July 3, 2020

Updates:

✔️With Facebook and Instagram Shops on the way, Facebook has added some handy new Custom Audience creation options. Read more about this update here.

✔️Facebook has launched their Christmas 2020 research and planning hub, which provides a range of resources to help you get your holiday campaigns on track. Download Facebook's Holidays 2020 mini-site here.

✔️Instagram has confirmed that they are testing full-screen Stories display. Read more about this update here.

✔️Pinterest has published a new report which shows that Christmas-related searches are seeing a major increase, months out from the event, as you look forward to what you hope will be a major post COVID-19 celebration. Download the Pinterest insights and tips in the new "Earlier Than Ever" guide here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news.

Holidays:

Saturday, July 4th is 

• United states Independence Day

• Independence From Meat Day

• Jackfruit Day

• Caesar Salad Day

• Spareribs Day

• Barbecue Day

• Hop A Park Day

Sunday, July 5th is

• Apple Turnover Day

• Bikini Day

• Mechanical Pencil Day

• Build  A Scarecrow Day

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July 2, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook launched an app called Hobbi, which was for short-form content creation around personal projects, hobbies, and other Pinterest-y type stuff. Well it’s shutting down. Buh bye.

✔️Google announced a couple of updates to Google Sheets - Smart Fill and Smart Cleanup. Click here to learn more.

✔️LinkedIn will now let you add a voice recording of how to pronounce your surname.

✔️And, also on LinkediN, you can now see who your followers are on your LinkedIn company page.

✔️Today at 11AM, Ron Reich will host a training on the “3 Ways Anyone Can Increase Their Revenue”. Click here to join.

✔️Join us on our Potpourri Expert Webinar Series on our Big Front Row Facebook Group. Today we will go live with Anne Reknes at 12PM EST, she will talk about "Get More Done in Less Time", How to skyrocket your productivity when working from home, while at the same time taking better care of yourself. Click here to register on our webinar series.

Holidays:

• Air Conditioning Appreciation Day

• Eat Beans Day

• Chocolate Wafer Day

• Disobedience Day

• International Plastic Bag Free Day

• Compliment Your Mirror Day

• Stay Out of The Sun Day

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July 1, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is adding a bunch of stuff:

• They will now allow more creators to sign up for their monetization tools. Click here to check your Page’s eligibility.

• They are adding automated thank you cards to acknowledge fan contributions in-stream.

• They are also adding more options for you to monetize your video content

• They are also testing a new option which would let you, (Page owners) monetize live events on Facebook.

• They are also adding new insights into Facebook Live broadcasts within the Video Details Explorer dashboard, including specific information on Stars performance.

• And lastly, they are also rolling out new 'Comment Insights', which show how commenting on posts may lead to increased engagement and impressions.

  Click here to learn more about this updates.

✔️Google Photos just got a fresh new design, and they are going to stop backing up pictures from messaging and social media apps by default. Learn more about this here.

Holidays:

• World UFO Day

• I Forgot Day

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June 30, 2020

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

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

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

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

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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