The application could include the ability to add a location to your videos
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The short video app Tiktok is testing a new feature that will allow users to review locally produced content, in an area close to the location of the device.< /p>
This feature, which has been named 'nearby'(near), is available in a small group of accounts located in Southeast Asia and can be viewed on the platform along with the current distribution of the sections in the application, which at the moment, only has with 'For you' and 'Following' available in the global version.
In addition, the platform would be adding an option to assign a specific location to the videos that they be uploaded, according to social media consultant Matt Navarra's Twitter account.
This is a feature that is already present in other similar applications such as Snapchat, which presents a map in which the publications made by users are located; in addition to Instagram, which places the photos within a 'feed' thanks to location tags.
File photo of the Instagram logo on a cell phone screen. Aug 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/
ByteDance, the company responsible for the creation of Tiktok, indicated that it hopes to “add value” to its communityand generate a more enriching experience during its daily use. In addition, a company representative indicated that location tags will be gradually added to the platform for content creators.
On the other hand, It was noted that the company is also testing a feature related to buying and selling products from different categories called Store.
Buying and selling tickets
Tiktok is also developing a space within its app so that artists, well-known personalities or famous content creators can offer their audiences tickets to events.
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
The platform, in association with the ticket sales company, Ticketmaster, created this option and users can purchase seats for events or concerts where the artists are present. and selected content creators such as Demi Lovato, OneRepublic, Usher, Backstreet Boys, and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), among others.
Share videos on more platforms
Another function currently being tested by Tiktok is to make it easier for users to share their content on other social networks, such as Instagram and Facebook, which have a similar video format called ' reels'.
This feature will allow users and content creators to take their videos to other social platforms, without the need to reuse the stories or re-upload them, and reach new users.
TikTok Music. (photo: 9toMac)
For now, the ByteDance platform only allows content to be posted on the platform and then downloaded so that the same post can be made to one or more additional social networks such as Instagram , Facebook, and even Reddit.
In addition, the company behind TikTok continues to find new ways to monetize the content offered or receive a commission for sales made within the platform. TikTok Music, for example, would be the function that would not only offer tickets to concerts or events, but could also facilitate the purchase, sale and reproduction of music, complete albums, songs and lyrics for users.
