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![How Instagram Reels Actually Work]()
How Instagram Reels Actually Work Instagram Reels is one of the fastest growing features. Currently, users spend more than 20% of their total time watching them. Meta is doing its best to increase Reels's presence in its products.
In the latest report, the tech giant talks about what algorithms are behind the work of this feature and what ranking system is applied to uploaded videos. As Meta explains, many features are taken into account, but there are four main ones that have the most impact:
Originality. Your content should be unique, reflect your style, and have a bold approach to making videos. Thus, Instagram encourages creators to... - Sep 14, 2022
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![Instagram Is Going to Add a Repost Feature]()
Instagram Is Going to Add a Repost Feature According to confirmed information, Instagram is going to add a new feature soon, with the help of which each user will be able to reshare posts in the Main Feed.
This tool will likely resemble the similar functionality of Twitter when you can reshare posts from other users in your feed. While some users will find it useful, many may not like it, and here’s why. The fact is that this platform’s algorithms initially built the Feed depending on who you subscribed to and posts similar to the content you interacted with. Now it contains quite a lot of extraneous information... - Sep 12, 2022
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![Check Out New Awesome Among Us Update]()
Check Out New Awesome Among Us Update While Among Us’s popularity has now waned a little, the number of gamers who frequently play it is still impressive. To maintain the interest of regular customers, developers consistently improve the project. The fresh update will make your user experience even smoother and more fun.
First, let’s take a look at the new Cosmicubes. Two sets of food-inspired cosmetic products give users access to skins and cosmetic items like ice creams, eggs, and jelly companions for beans and stars. For Snack Cosmicube, you will have to pay 2500 beans, and for Feast Cosmicube — 110 stars. They are not cheap, but... - Aug 31, 2022
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![Minecraft Legends: Mojang Comments on the New Game]()
Minecraft Legends: Mojang Comments on the New Game In June, the Minecraft creators announced they were developing a new action-strategy game based on the original. According to the story, a brave pixel knight sets off to save the world from the invasion of enemies. Magnus Nedfors, the project’s creative director, told in detail how this idea was born.
According to him, when they started working on a new game, they did not clearly understand how it should look and what it should be filled with. The most important thing they wanted to achieve was to keep the original vibe. It was also important that the new action strategy work... - Aug 29, 2022
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![Instagram Launching Creator Marketplace for Brands and Creators]()
Instagram Launching Creator Marketplace for Brands and Creators The year-long testing period seems to be over, and now Instagram has launched a feature that allows US companies to find and connect with creators on the app. The successful results of this testing enabled Instagram to come up with a solution that brands can now utilize to collaborate with suitable creators — Creator Marketplace.
The new tool greatly simplifies finding potential influencer matches for projects or campaigns. They have proved successful on Instagram, with a ratio of 77% of marketers laying aside budgets for their creator campaigns on Instagram. Advertisers can generate lists of influencers, use filters based on a... - Jul 26, 2022
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![More Inappropriate Content Filtering Options From TikTok]()
More Inappropriate Content Filtering Options From TikTok The company has already added parental controls to deal with criticism over user security and exposure to inappropriate content. However, to reduce the possibility of a young audience contacting the potentially harmful videos, the team has also come up with filtering options to exclude videos that can be unsafe for youngsters.
The latest addition empowers users to decide if recommended content is appropriate for them or not. Previously, the For You feed enabled users to explore new content from creators they like or already follow. Now, they can use the “not interested” function to skip videos published by a creator.
TikTok is... - Jul 26, 2022
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Facebook Feed Getting a Turn Facebook is the type of platform that you use to stay connected with friends. The Feed system works on getting you updated about the latest posts from your closest list, and only then come to the recommendations from the outer world. Nevertheless, we are about to see some changes to this familiar algorithm.
Right now, Meta is going toward more AI-curated content that will appear on your usual feed, which means that your personal interests will become more important when it comes to forming daily updates. It is a rather big turn from the company, and it is taken not without... - Jun 25, 2022
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Substance 3D Creating Worlds for the Metaverse There is a lot of effort that you should put into creating the metaverse, from coding to sculpting the designs. And, of course, many programs help designers express their idea in the virtual world.
