March 20, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook has finally announced that all users can now switch over to its new desktop layout.

✔️Facebook launched a new pilot program with make-up brand Sephora which effectively connects a person's existing brand loyalty membership with their Facebook identity.

✔️Instagram has confirmed that it's also working on a new disappearing messages option within its Direct tools.

✔️Instagram is testing out the capability to add up to four hashtags and a location to your Instagram Stories highlights.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

✔️March 21st Webinar: ‘Video Conferencing 101’

Holidays:

Saturday, March 21st

• Quilting Day World

• Poetry Day

• Corn Dog Day

• Healthy Fats Day

• Slytherin Day

• International Day of Forests

• International Fragrance Day

• World Down Syndrome Day

• Memory Day

• Single Parent’s Day

• French Bread Day

• Common Courtesy Day

Sunday, March 22nd

• World Water Day

• Gryffindor Pride Day

• As Young As You Feel Day

• Goof Off Day

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March 19, 2020

Updates:

✔️If you had a lot of posts on Facebook removed telling you that what you are posting is against their community guidelines, the network suffered from a massive bug in its News Feed spam filter.

✔️And keep in mind that like everywhere else, Facebook is shutting down its offices and has drastically reduced remote workforce, which means that they are relying on automated technology and artificial intelligence more than ever and this could mean:

• Delayed review for ads and commerce listings

• An increase in ads being incorrectly disapproved

• Delayed or reduced appeals , and

• More limited availability of Facebook in-stream ads and lower delivery

✔️There’s another new option for your Facebook Stories, it’s a 'Mood' option that lets you create GIF-centric Stories frames to convey a chosen feeling.

✔️Twitter has gathered together a listing of brands that are communicating in effective, positive and responsible ways amid the coronavirus pandemic. See great examples here.

Holidays:

• International Day of Happiness

• Proposal Day

• World Storytelling Day

• Kiss Your Fiance Day

• Hufflepuff Pride Day

• Would You Be My Neighbor Day

• Ravioli Day

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March 18, 2020

Updates:

✔️LinkedIn launched a new 'Conversation Ads' option, which lets you add clickable Call To Action buttons that your email recipients can click on in-stream.

✔️Twitter has updated its real-time video connection feature, adding a new option to add audio guests into your Twitter live-streams before you actually begin your broadcast.

✔️WhatsApp is developing a new option which would let you set your WhatsApp messages to auto-delete after a set time limit.

✔️Google has taken a significant step towards eliminating the language gap, with a new real-time translation feature in Google Translate which can provide rolling text, in your native language, as another person speaks.

Holidays:

• Poultry Day

• Chocolate Caramel Day

• Client’s Day

• International Read To Me Day

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March 17, 2020

Updates:

✔️Instagram is testing out a new addition to Stories, with a new 'Mirror' camera mode which splits your screen into varying types of reflected views.

✔️NEW PODCAST: How to Use Coaching Calls to Grow Your Business

Holidays:

• Awkward Moments Day

• Companies That Care Day

• Forgive Mom & Dad Day

• Biodiesel Day

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March 16, 2020

Updates:

Oddly enough, while there’s an avalanche of news in the world right now, there’s not a lot to report in the world of online marketing and social media. All of the updates are about you know what and how all of the social platforms are planning to keep an eye on misinformation about you know what.

So I thought I’d share with you a story that you may find helpful.

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March 13, 2020

Updates:

✔️Loom is removing recording limits on its free plan, cutting the price of Loom Pro in half — and extending all trials of Loom Pro from 14 to 30 days. Loom Pro is now free for teachers and students at K-12 schools, universities, or educational institutions. Forever.

✔️YouTube has provided an update on its latest measures to combat coronavirus misinformation.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

Holidays: 

Saturday, March 14th is

• Learn About Butterflies Day

• Genealogy Day

• Pi Day

• White Day

• Crowdfunding Day

• Science Education Day

• Moth-er Day

• Legal Assistance Day

• Potato Chip Day

• International Ask a Question Day

• Dribble to Work Day

Sunday, March 15th is

• World Speech Day

• World Consumer Rights Day

• True Confessions Day

• Buzzards Day

• Brutus Day

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March 12, 2020

Updates:

✔️LinkedIn updates its measures in response to the evolving coronavirus outbreak.

✔️Instagram is now testing an option which would let you share your Instagram live streams direct to IGTV as soon as the broadcast has ended.

✔️Google has launched a new Chrome tool that allows developers to mimic visual impairments like color blindness to help them fix accessibility issues on their sites.

✔️Microsoft has outlined its effort to take action against the Necurs botnet, which it says is one of the largest online criminal networks in the world.

✔️Let’s chat about ‘The Receiving Method’ with Patty Lennon.

Holidays: 

• Jewel Day

• World Sleep Day

• Blame Someone Else Day

• Ken Day

• Coconut Torte Day

• Open An Umbrella Indoors Day

• Earmuffs Day

• Smart & Sexy Day

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March 11, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook launched another initiative to continue to boost activity in groups with a new "Community Accelerator" program which will provide support and training for community leaders to help them maximize their use of Facebook's tools to facilitate growth.

If you're interested, you can apply to the Community Accelerator program here.

✔️LinkedIn launched a new series of playlists on Spotify to soundtrack your professional development in various areas.

✔️Google is now focused on pushing Android TV into more living rooms. They are currently working on a follow-up to the Chromecast Ultra, and Android TV will be the software that powers it. And like its main competitors — Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV — Google will now bundle a remote with the device.

Holidays: 

• Girl Scout Day

• International Fanny Pack Day

• Baked Scallops Day

• Kidney Day

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