Xbox and PlayStation.
46. YouTube Adds new Shorts Shelf to Trending Tab to show Top Shorts in an alternative section.
47. Instagram started testing a reels template feature which enables creators to copy formats from other reels.
48. Google Tests “What People Are Saying” Search Results.
49. Twitter Launches New Test of Promotions for Third Party Tools Within the App.
50. Instagram is changing how hashtags work by experimenting removing Recents tab from hashtags section.
51. Google Adds New Publisher Verification Badges to Extension Listings in the Google Web Store
52. Amazon AWS launches $30M accelerator program aimed at minority founders.
53. Meta launched more fundraising options for Instagram Reels in 30 countries.
54. Brave Search and DuckDuckGo will no longer support Google AMP due to privacy issues.
55. Instagram is working on a pinned post feature and will officially launch in next few months.
56. Meta: You can now add Music to your Facebook comments
57. Twitter tests new closed caption button to switch on captions in Video Clip
58. Elon Musk Bought Twitter $44 Billion and Company is set to go private.
59. Google now lets you request the removal of personal contact information from search results
60. YouTube reveals that Ads between YT Shorts are being tested with selective brands.
61. LinkedInis rolling out a new website link feature.
62. Google Reduces Visibility Of Business Edits With Color Changes To Profile Updates.
63. Instagram expands testing of 90 second Reels.
64. Microsoft Advertising now offers incentive features like cash-back and adding stock images from your website.
65. Facebook & Pinterest are growing again despite all the hype around slow growth of both platform in last quarter.
66. Google Added 9 new Ad policies to prevent misleading ads taking place.
67. Tiktok Introduces Third-party cookies to its Pixel. (like Facebook Pixel)
68. Twitter reportedly overcounted number of daily active users for last 3 years.
69. Google launched Media CDN to compete on content delivery.
70. YouTube expands Thank You Monetisation tool to all eligible creators.
71. Twitch is looking to expand their cut from streamers earnings from 30 to 50% and also thinks of boosting Ads.
72. Snapchat launches a $230 flying drone camera and new e-commerce integrations in Snap Summit 2022.
73. YouTube Expands its ‘Pre-Publish Checks’ Tool to the Mobile App
74. Google Search Console’s URL parameter tool is officially removed for a time period.
75. Twitter creators can now get paid through Cryptocurrency on Twitter with Stripe.
76. Jellysmack- One of the Influencer marketing agency acquires YouTube analytics tool
77. Google & Microsoft Ads brought more revenue in last quarter- 22% Gains!
78. WhatsApp is working on a paid subscription for multi-phone and tablet chatting.
79. Instagram users now spend 20% of their time in the reels section.
80. Google tests new Color for clicked search results by you. Now Clicked results are in Purple.
81. Twitter: Elon plans to remove employees and focus more on influencers for twitter’s growth + new monetisation ideas were shared.
82. YouTube revenue falls as more users spend time on shorts tab than consuming long form content.

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