Substance 3D, owned by Adobe, is one of the most popular platforms used by modern creators. If you are not familiar with this type of art, it is something like Photoshop, but make it 3D. Digital animators widely exploit the library of the app to create the world we see in movies and video games.
In addition, it can be used in designing graphics for metaverse, which is... - Jun 26, 2022
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![Google Will Stop the Work of Android Auto for Phone Screens]()
Google Will Stop the Work of Android Auto for Phone Screens According to 9to5Google, users soon won’t be able to use Android Auto for Phone Screens. The app has been widely used by people who don’t have the newest cars that run Android Auto on the infotainment screen, so there will surely be plenty of disappointed users.
Android Auto for Phone Screens has been a great feature that simplified the Android in-care interface when you decided to mount your phone on the dashboard. The app made the experience of using your phone in the car safer, but now it seems that people will have to look for other solutions.
Last year, Google already... - Jun 14, 2022
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![Now More Android Users Will Have Access to Text Stickers of Gboard]()
Now More Android Users Will Have Access to Text Stickers of Gboard Custom stickers and emojis are a great way to make your online chats more personal. This time, Google is making their Android custom text stickers available to all users that have a US English layout enabled in their Gboard. Before this update, only users of Google Pixel had an opportunity to send such stickers.
The way it works is that you can send customized stickers based on the text that you enter on a keyboard. When you do this, you will be able to choose from different premade designs. It’s not only stickers that can now be accessed by users, as... - Jun 12, 2022
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![Google Chat to Warn You Against Phishing]()
Google Chat to Warn You Against Phishing Upon taking the place of Hangouts, Google Chat will now show warning labels in case of possible phishing and hacker attacks that come from others’ profiles. Aimed at keeping your sensitive data well-protected, these warning notifications already function for Gmail and Google Drive. This enhancement for Google Chat is part of the tech giant’s broader anti-phishing effort. For more details on the topic, you’re welcome to keep reading this post.
This fresh phishing- and hacking-proof functionality is set to launch in June. It will be up for grabs to all Google Workspace consumers, as well as individuals with personal Google accounts.... - May 25, 2022
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![Twitter’s New Anti-Propaganda Policy]()
Twitter’s New Anti-Propaganda Policy Twitter recently launched a new anti-fake policy that’s on a mission to prevent misleading and thus potentially hazardous stories from spreading across the social media platform. The enhancement is part of a much more comprehensive goal which is focusing on providing credible information during world’ major conflicts, crises, and disasters. Want to know more on the topic? Stay tuned and keep reading this article.
Starting May 2022, the service will stop recommending or emphasizing posts that contain misleading information regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The same goes for the inside-Twitter false claims about other wars, tragedies, or humanitarian disasters. Following... - May 23, 2022
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![Upcoming Changes on Pokémon Unite]()
Upcoming Changes on Pokémon Unite Pokémon Unite developer has revealed that there will be more changes in the future. The game will receive a new mode. Apart from it, there will be the wild but totally playable Pokémon. The leak was made by the dataminer “ElChicoEevee” on the social network.
The news was revealed on the TheGamer platform after the ElChicoEevee dataminer posted the leak on Twitter’s page. The user revealed files with the leak on the upcoming Pokémon. This leakage also suggests that the wild Pokémon will become playable in the future. To play them you need to catch them in the first place. After... - May 11, 2022
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![Meta Announced Changes in Monetization]()
Meta Announced Changes in Monetization The new monetization system will be soon released for Reels, according to the Meta company. Creators may find new options beneficial. A popular social network is doing everything possible to attract more creators and beat TikTok on the market.
The company wants to prompt creators to continue their work and welcome more artists. While there are millions of short videos appear every day, each platform requires its own group of creative users. All Meta-owned companies are trying hard to increase the opportunities and add more tools for users, so they wouldn’t leave them for TikTok or YouTube.
