March 10, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook now testing a new option to share your Facebook Story to Instagram in your send settings, which could make it easier to maintain activity on both platforms, and expand your stories' reach.

✔️Instagram also looks to be trying to add in a TikTok-style video response option for IGTV, which would let you allow viewers to respond to your content with videos of their own.

✔️TikTok began testing a new option which let selected users add Wikipedia links to their clips in order to provide more context on certain elements.

✔️Reddit has launched a new Trending Takeover ad unit, which will feature prominently on various surfaces within the app.

✔️New Podcast: How to Productize Your Offers with LeAnna Weller Smith

✔️Chat with Patty Lennon: The Receiving Method on Thursday, March 12th, 9AM EST

Holidays: 

• World Plumbing Day

• Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day

• Registered Dietitian Day

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March 9, 2020

Updates:

✔️.Instagram has now also detailed how it's working to guide users towards accurate, relevant updates on the situation. Which is basically the same as the other channels...fact-checking misleading posts, blocking hashtags which are being used to spread information, and removing misleading posts.

✔️ Amazon’s Alexa quietly gained a few features in February including severe weather alerts and the ability to send information about your commute directly to your phone.

Holidays: 

• Pack Your Lunch Day

• Organize Your Home Office Day

• Fill Our Staplers Day

• International Wig Day

• International Bagpipe Day

• Blueberry Popover Day

• Skirt Day

• Mario Day

• Day of Awesomeness

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March 6, 2020

Updates:

✔️ ‎.Facebook has given its main function menu a colorful refresh.

✔️ Instagram is now testing a new process which would enable you to select multiple comments from your stream, then Restrict the relevant users in one hit.

✔️Twitter has brought its option to pin Twitter lists, and access them as swipeable, alternative feeds, to Android devices, providing another way to view your list streams.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

Holidays: 

Saturday, March 7th is

• Be Heard Day

• Plant Power Day

• Crown Roast of Pork Day

Sunday, March 8th is

• International Women’s Day

• Peanut Cluster Day

• Proofreading Day

• Dry Shampoo Day

• Check Your Batteries Day

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March 5, 2020

Updates:

✔️ ‎.Facebook has taken down 6.6 billion fake accounts. They now have advanced machine learning system called Deep Entity Classification (DEC), which is able to better detect fake profiles based on a broader range of attributes and behaviors.

✔️ Twitter has announced its own variation on Stories, which it's calling 'Fleets'. Though Twitter is keen to point out that it's not Stories.

Holidays: 

• Day of Unplugging

• White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

• Dentist’s Day

• Employee Appreciation Day

• Middle Name Pride Day

• Dress in Blue Day

• Frozen Food Day

• Salesperson Day

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March 4, 2020

Updates:

✔️ ‎Facebook has officially announced the launch of dark mode for WhatsApp.

✔️ With Coronavirus concerns rising, Google will make its advanced group video calling tools available to all G Suite users for free, in order to provide additional options for those looking to reduce in-person gatherings.

✔️ New Podcast: Growing a Thought Leader Brand with Jason Van Orden

Holidays: 

• World Book Day

• Cheese Doodle Day

• Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day

• Name Tag Day

• Absinthe Day

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March 3, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook starter to roll out a “faster, smaller, and simpler” version of Messenger on iOS.

✔️TikTok is rolling out some new analytics tools in its Creator Marketplace app, including real-time insights into influencer campaign views, engagement rates, engaged audience demographics and more.

Holidays: 

• Grammar Day

• Marching Band Day

• Toy Soldier Day

• World Maths Day

• Pound Cake Day

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March 2, 2020

Updates:

✔️ Facebook is rolling out an updated layout for Messenger which eliminates the 'Discover' tab, taking it down to simply 'Chats' and 'People' as your in-app navigation options.

✔️Facebook is moving toward a new feature that makes 3D photos available to everyone.

✔️Google announced that Earth now works in Firefox, Edge, and Opera browsers.

Holidays: 

• World Wildlife Day

• What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day

• National Anthem Day

• Canadian Bacon Day

• International Irish Whiskey Day

• Cold Cuts Day

• Mulled Wine Day

• Unique Names Day

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February 28, 2020

Updates:

✔️ LinkedIn has confirmed that they are working on their own version of ‘Stories’ which will be rolled out soon.

✔️Google has launched a few tools to make it a lot easier to find the right GIF for your conversation.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

Holidays: 

Saturday, Feb 29th is

• International Underlings Day

• Bachelor’s Day

• Open That Bottle Night

• Leap Year Day

• Sword Swallower’s Day

• Rare Disease Day

Sunday, March 1st is

• Barista Day

• Pig Day

• Wedding Planning Day

• Refired, Not Retired Day

• Plan a Solo Vacation Day

• World Compliment Day

• Fruit Compote Day

• Horse Protection Day

• Namesake Day

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