April 23, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook has announced that they are expanding ‘Avatars’, Bitmoji-like characters, across Europe.

✔️Facebook is making ‘Facebook Kids’ available in more regions, while they are also providing some new tools to help kids find and connect with others in the app.

✔️Instagram is testing a new Stories sticker option which would let you share a business profile with your followers, including a header and a three-image preview that links through to a brand's on-platform presence.

✔️Google is making Google Shopping listings available for free.

Holidays:

• Teach Your Children To Save Day

• Hairball Awareness Day

• Pig In A Blanket Day

• Firefly Day

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April 22, 2020

Updates:

✔️The U.S. Army banned its soldiers from using the popular Chinese social media app, TikTok, which is now considered a security threat.

Holidays:

• Talk Like Shakespeare Day

• Thank you Thursday

• Love Your Thighs Day

• Lost Dog Awareness Day

• World Book Night

• English Language Day

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April 21, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook looks to be testing out a new option that would alter the background color of your profile within the mobile app based on the dominant color in your profile image.

✔️LinkedIn is developing its own poll option for posts, which would give you the capacity to query your LinkedIn followers on anything and everything.

✔️NEW PODCAST: How to Identify the Next Best Step in Your Business with Mike Michalowicz

Holidays:

• World Stationery Day

• Earth Day

• Jelly Bean Day

• Bookmobile Day

• Administrative Professionals Day

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April 20, 2020

Updates:

✔️TikTok is releasing an important new function called 'Family Pairing' which will give you more options to better manage your kids' time in the app, while also protecting them from exposure to both offensive content and potential predators. Read more about ‘Family Pairing’ here.

✔️Instagram is testing an option that would let you simulcast your Instagram Live sessions over to your Facebook Page, essentially broadcasting to your audiences on both platforms at the same time.

Holidays:

• World Creativity and Innovation Day

• Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day

• American Red Cross Giving Day

• Tea Day

• Library Workers Day

• Kindergarten Day

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April 17, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is testing a new option that would let you keep your Facebook Stories active for up to three days, as opposed to the current 24-hour expiry.

✔️Facebook is adding more educational elements..this time it’s all about Facebook groups. Click here to get more information on the specific sessions, and register to attend.

✔️Instagram has now officially announced the addition of their new gift card, food order, and fundraiser tools for Stories and profiles, which will provide businesses with another way to generate income during the ongoing crisis.

✔️Instagram is testing a new 'Challenge' sticker for Stories which will let you call on your connections to participate in visual competitions, prompting more engagement.

✔️Recap of this week’s news.

Holidays:

Saturday, April 18th

• Piñata Day

• Husband Appreciation Day

• Columnists Day

• World Heritage Day

• Lineman Appreciation Day

• Auctioneers Day

• Pet Owners Independence Day

• Record Store Day

• Amateur Radio Day

Sunday, April 19th

• Bicycle Day

• Hanging Out Day

• Rice Ball Day

• Poetry And The Creative Mind Day

• Garlic Day

• Amaretto Day

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April 16, 2020

Updates:

✔️Youtube makes their video builder custom video creation tool available to more businesses.

✔️YouTube is testing a new 'Video Chapters' option that would display descriptions of relevant sections of your videos within the playback timeline along the bottom of the video post.

✔️Pinterest is adding a new set of businesses to its Pinterest Shop showcase, in order to help provide promotion for those impacted by the pandemic, while also aligning with rising trends on the platform. Pinterest invites you to share your small business story here.

Holidays:

• Haiku Poetry Day

• Blah Blah Blah Day

• Cheeseball Day

• Kickball Day

• Day of Silence

• Bat Appreciation Day

• Nothing Like A Dame Day

• Ford Mustang Day

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April 15, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook will be sharing a weekly schedule of free learning resources you can access that will help you manage your business on Facebook and Instagram in these challenging times. Check back on Mondays to see the weekly lineup.

✔️Instagram has released a new update for the separate IGTV app which will basically highlight  top creators.

Holidays:

• Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day

• High Five Day

• Save The Elephant Day

• Eggs Benedict Day

• College Student Grief Awareness Day

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April 14, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook has published a new, 64-page guide of key tips and notes to help you maintain connection with your Facebook and Instagram audiences during this pandemic.

✔️Instagram has launched a new 'Thank You Hour', a sticker in stories that lets you show gratitude for what’s helping you through this time.

✔️Shutterstock launched a new resource hub for COVID-19 related content and tools, which includes a selection of free visuals for use by Small and Medium Businesses

.✔️NEW PODCAST: “Stop Checking Your Likes: Shake off the need for Approval and Live an Incredible Life” with Susie Moore

Holidays:

• That Sucks! Day

• Anime Day

• ASL Day

• Microvolunteering Day

• Banana Day

• Take a Wild Guess Day

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