New or infrequent social media users are often baffled by the abbreviations, acronyms, and slang phrases commonly used in posts and videos. They’re probably familiar with BTW, LOL, and noob, which have become part of the vernacular and can now be found in most dictionaries. Slightly more obscure ones like YOLO, FR, moots, and rizz, […]

It would be great if TikTok gave out gifts for various accomplishments on the platform, like creating content that people love or hitting 1,000 followers. Sadly, no social media platform is that generous. There is a way for TikTok users to earn gifts on the app (as long as they’re 18 or older) once they […]

Few things are more annoying than finding a video you really want to watch and discovering that it doesn’t look right on your screen. A video shot “vertically” on a phone (also known as portrait mode) but watched on a laptop, or a “horizontal” one (also known as landscape mode)shot with a camera but watched […]

Do you spend so much time watching TikTok videos that your thumbs and fingers get tired? Do you hate having to do chores around the house because you can’t scroll your feed while you’re working? TikTok has heard you. They’ve introduced a new “autoscroll” feature that lets you watch your feed hands-free. The TikTok posts […]

Many of us have become accustomed to the convenience of text-to-speech, whether we’re in the car listening to texts from friends, having a Google Doc read aloud to us, or using the function that’s now included with modern Windows or Mac devices. TikTok is one of the only social media platforms to have text-to-speech built […]

The majority of gamers who stream games online use Twitch, but other social media platforms also accommodate streamers who want to share their gameplay with friends and followers. One of them is TikTok. It might take a little work to get up and running, but players who have large TikTok fan bases can continue to […]