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June 30, 2020

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Updates:

✔️Facebook has confirmed that some of you are now able to switch to dark mode in the mobile app. Click here to read more.

✔️TikTok said that they will remove a feature which reads data from the clipboard on your device as you use TikTok, after a recent iOS update exposed the practice. Learn more about this here.

Holidays for the month of July 2020:

  • National Blueberry Month

  • National Anti-Boredom Month

  • Unlucky Month for Weddings

  • National Cell Phone Courtesy Month

  • National Hot Dog Month

  • National Ice Cream Month

  • National Picnic Month

  • Plastic Free July

  • World Watercolor Month

  • Independent Retailer Month

  • Cell Phone Courtesy Month

and tomorrow is:

  • Joke Day

  • GingerSnap Day

  • Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day

  • International Reggae Day

  • Postal Worker Day

  • Zipcode Day

  • Second Half of the Year Day

  • Canada Day

 
 

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June 29, 2020

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Updates:

✔️Facebook is looking to address the problem of re-sharing of older news articles or posts by users, and framing them as new information by adding in a new warning screen when people go to share a link that will alert the user if the content they're looking to share is more than 90 days old. Read more about this update here.

✔️Everyone is trying to copy TikTok and the whole 15 second video trend. Now it’s YouTube. It’s called ‘Shorts’. So it being tested now so you may or may not see that show up on your YouTube channel. Learn more about this update here..

✔️Google is going to allow more businesses to use direct messaging from customers via maps and search listings. Learn more about Business Messages here.

Holidays:

  • Social Media Day

  • Meteor Watch Day

 
 

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June 26, 2020

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Updates:

✔️Facebook has been rolling out the new Live Producer features to more users. Click here to access  Facebook Live Producer. 

✔️Instagram has announced that they’re expanding Reels to users in France and Germany, and adding some new features.

✔️Google has announced a change in their approach to user activity data retention, which will see it auto-delete user data after 18 months by default. Click here to read more about Google's latest data and security updates.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

Holidays:

Saturday, June 27th is 

  • Pineapple Day

  • Sunglasses Day

  • Armed Forces Day

  • Orange Blossom Day

  • Industrial Workers of the World Day

Sunday, June 28th is

  • Log Cabin Day

  • Logistics Day

  • Ceviche Day

  • Paul Bunyan Day

  • Tapioca Day

  • International Body Piercing Day

  • Insurance Awareness Day

  • Happy Hearts Hugs Day

 
 

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June 25, 2020

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Updates:

✔️Facebook launched a new app called Forecast.

✔️Facebook is also updating their color palette options for groups, in order to help color-blind or vision impaired users.

✔️WhatsApp is working on new, animated stickers, which would be active within the chat window, and active as you scroll.

✔️YouTube has announced a new #CampYouTube initiative which aims to re-create some of the most popular camp experiences via YouTube videos.

✔️Today on Potpourri Expert Webinar Series, Ann Ljungberg will talk about What would it mean for you to clone your business @ 11AM ET and Christina Mosteller will talk about Teacher Tools Entrepreneurs Didn’t Know They Could use @1PM EST. Click here to join us.

Holidays:

  • Beautician’s Day

  • Take Your Dog To Work Day

  • World Refrigeration

  • Chocolate Pudding Day

  • Canoe Day

 
 

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June 24, 2020

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Updates:

✔️You can now create Instagram ads without having a presence on Facebook.

✔️Google has announced that they are adding new fact check markers to Google Image search results, in order to ensure that you are aware of what each image actually represents.

✔️Also in Google news...they’ve announced a range of new educational resources and tools to help you (SMBs) improve your digital presence as part of what they are calling 'International Small Business Week'. You can check out the other info sessions and events being run by Google for its International Small Business Week by checking out the Google for Small Business calendar of events, or by following @GoogleSmallBiz on Twitter.

Holidays:

  • Bomb Pop Day

  • Global Beatles Day

  • Goats Cheese Day

  • Strawberry Parfait Day

  • Color TV Day

  • Catfish Day

 
 

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June 23, 2020

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Updates:

✔️Twitter is working on “Top Requests” for Direct Messages, similar to Instagram’s Primary/General Inboxes for Creator accounts.

✔️LinkedIn is working on a new design, with new color palette and icons.

✔️And LinkedIn expands roll-out of LinkedIn Stories to Australia.

✔️LinkedIn has also published a new guide on how you can use their event and live-streaming tools. Click here to download LinkedIn’s guide to hosting virtual events.

Holidays:

  • Swim a Lap Day

  • Fairy Day

  • Upcycling Day

  • Pralines Day

 
 

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June 22, 2020

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Updates:

✔️YouTube is adding a new eCommerce products listings beneath video ads, in order to help guide viewers to specific products from your catalog. Learn more about YouTube ads addition here.

✔️Google has released a new Pinterest style App called “Keen”. Learn more about Keen here.

Holidays:

  • Let It Go Day

  • International Widows Day

  • Women in Engineering Day

  • Typewriter Day

  • Public Service Day

 
 

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June 19, 2020

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Updates:

✔️Facebook's looking to expand Collections even further, with a new test of an option to share your saved Collections publicly, and let friends follow your lists.

✔️Instagram is testing a range of new, in-stream shopping tools, including Shops and the expansion of shopping tags.

✔️Twitter has launched the option to add 140-second audio clips to tweets among a selected group of users on iOS.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

✔️Today at 12PM EST, Alissa Meredith will talk about How to Get More Website Traffic From Pinterest - Even if you only have ONE Photo For Your Content. Click here to join us.

Holidays:

Saturday, June 20th is 

  • Ice Cream Soda Day

  • Surf Day

  • Vanilla Milkshake Day

  • World Refugee Day

  • World Productivity Day

  • American Eagle Day

Sunday, June 21st is

  • Father’s Day

  • World Music Day

  • Optimism Day

  • Indigenous Day

  • World Motorcycle Day

  • Peaches ‘N’ Cream Day

  • World Giraffe Day

  • International Yoga Day

  • Make Music Day

  • Selfie Day

  • Turkey Lovers’ Day

  • World Humanist Day

  • Daylight Appreciation Day

  • Go Skateboarding Day

 
 

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