April 1, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook launched a new set of video features which are designed to help you build audiences for your video content, and promote return viewership.

• Playlist Update

• Series

• New Videos Tab

• Updates to Bulk Uploader

Check out the specific processes and system details via Facebook's official guide.

✔️Instagram is working on a new option which would let you limit you exposure to sensitive content on the platform via a new setting.

✔️Twitter has published a listing of 20 tweet prompts to get you thinking about what you might want to share, in order to keep the tweets flowing, and keep your brand front of mind by appearing in your followers' feeds.

✔️Twitter publishes a listing of key dates and events of note for month of April 2020 and has also included some tips to help people working from home.

Download Twitter Business Calendar here.

Holidays:

• Ferret Day Tell a Lie Day

• World Autism Day

• Love Your Produce Manager Day

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

• Children’s Book Day

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March 31, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook added a new 'Experiments' section to Ads Manager, which will provide a central home for all your Facebook ad tests and results, making it easier to track and measure your variables - and ultimately, improve your approach.
You can check out Experiments in Facebook Ads Manager here.

✔️Facebook is working on a new 'Auto Status' option for Messenger.

✔️Facebook is adding some new sections to its 'Download Your Data' (Instagram) and 'Download Your Information' (Facebook) tools.
To access Facebook’s self-service tools, click here.

✔️Instagram is considering adding the capacity to go live with more people via Instagram Live.

✔️NEW PODCAST: “Coping vs Thriving: Online Marketing During a Pandemic”

Holidays:

• Fun Day

• One Cent Day

• Day of Hope Reading is Funny Day

• Sourdough Bread Day

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March 30, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is adding some more tools to Facebook Live both for regular users and for professional broadcasters:

• They are adding automatic closed captions.

• They are also providing new options for fundraising and charity streams.

• They are also launching a new tool called Live Producer.

• They have also added a helpful new 'Create a Clip' option

• They are also beta testing a new graphics overlay option in Producer.

Read more here.

✔️Instagram is testing another Stories addition, a new, animated selfie sticker tool that overlays graphics and effects related to different emoji characters on top of your image.

Holidays:

• Crayola Crayon Day

• World Backup Day

• Eiffel Tower Day

• Bunsen Burner Da

• International Transgender Day of Visibility

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March 27, 2020

Updates:

✔️Pinterest announced their 'Verified Merchants' program, you will see a blue checkmark added to brand profiles that meet Pinterest's quality and transparency requirements.

Learn more about Pinterest’s program here.

✔️Instagram is working on a new 'Links' option within its business profile settings that would let you add a new quick link, via a profile button or sticker, to guide visitors to purchase gift cards or make donations.

✔️TikTok launched a new entertainment called “#happyathome” and information initiative to help lighten the mood amid the lockdowns, while also giving you a chance to ask questions to experts and engage with celebrities on the platform.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

Holidays:

Saturday, March 28th

• Something On A Stick Day

• Black Forest Cake Day

• Earth Hour

• Weed Appreciation Day
  

Sunday, March 29th

• Neighbor Day

• Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

• Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day

• PayDay It Forward

• World Piano Day

• Smoke and Mirror Day

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March 26, 2020

Updates:

✔️LinkedIn has provided some tips on how you can make best use of its platform to better connect and engage with your networks.

✔️Pinterest has provided a new set of tips to help brands that are looking to maintain audience connection amid the crisis.

Download Pinterest's tips here.

Holidays:

• International Whisk(ey) Day

• Spanish Paella Day

• World Theater Day

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March 25, 2020

Updates:

✔️Instagram is adding 'Co-Watching' feature lets you search through Instagram and share content with the group.

✔️YouTube has confirmed that they lower the video quality of its streams in all regions, with YouTube videos to load in standard definition by default for at least the next month.

✔️Twitter's Joe Wadlington is back to provide some more great tweet copy lessons that will help you compose more effective, impactful tweets.

✔️Pinterest is launching a new feature called 'Today', which will showcase the latest trending ideas from across the network.

✔️Reddit launched a new Polls option which lets you pose questions to their audiences helping to boost on-platform engagement, and activate the many 'lurkers' within the app.

Holidays:

• Good Hair Day

• Purple Day

• Spinach Day

• Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

• Nougat Day

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March 24, 2020

Updates:

✔️An Awesome Professional Development Book: “Building a StoryBrand” by Donald Miller

✔️New Podcast: Simplify Life at Home with 10+ Easy to Use Alexa Skills

Holidays:

• Waffle Day

• Tolkien Reading Day

• Manatee Appreciation Day

• Pecan Day

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March 23, 2020

Updates:

✔️Instagram has launched a new 'Stay Home' sticker for Instagram Stories in order to encourage you to stay inside during this present situation.

✔️Facebook is reducing the quality of its video streams in Europe, across both Facebook and Instagram.

✔️YouTube has announced a new slate of updates also in line with rising demand and need, as it seeks to address key considerations for its services.

➞They are reducing streaming quality options in response to concerns around choking web traffic.

➞They launched a new Learn@Home website, which compiles a range of educational resources on the platform.

✔️Google launched an updated camera tool, called 'Camera Go', which will let you to take better quality photos via Android Go devices.

Holidays:

• Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

• Flatmate’s Day

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