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Google’s new ad format — gallery ads — will now enable brands to combine search intent with an interactive visual format. This new ad format features an image and a swipeable carousel. Clicking into any one image also expands the gallery into a vertical view that users can swipe down. This ad format has beenRead more

In the next few months, Facebook Messenger will roll out a new appointment booking solution that integrates directly with business calendar systems to provide users with the most up-to-date availability information. This new interface will streamline the appointment booking process, so that advertisers can now arrange or reschedule appointments with less back-and-forth communication with users.Read more

Instagram has made a move into the e-commerce space by adding an option to buy products shown in posts by selected brands without you leaving the app. Called “Checkout”, this new instant purchasing feature combines the social space and e-commerce, and has launched in a beta version of the app in the US with aRead more

Instagram will now enable advertisers to boost branded content partnerships as ads. Up till now, brands have been able to work with influencers on ad campaigns to promote products through branded content, but those posts would only reach the followers of said influencer. Branded content ads will enable advertisers to promote these Instagram posts justRead more

As of late September, Facebook has started hiding the number of ‘likes, reactions and views’ on some posts, starting with Australia. The trial is rolled out to dissuade users from excessively comparing themselves with others, exercising self-censorship, and in the worst case scenario for FB – deleting posts that are not getting enough ‘likes’ andRead more

Providing shoppers with the ability to review businesses that they’ve made a purchase from, Facebook’s eCommerce review tool is a game-changer that is streamlining the entire social commerce process. From browsing the news feed and getting exposed to brands through ads, to reading reviews written by past shoppers for a better understanding of a brand’sRead more

YouTube is introducing a new augmented reality (AR) feature called AR Beauty Try-On that will change the game of beauty eCommerce, by enabling users to try on makeup virtually from the YouTube app. Designed for a split-screen experience, this feature will have a YouTube makeup review or tutorial video playing at the top of theRead more