🗞️ Quick Hits for Week 51.2022
- Reddit officially has its own “we’re business friendly” microsite, the surest signal that Twitter’s blood is in the water
- As does David Krebs informal test on engagement levels which finds that Mastodon beats Twitter and LinkedIn (hint: Mastodon has no financial incentive to keep you on-platform (which also means brands may find it tough sledding compared to what they’re used to))
- Instagram account get hacked? The former photo sharing app will help you with that now.
- YouTube went TikTok so now TikTok is going YouTube and testing out horizontal video.
- Sports fans are more likely to be interested in international news, finds Fox. (Sometimes the easiest way to reach an audience is through a side door.)
- There’s a new AI-powered tool that determines the “host suitability” of podcast hosts to put advertisers at ease.