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Although it generated a few headlines when it was announced in late February, YouTube’s move to present its content wares to media buyers and clients smack in the middle of “upfront week” when the main broadcast and cable networks present, wasn’t quite earth-shaking news. But should it have been?  Should…

Gamers are a growing demographic on TikTok, and esports organizations are looking to secure their piece of the pie. In a bid to expand their social audiences, esports teams are increasingly dedicating resources and time to creating custom content for the short-form video platform — with some considering it their…

Here’s a new consideration for TikTok marketers. This week, TikTok launched beta testing for ads in search results, which provides another way to reach the TikTok audience via the search terms that they use. As you can see in this example, posted by digital ads expert David Herrmann, TikTok’s new…

JuJu Smith-Schuster. (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) New Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster showed off his new No. 9 jersey to all his new TikTok followers in Kansas City. JuJu Smith-Schuster has officially made it to Kansas City, according to his TikTok account. Almost a week after he agreed to join…

In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Doctor Mike" on social media -- reacts to online nutritional information. Following is a partial transcript (note that errors are possible): Varshavski: Nutritional information on TikTok can be good or absolutely terrible, and we're about to react to all of…

Many rising TikTok stars who recently qualified to be paid for their popular videos have been shut out of the registration system, causing frustration and public outrage among some of the app’s most dedicated creators. ByteDance Ltd’s video platform provides an incentive for people to post viral videos with a…

Follow along with the lyrics to the collaboration that came together thanks to TikTok. Russ Chris Fulcher When Russ wanted to include another artist on his “Handsomer” remix, he opened it up for submissions on TikTok — and user Ktlyn’s smooth verse caught the attention of millions on the platform…

A museum celebrating the life and work of Charles Dickens has been "blocked" on TikTok. The Charles Dickens Museum in Holborn, London, has fallen foul of the video-sharing site's strict community guidelines due to the novelist's surname which contains a "rude word". The museum, which is based in the writer's…

A woman went viral on TikTok after she was filmed inside an Australian bar wearing lipstick and kissing the backs of men's shirts. The viral TikTok, captioned, "Lipstick bandit was on the loose at PJ's," has been viewed 53.8 million times and liked 6.7 million times since it was shared…

TEAM TO BEAT Survey frontrunners Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio at a campaign sortie at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena, Quezon on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. PHILIPPINE social media has exploded…