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Apple Maps Adds Insights, Ratings & Reviews From MICHELIN Guide & Others
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Apple announced this week that it partnered with MICHELIN Guide; The Infatuation and Golf Digest to provide “insights, ratings, and reviews from expert sources” within Apple Maps.
Meta Outlines Evolving Accessibility Projects for Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Some interesting developments from Meta HQ.
Threads Will Now Enable You to Add Multiple Links to Your Profile
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
More ways to drive traffic from Threads.
TikTok Adds More Accessibility Features, Including Alt Text for Photos
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Expanded accessibility features to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
Snapchat Launches New Report Series Looking at Gen Z in India
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
The report will provide a range of insights into Indian Gen Z trends.
Google’s EEAT Done Right
Source: SEO - Practical Ecommerce
Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness inform human evaluators, not organic ranking algorithms.
A designer’s guide to AI: Building in Cursor (instead of Figma) lets you prototype 10x faster, simplifies collaboration, and accelerates getting ideas out of your head | Joel Unger
Source: Lenny's Newsletter
Watch now (20 mins) | How Joel Unger, design director at Atlassian, uses AI to speed up design, animate assets, and bridge the gap with devs
Google Search Discussions Beta Feature
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google has a new beta feature to encourage searchers to add comments and have discussions around a specific topic. It is called “Discussions” and has a beta label on it. You can…
The Fastest Way to Understand Your Audience Without Talking to Them – SparkToro
Source: SparkToro
“Talk to your customers” is one of the most common pieces of advice in marketing. And it’s not wrong. But it’s also not always realistic. Maybe you don’t
X Experiments With Up and Downvotes on Posts
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
A new way to signal post interest in-stream?
Meta Shares Tips on How to Avoid Financial Scams Online
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Meta’s provided some new tips and pointers to help people avoid financial scams in its apps.
Instagram Launches First Official Use of Lockable Reels
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
The option will enable you to lock your Reels with a secret code.
TikTok Announces New EU Data Center to Separate User Info
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Another big investment in data separation to reassure EU authorities.
Instagram Adds New Features to its ‘Edits’ Video Editing App
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Some new options for your video creations.
Nobody Is Dying on Hills – SparkToro
Source: SparkToro
One massive hurdle for would-be creators is feeling that everything they say must represent a hill they’re willing to die on. Sure, if you’re publicly
Threads Reaches 350 Million Active Users
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Threads is closing the gap on X as the real-time social media platform of choice.
LinkedIn Enables Users to Add Secondary Names for ID Verification
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Now, people who don’t use their real name online can also get their LinkedIN profile verified.
YouTube Tests Blurred Thumbnails for Adult Content
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Another measure to help protect users from potentially harmful exposure.
Threads is Prompting Users to Cross-Post to Instagram
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
A new way to help cross-promote Threads.
Instagram May Soon Enable You to Add Custom Colors to Notes
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Instagram is internally testing a new option to customize your inbox Notes.
LinkedIn Will Enable Third Party Apps to Display its ID Verification Markers
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Adding more assurance in digital connection.
Snapchat Launches Updated Family Safety Hub
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Updated resources for parents, including a range of new video overviews.
WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy Setting to Protect User Data
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
More data protection options from WhatsApp.
Pinterest Tests Alerts to Keep Teens Off the App During School Hours
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
Pinterest is backing several measures to curb potentially harmful app usage.
Threads Prompts Users to Add Topics of Interest to Their Profiles
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
A new way to help creators gain more followers in the app.
X Experiments With Updated Video Playback UI
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
X continues to refine its video display tools.
Instagram Experiments With Collaborative Stories Feature
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
“Storylines” would enable users to add to a collective event Story.
Instagram Launches ‘Blend’ Reels Sharing Feature
Source: Social Media Today - Latest News
A new way to encourage engagement around Reels content.
Search behavior, decoded: What platform preference really tells us
Source: Search Engine Land
Learn how mindset, emotion, and behavior shape platform choice and how to build content strategies that meet them there.