This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Instagram’s “Get Quote” button, Elon as Twitter CEO, the Met Gala, & more! — FACEBOOK & META Meta debuted new business messaging tools this week, as well as improved ad creation for WhatsApp. INSTAGRAM Instagram is testing a new “Get Quote” button that will make it easier for users to get product and service quotes from business profiles. The platform is also testing a new full-screen, scrollable display…

This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Reels Templates, Elon and Twitter, Olivia Wilde, & more! — FACEBOOK & META After seeing Meta’s Q1 earnings reports, Mark Zuckerberg is cutting down spending. INSTAGRAM Instagram is testing out pinned grid posts. Could be a useful feature! The platform is also testing out templates for Reels, as well as new ways for users to promote Reels in-stream. Speaking of Reels, Meta is reporting…

This week in Hard Refresh: Tech we review Google Play Store privacy labels, John Deere AI, crypto mines, & more! — CYBERSECURITY The FBI warned this week about BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service which has said it’s breached over sixty organizations worldwide since November 2021. Beware! As more and more APIs come into play, with them comes an increasing amount of cybersecurity disasters. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare reported a cybersecurity incident this week that interrupted hospital…

This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review fundraisers in Reels, Twitter’s Edit button, Johnny Depp, & more! — FACEBOOK & META Meta launched fundraisers in Reels this week as another way for brands and creators to raise money for causes. INSTAGRAM Instagram is testing removing the Recent tab under hashtag pages for certain users. Instagram Product Tags are available all users as of this week. Let the in-feed shopping begin!

This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Meta’s metaverse content cut, Snap’s Dynamic Stories, Britney’s pregnancy & more! — FACEBOOK & META Apple is calling out Meta for its hypocrisy in taking a 50 percent cut from all metaverse content. Yeah, that’s not a great look. Meta is also standing firm in the notion that it isn’t a monopoly, calling tiny rival, Dispo, to the stage to prove it. INSTAGRAM

This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Pinterest’s new ban, Reels payouts, TikTok’s new agency program, & more! — FACEBOOK & META Meta granted users the ability to share videos from third party apps directly to Facebook Reels. Buckle up, NFTs are coming to Facebook and Instagram. Hold onto your hats, people. Zuck Bucks are on the way. INSTAGRAM Instagram has removed in-stream video ad placements from its advertising options. …

This week in Hard Refresh: Tech we review Google Chrome privacy settings, crypto acquisitions, Magic Leap, & more! — CYBERSECURITY The FBI announced this week that they’ve disabled massive botnet, “Cyclops Blink,” controlled by Russia’s intelligence agency. Score one for the good guys. Despite multiple arrests made, teenage crime gang, Lapsus$, struck again last week, this time targeting software development consulting company, Globant.

This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Tweetdeck, TikTok Watch History feature, Will Smith, & more! — FACEBOOK & META News broke this week that Facebook funded an anti-TikTok campaign through a GOP firm. So embarrassing. If you’re a social media creator you know that Meta is pushing Reels like its life depends on it. Probably because it does. INSTAGRAM Instagram is testing a new feature that makes it way easier…

This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Instagram product tags, recording GIFs on Twitter, Rainbow Room on TikTok, & more! — FACEBOOK Meta announced plans for an $800 million data center this week, to be built near a Kansas City airport. 3D ads have arrived at Facebook and Instagram, as we come closer and closer to the metaverse. Buckle up! INSTAGRAM All Instagram users have access to the chronological and “favorites” feed, but…