The new Magic Leap 2 AR headset is going for HOW much?!
This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Instagram updates, Snapchat NFTs, the NASA photos, & more!
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2 min readJul 15, 2022
FACEBOOK & META
- Meta’s first human rights report is coming out strong in defense of the company’s misinformation strategy. An interesting take to dig your heels in on.
- In a new test, Facebook is allowing users to have multiple profiles. I feel like people don’t want to even have one Facebook profile so not sure where they’re going with this…
- Instagram launched its creator marketplace this week on an invite-only basis. How exclusive.
- The platform is also testing two new updates: a new Notes shelf in DMs and ads on user profiles. The latter sounds AWFUL.
- The platform also debuted Subscriber Chats this week, as a way for creators to engage with their subscribers.
SNAPCHAT
- Snapchat is experimenting with integrating NFTs with its AR experience.
- Twitter is testing out custom timelines, with the first one being appropriately about The Bachelorette.
- Now all Twitter users have the ability to “un-mention” themselves from a tweet.
AR, VR, & AI
- Meta launched Sphere this week, an AI knowledge tool, that deals with open web content and currently being used to verify citations on Wikipedia.
- The Magic Leap 2 AR headset will arrive this September, starting at a whopping $3,299. Apparently AR headsets are not for the masses.
- This kayak VR experience looks awesome!
NOTEWORTHY
- Kids and teen officially spend more time on TikTok than on YouTube, which is pretty alarming when you consider the privacy concerns at TikTok.
- In that same vein, TikTok is rolling out content filters and maturity ratings to help make the platform safer for the age group that dominates its user base.
- Pinterest added new product display options this week, as well as an update to its shopping API.
VIRAL CONTENT
- If you haven’t seen the James Webb Space Telescope photos yet, you need to look.
