August 9, 2022

• LinkedIn’s adding another way to drive external traffic, with a new link sticker that you can add to images in your LinkedIn posts

• Clubhouse has announced that they’re launching a new, more private approach to audio social meet-ups, with what it’s calling ‘Houses’, which are essentially more enclosed, invite-only spaces within the app.

Holidays 8/10/2022:

• Lazy Day

• S’mores Day

• World Lion Day

• World Calligraphy Day

• Vlogging Day

• Spoil Your Dog Day

• Skyscraper Appreciation Day

• Update Your Bio Day

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June 9, 2022

• Over the last few weeks, the departures of several top executives from Clubhouse have raised eyebrows about its future, while the latest download numbers also point to trouble for the once buzzy Clubhouse audio social app.

Holidays 6/10/2022:

• Ballpoint Pen Day

• Herbs and Spices Day

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December 2, 2021

Updates:

• Facebook’s looking to provide more content insight within Creator Studio with the rollout of a new ‘Inspiration Hub’ element, which highlights trending content and hashtags within categories related to your business Page. Click here to learn more.

• TikTok continues to expand its creator monetization tools with the addition of video tipping and virtual gifts for regular uploads, in addition to live-streams in the app. Learn more about this update here.

• Clubhouse is taking a significant step towards addressing its discovery challenges, with an expansion of topics in the app to include many more granular and niche interests, while it’s also giving users more options to follow specific topics, and to connect with others around the same. Learn more here.

HOLIDAYS 12/3/2021:

• Bartender Day

• Make a Gift Day

• Faux Fur Friday

• Roof Over Your Head Day

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November 9, 2021

Updates:

✔️Instagram has provided some quick tips to help you engage with your audience in the app. Learn more here.

✔️Twitter is rolling out its updated visual customization and editing tools to more users. Click here to learn more about this update.

✔️TikTok has published a new guide to help marketers maximize their holiday campaigns, which outlines key insights into usage trends, critical dates for planning, ad tips, seasonal templates and more. Download TikTok’s 16-page holiday guide here.

✔️Clubhouse has officially launched its new Replays feature, which will provide another way to utilize your Clubhouse chats, and get more value out of your audio sessions. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 11/10/2021:

• Sesame Street Day

• Top Up Day

• Area Code Day

• Forget-Me-Not Day

• Vanilla Cupcake Day

• Marine Corps Birtthday

• Accounting Day

• World Science Day for Peace and Development

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November 4, 2021

Updates:

✔️ Facebook – now Meta - is still not happy with Apple, and its insistence on taking a 30% cut of fan subscriptions, along with any other in-app purchase. Click here to learn more about this update.

✔️Instagram has announced that IG posts shared in tweets will appear with preview cards once again, helping to improve cross-platform sharing. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Clubhouse is taking the next steps to maximize its audience appeal by adding support for more local languages, opening the door for a broader subset of users, and increased usage options within the app. Learn more here.

HOLIDAYS 11/5/2021:

• Love Your Red Hair Day

• Love Your Lawyer Day

• Fountain Pen

• American Football Day

• Redhead Day

• Jersey Day

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October 26, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook launched a new series of virtual training sessions for female business owners, in celebration of Women’s Small Business Month, which provide tips and insights to help female entrepreneurs succeed in the post-COVID landscape. Click here to find out more about Facebook’s #SheMeansBusiness events.

✔️The Australian Government will consider a new bill that would force social media companies to obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16, or face hefty fines if caught. Read the article here.

✔️TikTok has launched a new video tips series which is designed to help marketers understand the key elements of the app, and create better TikTok campaigns. Learn more here.

✔️Clubhouse is looking to add more context to in-app discussions with a new Pinned Links feature, which will let you attach any URL to the top of the room display. Read the article here.

HOLIDAYS 10/27/2021 :

• Black Cat Day

• Navy Day

• National American Beer Day

• Mentoring Day

• World Day of Audiovisual Heritage

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October 7, 2021

Updates:

✔️Pinterest is adding a new ‘Slideshow for Collections’ promotion option, which will source products from your uploaded catalog “into an automatically generated, attention-grabbing collections ad”. Read the update here.

✔️ YouTube’s has a very cool new ‘Engagement Graph’, which is currently being tested with a small percentage of mobile and desktop users, and it shows peaks and troughs in engagement activity when you scrub through the clip. So you will be able to see, second by second, when users where engaged and where they drop off. This is going to be really valuable once we have access to it. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Snapchat’ launching ‘Spotlight Challenges’, which will provide cash prizes for users who post the best videos on a specific theme. Click here to learn more.

✔️After launching its new ‘Clips’ option in beta last week, which allows you to share 30-second audio clips from public rooms, Clubhouse has now expanded the option to all users on iOS, while it’s also launching another new sharing feature, in the form of room links for re-distribution outside of the app. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 10/8/2021:

• Bathtub Day

• Frappe Day

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October 1, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook announced a few features for Messenger and Instagram Direct, including cross-app group chats, so you can engage in group discussions between the two apps, new group typing indicators to boost engagement, and polls in your IG DMs. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter is moving to the next stage with its new Professional Profiles by opening the option up to all businesses, with applications now open to access the new profile display. Click here to learn more and to nominate your business for a Professional Profile click here to fill out the form.

✔️ After launching a test of its new and improved version of Tweetdeck back in July, Twitter announced a new round of updates for the platform, which is still in invite-only mode, but looks set to become more widely available soon. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Clubhouse has announced a set of new features as it looks to improve in-app functionality and engagement, while also providing more ways for creators to maximize the value of their broadcasts. Learn more here.

✔️ Recap of this week’s news

HOLIDAYS for the weekend:

Saturday is

• Name Your Car Day

• World Farm Animals Day

• International Day of Non-Violence

• Custodial Worker Day

• Card Making Day

Sunday is

• Techies Day

• Boyfriend’s Day

• Change a Light Day

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