Meanwhile, its constant rival YouTube... - May 09, 2022
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![Instagram to Let Us Pin Grid Posts]()
Instagram to Let Us Pin Grid Posts Meta has finally confirmed that Instagram is testing a brand new feature that will make it possible to pin posts in the main grid. Currently, the feature is available to a limited number of testers, but it looks like Instagram is finishing it very soon. Let’s take a look at the details of how it works.
Pin It As Others Do
The upcoming grid pin feature looks like another attempt to keep up with TikTok and Twitter, which already let their users pin posts to keep them on top of the profile and attract more viewers. In fact, the feature has been... - May 04, 2022
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Netflix Scheduled 50+ New Games by 2023 Netflix tries not only to be one of the most productive series makers, but also a profitable gaming platform. In November 2021 It released 5 mobile games, including Stranger Things within its new Games Catalogue. Today, the catalog includes 18 titles and lets all subscribers install and play them on iOS and Android for free.
50+ New Titles
The Washington Post reports that Netflix is ready to add over 50 new titles by the end of 2022, which looks like a very ambitious plan. It also shows us that the company is serious about mobile gaming and makes huge investments in this... - May 02, 2022
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![Twitter is Testing a Vibe CheckFeature]()
Twitter is Testing a Vibe CheckFeature The so-called Vibe feature could be released anytime soon to let Twitter users set statuses. There are no official comments on that, but a trusted researcher and reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong reports finding a track record that features this update. Let’s take a look at the details.
Tiny Bunch of Statuses
Judging by the screenshots made by Wong, the upcoming Set a Status field will be placed right above the tweet-making box. You will be able to choose one of the ready-made statuses from the drop-down list. There are currently 5 statuses and they are not funny at all for some... - Apr 27, 2022
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![Netflix Finally Creates a Category Hub!]()
Netflix Finally Creates a Category Hub! Netflix is rolling out its brand new content navigation feature called the Category Hub. Now it’s a part of the TV menu to let you find the content you like faster than usual. All due to the variety of categories that make it easy to find new titles by genre. Let’s figure out how the new feature works.
Finally, it’s Convenient!
Compared to the original content navigator, the new Category Hub will make it easier to browse your favorite genres and types of movies. Now you can leave behind searching by movie titles and find what you need via genre directories.
Besides, the... - Apr 25, 2022
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![WhatsApp to Simplify Order Creation in Chats]()
WhatsApp to Simplify Order Creation in Chats WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo recent beta version research revealed that WhatsApp includes signs of an upcoming business-focused update. Its features will be available via the Order option that appeared in the previous WhatsApp beta. Let’s dig into the details.
Sell Conveniently
As the report suggests, business users will soon be able to add products via the “Catalogue” feature that appeared in the app back in 2019. The new feature will let you create orders with a specific quantity of items, while the app will automatically calculate the subtotal and total number of items in the orders. Created orders will automatically go to... - Apr 20, 2022
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![Meta Charges 47.6% on Horizon Worlds Digital Assets]()
Meta Charges 47.6% on Horizon Worlds Digital Assets Meta Platforms has announced that it will charge roughly 47.6% on digital assets created in the VR platform Horizon Worlds. This is the overall fee that includes the fixed 30% hardware comission for all Meta Quest Store sales and an extra 17.6% fee on the Horizon platform.
Into The Future
On April 11, Meta Platforms announced that it would soon start testing a set of creative tools that will let creators publish digital assets for Horizon Worlds and monetize them. This will become one of the key features of the long-term metaverse project plan.
Meta, which is the new name for the former... - Apr 18, 2022
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![Instagram Disables In-Stream Ads Feature]()
Instagram Disables In-Stream Ads Feature It looks like Instagram is getting closer to revolutionizing itself, with those in-stream ad videos being no longer available in the app. All ad partners are now receiving this information in a message. All the details are below.
Reels Instead
As the in-app notification says, the in-stream ads are no longer available. Ad partners won’t stay without an alternative, though. Now they can all use Reels ad placement instead. The update was probably of no surprise to you after the IGTV brand disappeared from the platform in October. There’s just no more space for in-stream ad placement.
The new unified video content flow... - Apr 13, 2022
