Instagram Takes on BeReal With its Own Candid Stories Feature

Instagram seems to be playing catchup right now, previously aiming to attract users from TikTok, and now taking aim at BeReal and Twitter. When a new platform or feature starts to take off and become successful, it’s no surprise that other social media platforms take note and start working on their response. In addition to […]

Look Out YouTube! TikTok Is Now Testing A Horizontal Full-screen Feature

TikTok is now testing a new feature, letting some users change their view to show a horizontal full-screen view of their chosen videos. This offers a change from the usual vertical video scrolling usually seen on TikTok. Combined with another recent change to allow longer videos of up to ten minutes, this very much feels […]

5 Graphic Design Trends To Keep An Eye On In 2024 (Plus A Bonus!)

Keeping up with the latest graphic design trends is essential as we look back at 2022 and ahead to the possibilities of 2024. From TikTok’s consolidation as one of the main social media platforms to the Musk/Twitter soap opera, Metaverse, AI Art surge and the World Cup, 2022 was a very busy year, with a […]

Google And Meta Are Expected To Represent Less Than Half Of Ads In 2022

For years, Google and Meta have dominated digital advertising in the U.S. Now, they’re losing ground to giants like Amazon, TikTok, and Microsoft. In a major shift, Google and Meta’s combined market share of the digital advertising industry in the United States is expected to drop below 50% for the first time since 2014, according […]

A Retrospective on Consumer Behavior in 2022 and Forecasts for 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic was undoubtedly a major boost for technological acceleration and changes in consumer behavior. Trends were anticipated, and new behaviors emerged—from the way people search (Generation Z uses TikTok more than Google to do searches) to what people expect when buying and interacting with brands (such as seeking brands’ real purposes and a good user […]