Here’s What Happened Last Week in Social Media (Marketer’s Edition)

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Top 5 Updates of the Week:​

  • Netflix with Ads is here with a Bad Pricing Plan.
  • Tiktok World Event 2022 occurred last week, launched new updates to Creator Marketplace and new Advertising plans.
  • Twitter launches “Link Spotlight” A link button with 7 Different CTAs.
  • Google’s Display Ads get better and more personal with New Ad Tech.
  • Facebook rolled out a new “Page Experience” with new layout for pages.

Google:​

  • Google Rolling out Site names and Updated Favicon Logos in Search Results.
  • Google Ads First Party Cookies now Support personalisation.
  • Google Ads to Discontinue Content Targeting For Youtube Conversion Campaigns in 2023.
  • Google Webmaster Guidelines Rebranded as Google Search Essentials with New Guideline additions.
  • Google Data Studio now known as Looker Studio.
  • Google Ads label for users is new black bold text “Sponsored”.

Tiktok:​

  • TikTok launches Profile Kit to add up to six videos on other sites with help of linktree.
  • Tiktok is planning to open US product fulfilment Centers and moving more deeply into e-commerce.
  • Tiktok owned Editing Tool “CapCut” launches a pro plan with more editing features.

Instagram:​

  • Instagram testing “Achievement Badges” to Incentivise Reels Creators.
  • Instagram expands AI-powered Age verification program to India and Brazil.
  • Instagram is testing a new feature to invite other creators to edit reels together during a collaboration.

Meta :​

  • Meta Connect 2022 Held last week and launched Legs in Metaverse and revealed declining revenue numbers.
  • Meta and Microsoft Announced new Partnership at Microsoft Event Last Week for Metaverse’s Hardware requirements.
  • Meta is ending support for Instant Articles.
  • WhatsApp is testing “Edit Button” for Messages with 15 minute limit.

Twitter:​

  • Twitter’s working on making #hashtags not clickable.
  • Twitter is Testing a feature to turn off mentions for your username.
  • Twitter announced Audio Chats within Twitter Communities for users to interact more.
  • Twitter’s new Edit feature is a flop as no-one seems to buy Twitter Blue to access the limited feature.

YouTube:​

  • YouTube launches usernames for every YouTube Channel Owner, it was previously limited to few Creators only.
  • YouTube launches new updated Analytics UI in YouTube Studio App.

Snapchat:​

  • Snapchat brings parental control to India with Family Center.
  • Snapchat launches AR filter for Halloween for Try-Ons and Brands to sell Costumes through AR.

Microsoft:​

  • Microsoft office is being rebranded as part of Microsoft 365 plan.
  • Microsoft is launching Graphic Design App “Designer” to Compete with Canva.
  • Bing is getting an AI-Image generator added to the search engine.

Marketing:​

  • Wordpress 6.1 Scheduled to launch in November 2022.
  • Google approves Truth Social in Play Store.
  • Starbucks Partners with Delta Airlines to launch new Rewards Program.
  • Google Meets gets automatic meeting Transcriptions.
  • Asana boosts goal tracking resource management and security + collab with meta for a new workspace.
  • Neeva, A privacy friendly Search Engine launched in EU by Google’s Previous head of Advertising Business.
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