Updates:
✔️Facebook is looking to provide more promotional tools for brands on WhatsApp, in order to raise awareness of their connection options via message. Read the article here.
✔️Facebook just keeps on keeping on, with the platform reporting increases in both users and revenue in the first quarter of 2021, while it's also maintained significant momentum in its 'Other revenue' category, largely driven by Oculus VR and Portal smart speaker sales. Click here to learn more about this update.
✔️YouTube's parent company Alphabet reported their Q1 2021 results, which showed that YouTube brought in $6 billion in ad revenue for the period, up 49% year-on-year. That's a huge result, which now puts YouTube on pace to beat digital video rival Netflix in annual earnings. Learn more here.
✔️LinkedIn published their 2021 listing of the top 50 companies to work for, based on a range of factors, including company stability, accessible opportunities and gender diversity, among others. Click here to take a look at the full LinkedIn Top Companies 2021 overview.
✔️Pinterest has announced a range of new events and features for Mental Health Awareness Month, as it looks to play a role in addressing mental health concerns, which are evidently - based on on-platform search activity - increasingly front of mind for many Pinners. Read the whole article here.
✔️TikTok is looking to help you gain more direct insight on potential customers via a new Lead Generation ad option, which will let you capture user data direct from your in-stream ads. Learn more about the option here.
HOLIDAYS 4/30/2021:
Hairball Awareness Day
Honesty Day
Oatmeal Cookie DAy
International Jazz Day
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