TikTok is reportedly developing a new still image app to compete with Instagram. Eagle-eyed observers have spotted new references to “TikTok Photos” within the back-end code of the app. The code appears to suggest that TikTok users will soon start receiving prompts, encouraging them to share still images in the new app to “reach like-minded … Read more
TikTok is reportedly planning to rival Amazon by growing its U.S. ecommerce business, TikTok Shop, tenfold to $17.5 billion this year. Why we care. TikTok Shop is a prime opportunity for brands as 83% of users make purchase decisions on the platform. If TikTok is planning a major expansion, marketers will benefit from being able … Read more
Apple is not planning to create its own search engine to rival Google. Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services, is expected to testify at the federal antitrust trial that there are no plans for an “Apple Search” model because its partnership with Google works better for its customers, reports Bloomberg. Cue notably helped … Read more
Amazon is rolling out new features to improve its search capabilities on mobile. In a bid to rival search engines like Google and Pinterest, the retail giant is launching new search and discovery tools, including: Multimodal search (the ability to search using both text and images) Expanded AR features Find-on-Amazon (a new tool that identifies … Read more
Twitter is reportedly blocking links to its new rival, Meta’s Threads. Reports started surfacing on Monday that Twitter was selectively blocking links to Mark Zuckerberg’s latest social networking app. Users noted that while some links worked, others noticeably did not. The move means it will be more difficult for people to track down conversations on … Read more
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