by Bryan Wisotsky | Apr 21, 2024 | Social Media
Update 4/26/24 Reuters reports ByteDance is unwilling to sell TikTok to a US company, preferring to shut it down instead. TikTok’s algorithms are considered central to ByteDance’s operations, making a sale non-viable. ByteDance plans to appeal the ban in...
by Bryan Wisotsky | Apr 17, 2024 | Social Media
Summary Elon Musk, owner of X, may resurrect the short-form video app Vine. A poll on X gauged user interest, gathering over 450,000 responses in under an hour. Musk’s decisions at X often align with user poll results. Twitter acquired Vine in 2012 but shut it...
by Bryan Wisotsky | Dec 8, 2023 | Social Media
The landscape of social media continues to evolve, making the timing of posts more crucial than ever. Hootsuite’s comprehensive analysis provides a guideline for the best times to post on various platforms in Eastern Standard Time (EST). For a general approach,...
by Bryan Wisotsky | Aug 1, 2023 | Social Media
Meta Platforms Inc., the California-based company renowned for operating Facebook and Instagram, has begun the process of terminating the accessibility of news content for Canadian users. This drastic move was prompted by a recently-passed law in Canada that mandates...
by Bryan Wisotsky | Jul 23, 2023 | Social Media
UPDATE July 28: Over the weekend, X, previously identified as Twitter, officially abandoned its signature blue and white bird logo. The application’s icon switched to an “X” late on Friday night, marking the newest stage in a comprehensive rebrand...
by Bryan Wisotsky | Jul 10, 2023 | Social Media
Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, changing the way we communicate, consume information, and interact with the world around us. As technology continues to evolve, social media is poised for even more growth and innovation in the coming years....