According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)’s sixth annual U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue study, podcast ad revenue topped $1 billion for the first time in 2021 and is projected to reach $2 billion by the end of 2022 and more than $4 billion by 2024.

With Digital Collectibles, creators and collectors can connect third-party wallets like MetaMask, TrustWallet, and Rainbow and share NFTs created on the Polygon and Ethereum blockchains, to the Feed, Stories, and Messages.

Unilever recently announced new policies for marketing food and beverage products to children. These policies include no longer marketing to children under the age of 16 across both traditional and digital media.

YouTube is adding a new tool for its short-form video form: Green Screen. This tool allows creators to incorporate up to 60 seconds of any eligible video to create a new Shorts video.

After announcing the feature last year, YouTube has started to test a beta version of Channel Memberships Gifting with select creators. With Channel Memberships Gifting, existing channel members can purchase a set number of memberships (5, 10, or 20) during a live stream.

LinkedIn announced updates to content and search discovery

TikTok introduced a new ad product called TikTok Pulse.

Snap Inc. announced a new partnership with Cameo in the Snap x Cameo Advertiser Program.

Instagram launched a test of a full-screen Home Feed.

Meta shared updates for Reels Play bonus programs.

Twitter is now allowing advertisers to use the Tweet Replies ad placement for all app install campaigns, following months of testing

Instagram started testing a Pin to your Profile option.