What’s the Latest Social Media News? — March 2024 Roundup
Discover the hottest social media news, product launches, and commentary this month.
March 27, 2024
Here’s what you might’ve missed this week:
March 21, 2024
From SSENSE’s spelling bee campaign to Facebook reviving the Poke, here’s everything else that’s happened recently:
March 14, 2024
Aside from tons of Oscar memes, here’s what else has happened recently:
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Gen Z Loves Research: Guess what? Gen Z doesn’t buy impulsively. They do their research first — whether it’s searching on TikTok or browsing reviews. And they’re changing the marketing funnel as we know it.
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Long-form Video Returns: A new report found that TikTok videos over 5 minutes long have the highest average views. We’ve come full circle.
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Save to Drafts: Threads is rolling out a Draft feature — music to our ears. Because “sometimes the best ideas need a minute to marinate.”
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FYI: Many top CPG brands are boosting their ROI with influencer marketing. Still not invested? Now’s the time.
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Hidden Likes: According to Elon Musk, X will be hiding metrics like reposts, likes, and replies from the Home feed to clean up its appearance.
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ICYMI: “Faceless” influencers are on the rise and we did a deep dive into the latest trend.
March 7, 2024
From Meta outages to the viral Willy Wonka saga, here’s everything else that’s happened recently:
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Snap Map on… Instagram?: Instagram’s soon-to-be “Friend Map” feature will let users opt in to share their live location and past whereabouts with friends. Watch out, Snapchat.
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LinkedInfluencers 🤝 Brands: LinkedIn is heating up as a go-to for influencer marketing, with emerging agencies brokering deals between influencers and brands on the platform. Last year, we covered how to become one.
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Goodbye, Sounds: TikTok’s removing even more music from the app. We predict stock and instrumental music is about to enter its “cool” era as creators get more creative.
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It Goes Down in the (Instagram) DMs: Mosseri’s latest Reel revealed Instagram users can now edit messages and pin their most precious convos to the top.
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Thinking Outside the Tok: New way to make friends, unlocked. From running clubs to cinema club meetups, this Mashable article digs into how everyday TikTok users are turning their FYPs into IRL communities.
