As the field of Marketing continues to focus on technical tools, social media platforms such as Instagram and X are quick to enhance their social media features. These developments could be great for brands to experiment.
It is important for brands to utilise social media features so they can align their strategies. There is no doubt that social media has revolutionized business operations and consumer interactions.
Keeping up with social media developments allows brands to generate awareness and connect with their target audience.
PR Daily has highlighted the key social media features that have emerged across social media platforms.
These are just some of the most recent changes to keep an eye on below:
X
X has recently been focusing on its AI tool Grok.
As defined by Builtin, “Grok is an AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI. Grok is able to generate text and engage in conversations with users, similar to ChatGPT and other tools.”
However, it also gives users an opportunity to opt-out if they would prefer their content was not used to train the AI tool.
Threads
Threads is trialling a new feed that would allow access to likes and saved posts in a separate feed, accessible from the homepage.
In addition, a quirky, creative new feature on Threads is the ability for users to pinch to combine carousel images into one photo.
Meta
AI continues to grow across social media channels. Meta AI is now available in 22 countries and seven languages.
It’s also rolled out a variety of new image generation tools, including “Imagine Me,” which places your image into any scenario you can describe.
YouTube
It is now possible to save Sounds directly from the Shorts page for use in later videos, YouTube announced, a time-saving step for creators.
TikTok
TikTok has started to roll out its new feature – Sound Search.
Similar to Shazam or YouTube Music, users can sing or hum a song and have the app identify it.
Want to read more on changing platforms? Check out Escapade’s blog post on Meta’s AI Studio: Transforming Engagement or Losing Authenticity?
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Sources
https://www.prdaily.com/new-social-media-features-and-updates-to-know-this-week-40
https://builtin.com/articles/grok
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