Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:07AM 
TikTok's newest feature wants to help out its popular creators respond to questions from its fans. Social media consultant Matt Navara first spotted the new Q&A feature available initially to public creator accounts with over 10,000 followers. If you're one of these creators, you can opt-in via the app's settings menu.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 9:11PM 
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Today, TikTok announced changes for users under age 18 aimed at driving higher standards of user privacy and safety by default. The popular social media platform wants their younger users to be able to make informed choices about their privacy and whom they share their content with. As young people are at their early stages in their digital journey, TikTok believes it's important to provide them with age-appropriate privacy settings and controls to help manage their online presence.
Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 9:46PM 
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Google isn't new to indexing videos on its Search platform. But the focus was mostly on desktop-oriented video sites like its own YouTube. Now, the search giant is shifting the focus to the mobile, social media space. Google is experimenting with a new search feature that highlights Instagram and TikTok in a "Short Videos" carousel. It only works for specific terms and shows easy-to-tap thumbnails for relevant videos.
The test is still in its pilot stage, and it works on either your browser or the Google Search app on Android and iOS. Google didn't say if or when it will introduce the carousel to more searches and users. It's a sensible move from the company because if you can find the video you're looking for right from the browser, you're more likely to stay on Google's pages and consequently generate ad money. It also helps save time because it makes it easier to surface videos you might miss on those platforms.
Source: Engadget
Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 12:47PM TikTok might be experimenting with longer videos. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared on Twitter a screenshot of an update giving him the option to record videos up to three minutes in length.
Right now, TikTok allows its users to record up to a minute in length, which has proven successful for the social network.
