Bluesky is rapidly updating and evolving to compete with big platforms, improving its search and reply functions. Meta’s AI evolution is coming, and Instagram is starting to test some new functionality. Facebook is trying to manage the Facebook Live material in new ways. Meanwhile, LinkedIn is offering new analytics features and Meta is accepting contributor applications for Community Notes.
Some interesting stuff going on this week in social media news!
1. Bluesky has added reply controls and profile search
Bluesky has added some familiar features for users making the X escape. Looks like they’re focusing on search and replies right now, which is a great call.
2. DM AI tasks from Instagram?
This is likely a long way off, but seems like the next logical step in social media AI. The evolution from chatbots to performing actions appears to be on its way.
From Social Media Today:
Meta looks to be experimenting with early elements of the same, with a new task assignment add-on based on your DMs.
As you can see in this example, posted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram is currently experimenting with a new “Create Task” prompt within its DM options that would enable you to initiate a simple action based on the content of a message.
Go take a look at the early tests. Could be interesting!
3. Facebook Lives will now be removed after 30 days
Facebook has announced that Lives will only live on the site for 30 days after the initial broadcast and old videos will be removed. This is a space-saving move
From Meta:
These changes will align our storage policies with industry standards and help ensure we are providing the most up-to-date live video experiences for everyone on Facebook.
Click here for new instructions from Meta on how to bulk download your existing content, convert it to Reels, or postpone deletion
4. LinkedIn’s new comment impression analytics
If you’ve ever wondered how many people actually read the comments, LinkedIn has your back. Comment impression analytics are here! it’s important to note that these are non-unique numbers, which means is someone views the comment multiple times, it will count the same user multiple times.
Some other notes from LinkedIn:
- Only you can view the impressions of your comments.
- Impressions show as part of the comment, for example on the LinkedIn Feed or in a LinkedIn Group.
- Comment impressions are not shown in any dashboard.
- Page admins will see the impression count of all comments made as the page.
- A wide range of factors can affect distribution and reach of your comments, due to which you may see varied engagement levels over time.
5. Community Notes is coming to Meta
If you enjoy fact-checking, this is your moment. Meta is now accepting contributor applications for their Community Notes program.
From TechCrunch:
Meta announced in a blog post on Thursday that it’s now accepting sign-ups for its Community Notes program on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The announcement follows Meta news last month that it’s going to end its third-party fact-checking program and is instead moving to a Community Notes model similar to the one at X.
