Meta’s new Reels video editing tools draw their creator experience closer to TikTok’s

Facebook reels creator studio on desktop

In a blog post on Thursday, Meta said that it’s globally rolling out new creator tools for its TikTok competitor, Reels, on both Instagram and Facebook. The handful of new tools will make it easier […]

Looking Glass might have just invented the GIF’s 3D successor

A giant robot head sucks in PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles and controllers.

On June 15th, 1987, CompuServe introduced the GIF, a way to share images — or animated sequences of images — anywhere. The incredible portability of the late Steve Wilhite’s “graphics interchange format” made it the […]

Social Messaging App TIYA Integrates Spotify Music Sharing

Tiya Spotify music sharing

Photo Credit: TIYA Real-time social networking platform TIYA has integrated Spotify for its music sharing feature. TIYA is a subsidiary of LIZHI INC., which has created an audio-based social ecosystem like Clubhouse. The Spotify update […]

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Over Two Decades

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Over Two Decades

An exterior shot of an Apple Store. Photo Credit: Laurenz Heymann From the way placements come to fruition to the number of opportunities available to artists, sync licensing has changed dramatically in recent years. Amid […]