Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of TikTok Launches Campus Verification to Connect College Students TikTok’s new Campus Verification feature allows students…
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Merges UX principles with SEO strategies to improve performance and engagement.
Reddit Highlights Sports Engagement in the App
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Reddit’s 2025-26 Sports Engagement Playbook for Advertisers Reddit’s sports communities show exceptionally high engagement, with…
Instagram Considers Counting Screenshots in its Engagement Metrics
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Instagram Considers Screenshot Tracking as a New Engagement Metric Instagram is exploring the idea of…
YouTube Adds ‘Trim Silence’ Option to Podcast Playback
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube Introduces ‘Trim Silence’ Feature for Enhanced Podcast Playback YouTube has launched a new “Trim…
Search Everywhere Optimization: 5 Places to Optimize Beyond Google
Source: General SEO - SEO Blog by Ahrefs
Source: General SEO – SEO Blog by Ahrefs by Mateusz Makosiewicz. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Search Everywhere Optimization: How to Be Found Beyond Google in 2025 Search Everywhere Optimization…
Facebook upgrades Professional Dashboard with new insights
Source: Search Engine Land
Source: Search Engine Land by Anu Adegbola. Read the original article The revamped dashboard equips creators with deeper insights, streamlined tools, and cross-device flexibility.
The Development of AI Companions Could Lead to Significant Harms
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of The Risks of AI Companions and Emotional Reliance on Non-Human Entities AI companions are being…
WhatsApp Adds New Group Call Options
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of WhatsApp’s New Collaboration Features for Enhanced Group Calls WhatsApp has introduced group call scheduling, enabling…
Measuring what matters in a post-SEO world
Source: Search Engine Land
Source: Search Engine Land by Claire Taylor. Read the original article Stop sending ranking reports no one cares about. Learn the metrics that prove SEO’s value in an AI-heavy, zero-click world.
LinkedIn Adds ‘Mini Sudoku’, its Sixth In-App Game
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of LinkedIn Introduces Mini Sudoku to Boost In-App Engagement LinkedIn has launched Mini Sudoku, a new…
McDonald’s Launches VR Experience in Meta’s Horizon Worlds
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of McDonald’s Launches “McDonaldland” VR Experience on Meta’s Horizon Worlds McDonald’s has introduced a new VR…
LinkedIn Adds New Animations for Professional Announcements
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of LinkedIn Introduces Fresh New Achievement Animations for Professional Announcements LinkedIn has launched 16 new animated…
Instagram Reiterates That Location Sharing is an Optional Feature
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Instagram’s New Friend Map Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns Instagram’s Friend Map feature allows users to…
Snapchat Shares Insights into the Key Drivers of Audience Attention
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of How Different Content Formats Drive Attention: Insights from Snapchat’s New Study Snapchat’s recent study reveals…
X is Looking to Use Grok to Verify User Ages
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of X’s xAI Tools for Age Verification to Comply with UK Online Safety Act X is…
Snapchat Adds Saturn Connection to Provide More Insight into Friends’ Calendars
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Snapchat Integrates Saturn Student Planning Into Profiles Snapchat has acquired the Saturn student planning app…
Meta Shares Insights into the Value of Personalization, and Responsible Data Usage
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta’s New Report on the Value of Personalization in Advertising Meta’s report, developed with Deloitte,…
Instagram’s Experimenting With a New Way to Highlight Your Interests
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Instagram Tests “Picks” Feature to Boost User Connection Through Shared Interests Instagram is experimenting with…
Google Search Rolling Out Sticky Search Bar
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s Sticky Search Bar Makes a Comeback Google is reintroducing its sticky search bar feature, which keeps…
Snapchat Launches TV Show Aligned AR Partnership
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Snapchat Teams Up with Channel 5 to Bring Ancient Wonders to Life Using AR Snapchat…
YouTube Experiments With New Display of Collaborators on Clips
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube Tests New Collaborator Display Feature for Videos YouTube is testing a new feature that…
TikTok Adds More Safety Tools for Parents, Teens and Creators
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of TikTok’s Latest Safety and Creator Tools Update TikTok has introduced new safety features for parents…
LinkedIn’s Adding Connection-Based Leaderboards for its In-App Games
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of LinkedIn Introduces Group Leaderboards to Boost In-App Gaming Competition LinkedIn is enhancing its in-app gaming…
Edits Gets More Creative Options, Including New Fonts and Audio Tools
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Meta’s Latest Updates to the Edits Video Editing App Meta’s Edits app introduces enhanced audio…
YouTube Launches New Age Detection Process to Protect Younger Users
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of YouTube’s New Machine Learning Age Detection System YouTube is piloting a machine learning-based system to…
Google Business Profiles Menu With AI Summaries
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Source: Search Engine Roundtable by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz). Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google Tests AI-Powered Menu Summaries for Local Restaurants Google is **experimenting with AI-generated summaries** for local restaurant…
Google Adds AI Summaries of Business Reviews to Chrome URL Displays
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of Google’s New AI-Powered Review Summaries for Online Stores Google is introducing AI-generated summaries of retailer…
[Case Study] Does Review Recency Impact Ranking? Here’s What Google Won’t Tell You
Source: Sterling Sky Inc
Source: Sterling Sky Inc by Joy Hawkins. Read the original article Wondering if review recency actually affects your local rankings? We break down what really matters, how Google sees it, and what…
Google Review Policy Violations, Guidelines & Reporting Secrets: What Really Happens When You Report A Google Review – Is Reporting a Review on Google Anonymous?
Source: Sterling Sky Inc
Source: Sterling Sky Inc by Joy Hawkins. Read the original article Learn how Google review policy violations are handled based on what the Google reviews guidelines say. Plus, what really happens when…
Social Media Age Checking Requires an Industry Standard Detection Process
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Source: Social Media Today – Latest News by Andrew Hutchinson. Read the original article TL;DR Summary of The Challenges of Enforcing Age Restrictions on Social Media Access Across Europe and beyond, governments…