TikTok May Be Bringing A Feature To End Your Pointless Infinite Scrolling On Its Feed
2 years, 6 months ago

TikTok May Be Bringing A Feature To End Your Pointless Infinite Scrolling On Its Feed

News 18  

Have you ever caught yourself in a situation where you are aimlessly scrolling through your social media feed? TikTok will soon show a reminder after using the app for a prolonged period of time, adding a new layer to the daily limits. TikTok is also adding a new screen time dashboard on the app, where it will show a summary of app usage. TikTok’s new feature comes after similar measures from social media platforms like Instagram and Netflix that are helping users manage their time on the app. According to the user who found the upcoming Instagram feature, the app will show only three stories at a time, and will hide the rest behind a “Show All” button.

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Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too
8 months, 1 week ago

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

Associated Press  

Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. “Replicating TikTok’s algorithm is a nearly impossible task, as rival Meta would attest to,” said eMarketer analyst Jasmine Enberg. “TikTok’s ability to serve up relevant and entertaining content to its users is …

Not another TikTok clone! Now Twitter is adding a video feed that can be expanded to full screen
2 years, 3 months ago

Not another TikTok clone! Now Twitter is adding a video feed that can be expanded to full screen

Daily Mail  

Twitter has become the latest online platform to imitate China's TikTok by adding an 'immersive' video experience, following in the footsteps of Instagram and YouTube. The US platform has said it's changing its video player so Twitter users can expand videos to full screen with a single tap. Currently, videos on Twitter only take up part of the screen, but …

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed with videos on its ecommerce app, AI firm says
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed with videos on its ecommerce app, AI firm says

The Hindu  

Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers' attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform. In a statement, Ms. Bronikowski said the company is “constantly testing new features to help make customers’ lives a little easier.” The Wall Street Journal first reported on the test. Google’s YouTube video service rolled a …

Instagram faces backlash for TikTok-like features, to pause certain features users complained about
2 years, 5 months ago

Instagram faces backlash for TikTok-like features, to pause certain features users complained about

Firstpost  

Just days after Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri doubled down on the recent changes to the app that has made Instagram more like TikTok, the platform has announced that they will be pausing some of the features that users and prominent creators like Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian have complained about. Off late, a user’s feed would just be filled with …

Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok

LA Times  

On a quarterly earnings call, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Meta Platforms’ products will lean into algorithmic recommendation — a trend that has frustrated some users. “One of the main transformations in our business right now is that social feeds are going from being driven primarily by the people and accounts you follow to increasingly also being driven by AI …

Instagram Now Showing Full-Screen Videos Like TikTok On Your Smartphone: All Details
2 years, 6 months ago

Instagram Now Showing Full-Screen Videos Like TikTok On Your Smartphone: All Details

News 18  

Instagram has a new plan to copy TikTok, and this time you are going to see all its videos and the feed in a full-screen mode. But he is quick to clarify that even with videos as the main focus of the full-screen mode, Instagram will look to keep photos relevant on the platform. “Photos are still an important part …

Facebook planning to make big changes to rival TikTok, leaked memo reveals
2 years, 6 months ago

Facebook planning to make big changes to rival TikTok, leaked memo reveals

India Today  

Instagram introduced TikTok-inspired Reels in 2020, and the company has been slowly adding features to increase its discoverability. According to a leaked memo published by The Verge, Facebook app head Tom Alison wants the platform to incorporate a "Discovery Engine" to offer more personalised short video recommendations similar to TikTok's "For You" feed. The leaked memo indicates that the Reels …

Instagram Testing TikTok-Like Vertical Feed Layout Where You Can Browse Stories by Swiping Up and Down
3 years, 11 months ago

Instagram Testing TikTok-Like Vertical Feed Layout Where You Can Browse Stories by Swiping Up and Down

News 18  

Days after rolling out a new Stories carousel for Instagram’s web client, the Facebook-owned social media company is now testing a new Stories layout for the Android and iOS apps. According to tipster Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram is working on vertical Stories layout to let users browse stories by swiping up or down, similar to TikTok’s interface. The social media company …

Majority of TikTok Users in the US Satisfied With Their Experience on Instagram Reels
4 years, 4 months ago

Majority of TikTok Users in the US Satisfied With Their Experience on Instagram Reels

News 18  

As the US sale of TikTok gets entangled in legal issues, nearly nine in ten users of the Chinese short-video making app in the country said its Facebook-owned rival app called Instagram Reels is basically giving them a similar experience. Nearly 61 percent of the survey respondents said that they will spend more time on Instagram as a result, reports …

Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

Live Mint  

Facebook's Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. Instagram Reels will let users record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects. Users will be able to share Reels with followers in Instagram in a dedicated section called Reels in Explore, or in the Story feature …

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

Associated Press  

Facebook’s Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. In response to published reports that Instagram is paying TikTok influencers to join Reels, Instagram said in a statement that the company “have a long history of reaching out to emerging creators and working to break new stars on Instagram.” “As with previous …

TikTok testing Instagram-inspired features: Report
5 years, 5 months ago

TikTok testing Instagram-inspired features: Report

The Quint  

San Francisco, July 20 The wildly popular short video-sharing app TikTok is reportedly mulling to launch a host of new features that seem to have been inspired by Facebook-owned Instagram. The purported Instagram-inspired features include a grid-style layout, an account switcher and a Discover page, among others. The TikTok spokesperson, however, declined to offer further details about the company's plans …

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