TikTok may be best known for its viral challenges and surreal skits, but the social media app is evolving into much more than a platform for comedy. How are Gen Zers using this digital channel to educate and inspire their peers? And how are their online communities impacting their offline lives?

Vine and Snapchat may have popularised the short video format on social platforms, but TikTok has broadened the medium’s potential, allowing users to join viral crazes with just their phones. As Gen Z’s attention spans shrink, the app offers an easy way to participate in a wider digital community.

Whether you’re checking out a make-up tutorial or trying to brush up on interview techniques, watching a long, ad-packed YouTube video can be an arduous task. In an age of digital overload, TLDW (too long; didn't watch) is streamlining the experience to meet modern viewers' waning attention spans.

With many people turning to their smartphones for video content, often squeezed in between other activities, long-form TV and movies are often being shunned due to lack of time. Quibi plans to resolve this by creating new TV and film content that can be watched in short, convenient bursts.