Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. Before joining CNET, she worked for The Mercury News in ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Reels, Instagram's short-form video platform designed to rival TikTok, has become a key driver of both ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Cracking the Instagram algorithm is no easy feat. But a handful of creators say a new tactic has ...

After Instagram launched its TikTok competitor, Reels, in August 2020, the short-form videos have pretty much taken over the app. In November of the same year, the social media platform redesigned its ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With TikTok’s future uncertain, Instagram is hoping to lure some creators away with the rollout of a direct ...

The Chinese-backed app that lets you watch cheaply made melodramas in tiny chunks is profitable off of microtransactions. The hot new trend in entertainment is trashy, (very) short-form soap operas on ...

Meta announced during its Q1 2022 earnings call that Reels, its short-form video feature and TikTok rival, now makes up more than 20% of the time that people spend on Instagram. The company also noted ...

Short videos have become the default form of entertainment for children and teenagers, often replacing books, conversations, and even mealtime habits. While this shift in viewing patterns might seem ...