Tiktok news and trends

TikTok Pulling Plug on Streaming Music Service
Social Commerce // September 24, 2024

TikTok says its streaming music service won’t be around for much longer. “We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on 28 November 2024,” the video sharing media platform said in a post on its website. “We would like to thank...

Walmart Hopes In-Person Advantage Can Shrink Amazon’s Fashion Lead
Retail // September 13, 2024

As Amazon outstrips Walmart in clothing sales, the latter is using its brick-and-mortar expertise in an attempt to close the gap. The big-box retailer announced Friday (Sept. 6) the launch of its Walmart Style Tour, an in-person event traveling to a series of 40 or...

TikTok Turns the Grocery Store Into a Vacation Destination
Retail // September 07, 2024

As consumers increasingly turn to TikTok for travel inspiration, a viral trend, grocery store tourism, has many seeing the supermarket as a cultural destination. Many social media users attribute the start of the trend to TikTok user @marissainchina, who posted a video in late spring...

J.P. Morgan Chase to Report TikTok ‘Glitch’ Fraud Participants to Law Enforcement
Security & Fraud // September 06, 2024

J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly plans to share with police the information it has about people who took advantage of a so-called “glitch” that was promoted by TikTok users late last week. Chase Bank suffered a technical error that allowed customers to immediately withdraw the full...

Interviews & Exclusives
Walmart Hopes In-Person Advantage Can Shrink Amazon’s Fashion Lead

September 13, 2024
As Amazon outstrips Walmart in clothing sales, the latter is using its brick-and-mortar expertise in an attempt to close the gap. The big-box retailer announced Friday (Sept. 6) the launch of its Walmart Style Tour, an in-person event traveling to a series of 40 or more locations across the United States. The move includes a […]

@Girls Host: Social Commerce Is Influencing More Personal Content

August 12, 2024
As consumers increasingly look to social media to inspire their shopping, the social commerce space is becoming more and more about individual creators’ personalities. Jillian Lenna, content creator at 10PM...

Will Gen Z Put a New Face on Social Commerce?

June 04, 2024
Meta’s recent news that it is seeing a surge in younger users may help set the stage for a rising tide in social commerce. The platform model — not just...

Walmart Takes Amazon Battle Into New Virtual Spaces

May 24, 2024
As Walmart and Amazon compete to win younger shoppers’ retail spending, the former is looking to capture Gen Z’s imaginations with new digital experiences to secure their engagement and loyalty....

Quick Reads
J.P. Morgan Sues TikTok Users Over ATM ‘Glitch’

October 29, 2024
Over the summer, a curious fad went viral on TikTok, involving Chase Bank. People were writing fake checks and depositing them into the bank’s ATMs, withdrawing thousands of dollars thanks to a technical error — dubbed “the infinite money glitch” on TikTok and “check fraud” by some observers. The glitch let people withdraw the full […]

TikTok Pulling Plug on Streaming Music Service

September 24, 2024
TikTok says its streaming music service won’t be around for much longer. “We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on 28 November 2024,” the video...

J.P. Morgan Chase to Report TikTok ‘Glitch’ Fraud Participants to Law Enforcement

September 06, 2024
J.P. Morgan Chase reportedly plans to share with police the information it has about people who took advantage of a so-called “glitch” that was promoted by TikTok users late last...

Amazon Deals Expands to TikTok, Pinterest

August 08, 2024
Amazon has  partnered with TikTok and Pinterest to let the users of those social media apps buy products from Amazon without leaving those apps. This offering is designed to make...