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Spotify are working on a new feature called Community. This will allow users to see the music their friends are listening to when online. You’ll be able to see when your friends are listening and what their favourite tracks are.…
Despite Spotify’s monthly active users slowing down in Latin America, the streaming store is still on track to hit 1 billion users worldwide by 2030. They recently held an event in New York where they shared all their latest predictions.…
Twitter has allowed you to pin your favourite tweet to your profile for some time. Now, it seems Instagram are following this idea by allowing users to pin content to the top of their profile. They introduced comment pins a…
If someone with a strong following sends out a tweet, within minutes it’s spread across the platform. This is why it can be seriously damaging if people with power say the wrong thing. Sometimes it could be a careless accident.…
In 2021 Twitter launched Spaces across Android and IOS. The idea behind it was to allow creatives to host their own events virtually. Now they’re launching Twitter Create. Once Twitter Media, the aim behind it is to help content creators…
TikTok are about to launch their subscription service. Viewers will be able to pay to subscribe to certain live streams. It will give them perks in a similar way to Twitch. This comes shortly after YouTube have said they’re introducing…
TikTok is in the process of testing out games to be hosted on the app. The app want to have a platform where streamers can go live and play against their viewers. As the digital world prepares to be taken…
In the first quarter of the year, Spotify earned some record-breaking numbers for them. However, YouTube have since revealed their earnings, and they’ve topped their competition. Perhaps this is why despite Spotify increasing in popularity, YouTube have never been concerned.…
Alphabet who own Google shared their first report of the year. Within their first quarter they’ve performed really well, this includes YouTube. Creators on YouTube earn a 55% share of revenue which comes from adverts. Companies will pay YouTube to…
Currently, it’s in beta, so it will possibly be awhile before we see it. Who knows, we might never see it if the trials don’t go well. However, if successful, we will see a gifting membership feature. Allowing viewers to…
