TikTok Launches its Own AR Development Platform, Effect House
April 12, 2022Last August, TechCrunch noted TikTok was working to build its own augmented reality (AR) development platform called Effect House, which…
TikTok Continues to Lead the Download Charts in Q1, Sees Record In-App Spending
April 7, 2022Despite every effort to steal its thunder, by replicating its features, and diluting the ‘uniqueness’ of the app, Meta just…
TikTok Adds New ‘Background Player’ Option for Live-Streams
April 4, 2022Have you ever wanted to keep listening to a TikTok Live stream in a situation where you can’t watch the…
TikTok Partners With GIPHY on New Video Creation Tool, ‘TikTok Library’
March 29, 2022TikTok today is announcing a new in-app creation tool called TikTok Library, which the company hopes will make it easier…
TikTok is Testing a ‘Watch History’ so you can Finally Find that Video You Saw
March 28, 2022TikTok appears to be testing a new Watch History feature that should save you from the mental anguish of trying…
TikTok Launches Search Ads in Beta for Selected Partners
March 25, 2022Here’s a new consideration for TikTok marketers. This week, TikTok launched beta testing for ads in search results, which provides…
TikTok is Expanding the Pilot of its Stories feature
March 17, 2022Like an Instagram story, TikTok Stories last for 24 hours before they are automatically deleted, and they can be viewed…
Instacart’s New ‘Shoppable Recipes’ Feature Lets Creators Link Shopping Lists to their TikTok Videos
March 16, 2022Instacart announced today that it’s rolling out a new “Shoppable Recipes” feature to launch new product integrations with TikTok and…
TikTok Launches a Music Distribution Platform, SoundOn
March 9, 2022TikTok has already achieved massive influence in today’s music industry, sending songs that find popularity on the app to the…
TikTok Temporarily Bans New Video Creation in Russia
March 6, 2022TikTok is suspending new video uploads and livestreams on its app in Russia, citing the country’s newly-passed “fake news” law…