One of the primary currencies on TikTok is views. Surfers “contribute” views by watching TikTok videos, content creators earn larger numbers of views by uploading great and enticing posts, and they then “cash in” the views for increased audiences, popularity, and importance on the social media platform. Lots of video views can translate into revenue, […]

We’ve all come to depend on our phones and apps to provide the services we expect. When you open TikTok, you expect to be able to scroll through your feed, create cool videos, check out TikTok Live sessions, DM with friends — and search for content or other accounts. Even utilities like electricity don’t work […]

The phrase “fake news” is bandied about a lot these days, thanks to the political polarization that has swept not only America but much of the world. Despite many peoples’ belief that news is slanted to one side or the other, though, a heritage news organization has still retained much of its luster: the British […]

TikTok was officially launched at the end of 2016, although it existed in a different form (available only to Chinese users) even before that. The app struggled to gain traction until its parent company bought a popular competitor (musical.ly) in that same year, and then merged the two social media platforms into a “new” TikTok […]

On TikTok, the word “sound” is essentially used to mean the music used in TikTok videos. The app is estimated to have a collection of tens of millions of songs (perhaps even 100 million) that users can choose from. Using a TikTok sound is optional for content creators, of course, but it’s certainly advisable. Almost […]

Most people who spend time on social media platforms are familiar with Snapchat and Instagram Stories, which have been extremely popular for years. TikTok has a Stories section, too. It’s younger than those on the better-known apps, having only been introduced in 2021, but it’s gaining traction. TikTok Stories are essentially the same as those […]