Snapchat announced the most growth it’s had in years
This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Stories updates, Twitter Spaces, the Olympics, & more!
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2 min readJul 23, 2021
- Facebook has been cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation, finally killing the “vaccines kill” hashtag, but some groups are slipping past moderators by changing up their name.
- Facebook is planning on luring creators to continue creating content for the platform with $1 billion in bonus payments. That would certainly get me to start posting.
- Zuckerberg is banking on the metaverse when it comes to Facebook’s future.
- Instagram confirmed this week that they are working on a new feature, Limits, designed to limit harassment during moments of crisis.
- The platform is also testing an option that would allow users to partner up for Reels and posts. Interesting!
- Instagram is rolling out translation options within Stories, as well as drafts within Stories. This is truly a gift.
SNAPCHAT
- Snapchat had a record increase in revenue during Q2 2021.
- In an effort to boost sign ups, HBO Max released a bunch of free episodes on Snapchat.
- Twitter is testing new vocal effects options for Spaces, in the hopes to reduce public-speaking anxiety.
- Twitter is also testing out upvoting and downvoting on tweets. Isn’t that what we have Reddit for?
- Jack Dorsey is saying bitcoin will have a home in Twitter.
- Is Tweetdeck about to become a subscription service? YUP.
AR, VR, & AI
- The Olympics and augmented reality are a match made in tech heaven.
- A new update to Oculus has made virtual reality much more of a community-driven activity.
- Snap bought another AR company, Vertebrae, to continue working on the AR shopping experience.
NOTEWORTHY
- Free at last! Clubhouse is now out of beta and open to the public.
- YouTube added new labels and search panels in order to prioritize and better label official health advice, as well as a new test of live-stream shopping with select creators.
- According to the trends, audio-only is the new TikTok. “But isn’t that just Clubhouse?” Not really.
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Have an awesome weekend!
