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- Facebook is test launching a Nextdoor-like platform feature in Canada
- Instagram announces more enforcement on Influencer Marketing
- And swiftly follows by releasing new donation features and IGTV ad formats
- Facebook Messenger gets a face-lift and new messaging features
- Snapchat announces surge in global usage
- They have also released a new song tagging feature to user Snaps
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- The gaming live streaming sector continues to grow, with Twitch still the most popular platform
- Pokemon launches their own YouTube series and Tour Bus
- How sequential storytelling trumps sequential messaging
- New platforms trying to save the music industry
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- Snapchat has turned London into an AR playground with Local Lenses
- Kraken (drinks brand) has launched a digital game to spook us this Halloween
- Tik Tok announces partnership with eSports FIFA gaming team
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- Google shares the 6 long-term trends that lockdown has brought into focus
- The photographer shares the story behind the ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme
- What happens when new social formats take off