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Serving up this week's scoop of social media updates 🍦 Instagram are really treating us this week, from new ad formats to music-filled Reels... 📝 Instagram has expanded Notes...again. Users can now leave Notes on both Reels and feed posts in-app. 📨 Have you noticed the messaging icon has been moved on Instagram? It now sits central on the bottom bar as it’s reported more and more engagement on the app is shifting to DM’s. We'll see how this one plays out... 👩🏼🍳 Google has expanded ‘Emoji Kitchen’ to Search. If you didn't know, Emoji Kitchen allows you to combine emojis to create new ones. You can now use your search engine to create even more mutant emoji’s. 🎥 Meta has rolled out some new Reels ad format. The ads will appear as an overlay at the bottom of the Reel and show a large CTA prompt.  🎵 Another one for Instagram, you can now add more than one track to your Reels, in fact up to 20 tracks! Expect to see some very musical Reels soon. That's all from us this week! ICYMI, last week's updates: https://lnkd.in/gyEwMsSb

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The sun's finally out, and what better way to enjoy it than by reading through this week's construction roundup? ☀️👷🏻 Enjoy!👇🏻

Dread the ‘so-so has left the chat’? Sounds so passive aggressive, right? This week’s social updates say good-bye to awkward group chats and hello to more engagement… 🎬YouTube shorts is testing the ‘Add Yours’ feature. If you’ve watched a YouTube short and thought ‘this needs more me’ well, grab your ring light and get filming. 💬WhatsApp will now provide more info on ‘who’ and ‘why’ when you’re added to a group chat. So, no Becki, I won’t join your ‘Sunday morning fun-runners’. 🗣Avid Spotify Podcast listener? Now, if creators opt in, you can let rip or sing praises in the comment section. Who doesn’t love a good comment thread? 🤳🏻Soon you can get your Instagram followers in on the action with ‘Picture Please.’ The trial sticker tool prompts followers to submit their own photos in response to yours. 📈LinkedIn sponsored newsletters have arrived, meaning more avenues for your content and more options to gather those delicious leads. And of course, last weeks updates are linked below👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/edn_4FW9

Your social media updates are here and Meta is ✨giving✨ this week, check them out!👇🏻 📱Although not available yet, Meta is testing ‘Clear Mode’ which will allow users to watch full screen Reels by removing on-screen text and buttons when you long-press the screen. 🤖Meta is launching the first stage of it’s ‘AI Studio’ platform, allowing creators on Instagram to build AI characters of themselves to interact with fans through DMs.  🧙🏻♀️Sticking with Meta and AI characters, WhatsApp is introducing a new AI image creation tool that will let users create profile pictures in fantasy scenes.  🌍YouTube will expand its handles feature to 75 languages, allowing more worldwide creators to customise their unique handle in their preferred language, providing another way to promote their channel.  🥳Threads reached 175 million users on it’s one year anniversary. Happy Birthday Threads! Missed last week's updates? Catch up here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/et695mPY

It's Friday... so time for this week's round-up👏🏻 With Labour back in power, what does that mean for construction? Read to find out more.

Let’s catch up 🫱🏻🫲🏼 This week’s social media updates are here! 🏷️ Meta has changed its AI tag from ‘Made with AI’ to ‘AI Info’ after it apparently started labelling some users’ content as ‘Made with AI’ after they used digital tools for a slight re-touch. 🎥 TikTok has added an option for creators to download their videos without the watermark. This should make it easier to repurpose content. ❓TikTok is testing a new ‘People search for’ section where it will give users video suggestions related to their search. 👏🏻 YouTube is bringing in the option to upload custom thumbnails for playlists 👀 Instagram is starting to show the number of Likes, Comments and Shares next to the icons under a user’s post. 🔓 Instagram is testing Shared Access meaning 3 users can be invited to access your Instagram account. They’ll be able to post, message and more, all without sharing your password. That’s a wrap for this week. If you missed last week's updates, check them out here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/e3RpYKfr

Why not round off your week with a browse of our weekly construction news round-up? 👇🏻

Much like the weather... This week's social media updates are a scorcher☀😎 📷TikTok has launched an experimental app called Whee, an Instagram-like feed of images that can only be shared with friends. 🎶You can now add music to your Instagram carousels that include videos. You’ve always been able to add music to carousels but only to those with static images. 📈X is developing a new feature for its account analytics tool, providing insight into when your audience is active in the app. 📹YouTube will now allow creators to edit videos that are over six hours long using YouTube Studio whilst also improving its comment moderation and removal process. 📌Pinterest has released an improved board sharing feature, making it easier and more visually appealing to share your Pin collections across other social platforms. Missed last weeks updates? Catch up here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/efjUPvYx

🕑It's that time of the week again... Get the latest social media updates here👇🏻 📸TikTok is testing a feature that will let users search for products by taking a photo or using an image from their camera roll to find similar products.  📊Instagram is adding a ‘Creator Insights’ feature that will showcase creators performance over the last 30 days to help brands view their analytics including follower growth, accounts reached and accounts engaged.  💻WhatsApp has updated its video calls to include 32 on-screen participants and screen sharing that will allow users to watch content as a group within a WhatsApp call.  📈YouTube is fully rolling out its Thumbnail Test and Compare that was first tested last year, allowing channel managers to test and compare the performance of up to three thumbnails per video. 💷LinkedIn will finally launch its Premium Company Pages subscription, featuring custom CTA buttons, visitor insights and AI writing tools to help businesses promote themselves. Enjoyed these updates? Catch last week's here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eRHWQeHT