The Surprising Shift: How Social Media Is Secretly Becoming the New Search Engine—and What It Means for You
How search works on social media
Every social media platform has a search function.
On YouTube, the search box provides suggestions as you type.
Just clicking on the box reveals your most recent searches.
You can filter your searches by upload date, content type and duration.
On TikTok, the search box provides suggestions as you type.
Filters allow you to filter search results by relevancy, date posted, like count, whether or not you’ve watched any of the results, and whether results were posted by people you follow.
