medigit news bulletin – 11th march 2022

Pinterest: Not just for ideas anymore

Pinterest has now enabled in-app checkout to drive sales for brands. Since Pinterest is widely popular to get & share ideas, this will actually help bigger brands as well as small businesses to generate sales along with visibility. 

https://bit.ly/3I22siG 

Meesho’s  “7 days payment” policy is paving its way through e-commerce

Meesho is in the process of pivoting from social commerce to e-commerce as it takes on e-commerce giants such as Amazon India & Flipkart. Iit will bring down the payout cycle for sellers from 15 days to 7, as announced on Tuesday. The company also said that it won’t charge sellers for order cancellations – either by self or automatic ones.

https://bit.ly/3KF5uep

Instagram brings “Stories to reels” 

Though not officially announced, Instagram has been working on a feature to convert your curated story highlights to a reel. This feature may take a while to reach to all.

https://bit.ly/3tLypq9 

Meta adds new tools for Facebook group admins

The ability to automatically decline incoming posts identified as containing false information by third-party fact-checkers, reduce misinformation, and expand the reach of their groups to relevant audiences, are some of the tools and features announced for Facebook Group admins.

https://bit.ly/34xJuCD 

Finfluencers have become popular during the pandemic

Some years ago it would have been wildly baffling to see someone portraying their financial knowledge on social media. But since the pandemic, social media has become more than photo-sharing platforms. Sharing & receiving information regarding finance has been easier & relevant as it’s the most available platform to people. 

https://bit.ly/3KBZDX2