Instagram launches a new “payments in chat” feature in the US that lets users buy products with Meta Pay and track orders from small businesses via DMs
Right in Chat Finextra : Instagram adds payments in chat Curioso Mercado : Cripto volta a valer US$ 1 trilhão The Economic Times : Instagram to let shoppers pay for products via DM Andrew Hutchinson /...
Will Cathcart says WhatsApp has no plans to support RCS, as Meta launches its first marketing push for WhatsApp in the US, touting its privacy compared to SMS
Whatever you send or receive, end-to-end encryption protects your messages from being this exposed. Doroteya Borisova / PhoneArena : WhatsApp CEO hints at iPad app release Juli Clover / MacRumors : Wh...
Facebook is testing a Shop section in its app in the US, while Instagram expands Live Shopping to more sellers in the US
a new e-commerce tab for brands to showcase their wares Max A. Cherney / Barron's Online : Facebook Has a New Top Bull on Wall Street David Cohen / Adweek : Facebook Shop Debuts on the Social Network'...
Facebook is testing selling video streaming subscriptions in the US, starting with four services including BBC and ITV's BritBox and CollegeHumor's Dropout
but not from HBO or Showtime Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Facebook's Testing New Third-Party VOD Subscription Partnerships to Boost its Video Offerings John Anon / Android Headlines : Face...
Facebook confirms it is testing LOL, a feed of funny videos and GIF-like clips pulled from News Feed posts by top meme Pages
a meme hub meant to lure teens from Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok Maggie Tillman / Pocket-lint : Facebook is testing a new LOL app with teens, but will they even want it? Brittany A. Roston / SlashG...
Facebook announces the international rollout of Facebook Watch, which first launched in the US a year ago this month, starting on Thursday
and the global TV market Lucinda Southern / Digiday : Facebook extends Watch and mid-roll beyond the U.S. Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Facebook Watch is Now Available to All Users Globally...
Tumblr adds ability to personalize photos and GIFs with stickers and filters in its mobile app
A new thing in your Tumblr app. Geoff Weiss / Tubefilter : Tumblr Incorporates Sticker And Filter Features Into Mobile App David Cohen / SocialTimes : Tumblr Debuts Stickers, Color Filters
Instagram “Stories” clones Snapchat's Stories feature for ephemeral photo and video slideshows, will roll out globally on iOS and Android over next few weeks
One of the more eye-rolling sentiments … Alexandra Vaidos / Softpedia News : Instagram Introduces Snapchat-like Feature Stories Shashidhar KJ / MediaNama : Instagram takes on Snapchat with self-destru...
Twitter launches Twitter Dashboard, an iOS and desktop app to help businesses manage their accounts, now in beta
iTunes — Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Saqib Shah / Digital Trends : Twitter Dashboard tells users what to tweet about to gain followers Christopher S Penn / Christopher S. Penn Blog : Clari...
Tumblr to launch live video on Tuesday with an expanded strategy for real-time content
This should be interesting. Tumblr Support : Happening now: Live video on Tumblr Andrew Dalton / Engadget : Tumblr officially joins the live video party Tim Peterson / Marketing Land : Tumblr's live v...