News & Reviews: TikTok
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Jun 22, 2021
TikTok has been the trendy platform for short form videos and today the company is announcing a new feature that will allow users to embed mini apps onto their videos. The new feature is named Jumps, and it is currently in the testing phase, so only a selected group of creators have access to the feature at the moment.
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Jun 10, 2021
Last year when former President Trump was around, he was on a roll banning Chinese tech brands such as Huawei, TikTok and WeChat for being a security threat. It was only a few weeks ago that Xiaomi got let off the hook, but right now, current President Biden has decided to revoke the ban on TikTok and WeChat.
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Apr 16, 2021
Do you play TikTok often? Well, here's your chance of winning a free Samsung Galaxy A32 smartphone. All you have to do is join and win an online challenge that's organized by Samsung Malaysia. If you're interested, read on below.
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Mar 20, 2021
Google recently made a post on their blog not too long ago, stating that they will be developing a TikTok-like product for the workplace called Threadit. Just like TikTok, it allows users to send small video messages to other team members to communicate quickly and concisely along with visual aid.
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Feb 27, 2021
Based on a statement by techcrunch, it seems that Facebook might be developing a TikTok-like app that’s geared more towards sharing rap called BARS. The app lets users record themselves rapping to pre-made music on the platform which can be shared on the app itself, as well as to other social media.
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Feb 09, 2021
When it comes to social media platforms, TikTok is rather popular in Malaysia. As you may know, a lot of TikTok videos involve music. Of course, you can only use music that is allowed. This is why it's great when our options have increased.
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Jan 04, 2021
Sometimes you hear the most bizarre of news from the UK, like people claiming that 5G towers spread viruses or 11-year-olds being caught driving. But it doesn't look like people from the UK are going to stop being weird, as there's a report of a 12-year-old suing TikTok.
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Dec 30, 2020
E-payment services have become more and more popular nowadays. Besides letting users make payments, some services have also been offering various features like transfer and cashback. Now, it looks like the parent company of TikTok is interested in starting their own e-payment service as well. It is spotted that ByteDance has applied for a new trademark under the name "Tik Tok Payment".
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Dec 30, 2020
Recently, short-form video contents are becoming a trending style that creators and users will look up to when they are browsing on each social media platform especially on TikTok and Instagram. Today, Google is reported on testing a new mobile search feature that would surface TikTok and Instagram videos in their own dedicated carousel.
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Dec 22, 2020
From the Trump administration demanding ByteDance to sell TikTok to major data leaks, 2020 has certainly been a rough year for TikTok as a company. But that's got nothing to do with general users. For us, there's plenty in 2020 to look back to fondly and the app now does that for you.
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