May 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
- LinkedIn adds new profile Links and Newsletter Promotion options to personal profiles
- LinkedIn continues to see ‘record levels’ of engagement, with revenue up 34%
- Twitter is testing a "Status Indicator Marker" within tweets - providing users with another way to add further context to their tweets
- Twitter confirms they are working on an Edit button (thanks, Elon!)
- If implemented, all signs point to the tweet then having "edit history" visible
- Twitter launches initial test of new ‘Unmention’ option, which would enable users to remove themselves from chats
- Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to Elon Musk
- Instagram’s removed In-Stream Video Ad Placements from its advertising options
- Instagram is updating its ranking algorithm to put more focus on original content (or so they say...)
- Instagram launches live test of 'Pinned Posts' on user profiles
- Instagram tests 90 sec Reels
- Numerous reports suggest Meta is close to launching its initial push into NFTs and an in-app currency
- The new Search Insights tab will provide data on what people are searching for in the app, and on your channel specifically
- YouTube Shorts now up to 30 billion daily views - giving YouTube a reason to start testing ad placements in Shorts