TikTok

• TikTok Owner ByteDance Plans Hong Kong IPO (Report)
• TikTok Confirms Test Of Vanishing ‘Stories’ Feature In Non-U.S. Markets

  TikTok is jumping on the Stories bandwagon. The ByteDance-owned app is piloting a small test of the format in various markets outside of the U.S.

  
• TikTok Fetes One-Year Anniversary Of Ad Platform By Asking Creators To ‘Re:Make’ Iconic Commercials

  TikTok is commemorating the one-year anniversary of TikTok For Business -- its public-facing website where advertisers can review ad products, tender purchases, track spend, and glean best practices -- with a new community-wide hashtag campaign.

  
• TikTok’s Recommendation Algorithm Is Even More Powerful—And Potentially Dangerous—Than YouTube’s (Report)

  A Wall Street Journal investigation found that TikTok’s recommendation algorithm can suss out new users’ interests in under two hours, and then drive them into ever-narrowing “rabbit holes” of content.

  
• Vimeo, TikTok Partner To Offer Video Ad Creation, Distribution For Small Businesses
• UTA Signs Comedic TikTok Vlogger Christina ‘Tinx’ Najjar
• TikTok Adds Fast-Forward, Rewind For Longer Videos
• TikTok Formally Unveils Jobs Discovery Platform With 40 Companies And 400 Listings
• Ed Sheeran Shatters TikTok Record For Most-Viewed Live Music Performance
• TikTok May Be Testing An In-House Cameo Competitor Called ‘Shoutouts’
• Individuals Now Spend More Time On TikTok Than YouTube, Facebook, Netflix–At Least On Android (Report)
• TikTok Taps Longer Videos, Letting Users Film Up To 3 Minutes