Insights
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Dec 8, 2022
Twitter Chaos Continues, LinkedIn Allows Native Scheduling, YouTube Enables Broadcasting With A Guest
LinkedIn has had a court victory in its long-running battle against hiQ Labs, which has been scraping publicly accessible LinkedIn user data for use in its own recruitment insights app
Musk says Twitter usage is at all-time highs - as measured by DAU (daily active users)
Nov 2, 2022
Elon Takes Over, Pay for Verification and Claim Your YouTube Handle
LinkedIn once again reports ‘record engagement’ in latest performance update
Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, cuts several execs and de-lists Twitter from the Stock Exchange
Oct 1, 2022
You Can Edit Published Tweets, IG Scales Back In-Stream Shopping, YouTube Doubles Down on Shorts
LinkedIn has added a few new features for Company Pages (i.e Post Templates and Link Stickers)
Twitter has finally launched the first stage of live testing for what’s arguably the most requested social media platform addition of all-time – the capacity to edit a tweet after posting
Sep 1, 2022
LinkedIn is Developing Native Scheduling, Twitter Adds Podcasts, and Facebook Doesn’t See the Long-Term Value in Live Shopping
LinkedIn is rolling out the ability to add a "Link Sticker" to posts. Currently only available to personal accounts posting through their mobile device. A feature worth keeping an eye out for in the future
Twitter is preparing to launch its new "Pin Reply" option which will enable you to highlight notable replies to your tweets
Aug 1, 2022
LinkedIn Adds Carousel Posting Format, Musk Tries to Get Out of Twitter Deal, Instagram Allows Reels Promotions
LinkedIn launched a native carousel posting option - AKA no more using the PDF workaround for carousel posts!
Musk is looking to exit the Twitter takeover deal
Jul 5, 2022
Facebook & Instagram Fight to Keep Up with Tik-Tok, Musk Continues to Have Cold Feet Over Twitter Buy-Out
LinkedIn launches initial rollout of its new ‘Funny’ reaction
Elon Musk teeters on whether or not to pursue Twitter buy-out, questioning how many profiles on the platform are spam/robots
Jun 1, 2022
LinkedIn Feed Changes, Musk’s Purchase is on Hold, Facebook Moves Away From Podcasts
Change is coming to your LinkedIn feed - because people have had enough of the many, many polls. LinkedIn will now downrank engagement-baiting posts and polls
Musk has questioned Twitter’s fake account metrics, which may cause more complications in his Twitter takeover bid
May 2, 2022
YouTube Shorts gain traction, Elon buys Twitter, and LinkedIn revenue is up 34%
LinkedIn has once again lost its appeal to stop third-party platforms from accessing and using LinkedIn member info
Instagram is updating its ranking algorithm to put more focus on original content (or so they say...)
Apr 1, 2022
Sweet Update #37
LinkedIn adds Newsletters for Company Pages - provides another content format for engaging your audience
The moment we've all been waiting for... Instagram launches algorithm-free Feed sorting options to all users
Mar 1, 2022
Sweet Update #36
LinkedIn adds new elements to its 'Services' listings to help freelancers generate business
Twitter tests new 'Articles' option, potentially enabling long-form posts in the app