December 19, 2022

WIRED: Mastodon Features That Twitter Should Steal (but Won’t)

WIRED: Mastodon Features That Twitter Should Steal (but Won’t). “I don’t want to give free advice to someone who was, until recently, the world’s richest man, but he should clean his laptop. After that he should check out Mastodon, because it offers all kinds of features that actually make it a great town square. He won’t copy them, of course, because he’s a coward. Here are a few of the features Elon Musk should steal from Mastodon but won’t.”

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September 16, 2022

Business Insider: TikTok copies Instagram’s move to copy buzzy app BeReal

Business Insider: TikTok copies Instagram’s move to copy buzzy app BeReal. “TikTok is launching a new tool that people quickly noticed is incredibly similar to another popular app: BeReal. The social media platform announced on Thursday TikTok Now, a tool where users receive a daily prompt to film a 10-second video or take a photo to share what they’re doing in the moment from the front and back cameras on their phone.”

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September 13, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Instagram Stumbles in Push to Mimic TikTok, Internal Documents Show

Wall Street Journal: Instagram Stumbles in Push to Mimic TikTok, Internal Documents Show. “The document, titled ‘Creators x Reels State of the Union 2022,’ was published internally in August. It said that Reels engagement had been falling—down 13.6% over the previous four weeks—and that ‘most Reels users have no engagement whatsoever.’ One reason is that Instagram has struggled to recruit people to make content. Roughly 11 million creators are on the platform in the U.S., but only about 2.3 million of them, or 20.7%, post on that platform each month, the document said.”

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March 31, 2022

‘Embarrassing’: Russia scrambles to copy banned social media platforms (The Guardian)

The Guardian: ‘Embarrassing’: Russia scrambles to copy banned social media platforms. “As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, opportunistic developers have rolled out a suite of locally made social networks to replace services such as Instagram that have been blocked by the government, or YouTube, which is under growing pressure. Many appear to be hasty imitations or include obvious attempts at surveilling ordinary Russians, as the Kremlin tries to censor news about the war and further clamp down on dissent under the country’s president, Vladimir Putin.”

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February 22, 2022

The Verge: Meta launches Reels in Facebook globally, with more ads and editing features

The Verge: Meta launches Reels in Facebook globally, with more ads and editing features. “Meta is launching its TikTok-clone Reels worldwide on Facebook, making the feature available through the service’s iOS and Android apps in more than 150 countries. In addition to expanding access to Reels, the social media conglomerate is adding new editing features to the Facebook version of the platform and expanding advertising options.”

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July 1, 2021

Axios: Facebook launches independent publishing platform “Bulletin”

Axios: Facebook launches independent publishing platform “Bulletin”. “It’s the latest feature Facebook has built to go after independent creators. It could also help Facebook’s user base stay better connected to its platform. Details: Bulletin is a standalone feature that includes tools for journalists to write and send newsletters they can share across the web and on Facebook. It also allows journalists to build websites.”

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September 6, 2020

Instagram Reels first impressions: A whole lot of TikToks (CNN)

CNN: Instagram Reels first impressions: A whole lot of TikToks. “As I check my Instagram account’s Explore tab one afternoon, a 15-second video featured prominently at the top catches my attention. It’s a comedy skit I watched on TikTok three weeks ago from one of my favorite TikTok stars about showing up to a family event and getting bombarded with questions about relationship status and life plans.”

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November 14, 2019

The Verge: Instagram is testing a new video editing tool called Reels that copies TikTok’s best features

The Verge: Instagram is testing a new video editing tool called Reels that copies TikTok’s best features. “Instagram has launched a new video editing tool in Brazil that copies some of the best-known features of TikTok. As reported by TechCrunch and Variety, the tool is called Reels and is available on both iOS and Android. There’s no word on whether it will be launched in other countries, but it’s certainly likely if the tool is a success.”

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December 11, 2016

Facebook Adds Custom Profile Frame Feature

Facebook continues its love for Snapchat with a feature allowing users to make custom frames. “Using a simple online tool that doesn’t require any technical skills — only graphic design skills — anyone can develop and then submit frames that can be used by others on Facebook. The frames can support teams, causes, businesses, events or anything else someone wants to promote.” Just like geofilters! Anyway, this is being rolled out/tested outside the US right now, so if you don’t see it, don’t be surprised.

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