Here’s and interesting question – will Instagram Reels ever become a legitimate rival for the likes of TikTok? Over the last couple of years, TikTok has seen a lot of growth. In 2021, TikTok is projected to reach 1.2 billion users, despite all of the road blocks it has seen, including the possibility of being shutdown […]
TikTok has added new warning labels to clips that have been found to include potentially untrue claims in order to stop the spread of misinformation. TikTok’s new labels are meant to warn users about concerns that a video includes claims that have been flagged, but haven’t really crossed the line yet. As explained by TikTok: “We remove […]
TikTok wants to create more engagement between creators and their fans on the platform, so it is launching a new Q and A option which allows users to pose questions to creators that will let them answer through video clips. Selected creators can switch on the new Q and A function, allowing users to pose questions via […]
TikTok has gotten to be a huge thing over the last year, despite all the hurdles that it has experienced, and its growth potentially sees it as the next big challenger for something like Facebook and Instagram when it comes to the social media space. Because of this, many marketers are looking to TikTok as […]
According to an announcement by TikTok, they have made some changes to the company’s default privacy settings for younger users. This is TikTok’s attempt to implement better systems in order to help protect the younger folks on the app. A big change seen that will affect all accounts created by those who are between 13 […]
In 2021, AR will be seeing a lot of advancement, and many devices will be utilizing AR more and more. For TikTok, it’s adding a new LiDAR-enabled effect to the iPhone 12 Pro this year. What is LiDAR you ask? According to Wikipedia: “Lidar is a method for measuring distances (ranging) by illuminating the target with […]
Google has recently begun playing around with a new carousel of short-form video results for selected queries that will provide direct links to relevant TikTok and Instagram Reels video clips. TechCrunch had this to say: “Both Instagram and TikTok videos were available in the Short Videos row. When clicked, you’re taken to the web version of the […]
For the year of 2020, TikTok was considered to be the most downloaded app of the year. This is based on App Annie download charts for 2020, which looks at the year on year performance for apps on both Android and iOS. According to the report, the top ten apps listed in the top ten […]
There are reports that are saying hat TikTok is testing out a new option that increases the usual one minute video up to three minutes. According to TikTok: “You have early access to uplaoding videos up to 3 minutes long on the TikTok app and desktop! To try it out, make sure your app is […]
TikTok has added photosensitivity warnings to video clips that have contrasting light and dark patterns in order to help anybody who might have epilepsy. Here is what TikTok said on its blog: “To be a truly inclusive platform we’re committed to making TikTok more accessible for everyone, and given the visual nature of our platform […]