September 27, 2022

• Instagram continues its gradual process of merging its video products into one, with the announcement that videos in Stories that are under 60 seconds in length will no longer be split into 15-second segments in the app. Read the article here.

• You’ll now be able to add up to five guest video boxes to your TikTok live-stream, with a new box added for each guest that accepts your invitation to join. Click here to learn more about this update.

• TikTok is giving us more room to explain our content, with a massive expansion of its video description field. Learn more here.

Holidays 9/28/2022:

• Good Neighbor Day

• Strawberry Cream Pie Day

• World Rabies Day

• International Right to Know Day

• Ask a Stupid Question Day

• Self-Awareness Day

• Women’s Health and Fitness Day

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September 26, 2022

• TikTok has rolled out comment downvotes for all users, as a means to flag inappropriate responses to video clips. Read the update here.

• TikTok’s separate BeReal clone app is now available in regions outside the US. Learn more about this news here.

• TikTok’s moving to eliminate direct political influence in the app, by implementing new restrictions on what politically-affiliated accounts can do, which includes the removal of donation and ad tools entirely for political groups. Click here to read the article.

Holidays 9/27/2022:

• World Tourism Day

• Ancestor Appreciation Day

• Morning Show Hosts Day

• No Excuses Day 

• Scarf Day

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September 23, 2022

• Recap of this week’s news

Holidays:

Saturday

• International Lace Day 

• Ghost Hunting Day

• World Bollywood Day

• International Rabbit Day

• Cherries Jubilee Day

• Lash Stylists’ Day

• Save Your Photos Day

• Punctuation Day

• Bluebird of Happiness Day

• Ancestors’ Day

Sunday

• Comic Book Day

• Cooking Day

• World Dream Day

• Daughter DAy

• World Rivers Day

• Better Breakfast Day

• Binge Day

• World Pharmacists Day

• One-Hit Wonder Day

• Psychotherapy Day

• Math Storytelling Day

• Food Service Employee Day

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September 22, 2022

• Meta’s has launched the Facebook Reels API, which will let you post Reels clips via third-party video creation apps and social media management tools. Learn more about this update here.

• Instagram’s testing out another way to protect users from unwanted content exposure in the app, this time via DMs, with a new nudity filter that would block likely nudes in your IG Direct messages. Read the article here.

• YouTube’s launching its biggest assault on TikTok yet, as part of its broader push to dominate the short-form video trend, with the announcement that it will provide more direct monetization options for Shorts creators, which could make YouTube the platform of choice for more creative talent. Learn more about this update here.

Holidays 9/23/2022:

• Native American Day

• Hug a Vegetarian Day

• Education Technology Day

• International Day of Sign Languages

• Celebrate Bisexuality Day

• Redhead Appreciation Day

• Great American Pot Pie Day

• Checkers Day

• Love Note Day

• Restless Legs Awareness Day

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September 21, 2022

• YouTube’s currently developing separate tabs for ‘Videos’, ‘Shorts’ and ‘Live’ uploads, segmenting each content format into its own element on your channel page. Users who then tap through to your page from Shorts, for example, would be routed to the Shorts-specific page. Learn more here.

• TikTok has announced a new feature called ‘TikTok Now’, which will prompt you to share a selfie, using the front and back camera, at a random time each day. Read more here.

Holidays 9/22/2022:

• Fall Equinox

• Ice Cream Cone Day

• Singles Day

• American Business Women’s Day

• Chainmail Day

• Dear Diary Day

• Hobbit Day

• Elephant Appreciation Day

• Centenarian’s Day

• Girls’ Night in Day

• World Car-free Day

• Business Women’s Day

• Remember Me Thursday

• Doodle Day

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September 20, 2022

• YouTube Shorts, is ramping up its pitch for top short-form creative talent, with The New York Times reporting that YouTube will soon add a new, direct monetization option for Shorts, which would provide a clearer pathway for short-form content creators to make money purely for their clips. Learn more here.

• LinkedIn’s looking to help members better manage their LinkedIn inbox, by filtering out more of the junk, with a new ‘Focused Inbox’ UI, which will essentially re-route less valuable messages into an ‘Other’ tab in your LinkedIn message stream. Read more here.

Holidays 9/21/2022:

• Miniature Golf Day

• Pecan Cookie Day

• World Gratitude Day

• International Day of Peace

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September 19, 2022

• Instagram’s currently developing a new ‘media kit’ option, which would guide YOU through the process of building your pitch to brands. Learn more here.

• Adobe has released its annual Emoji Trend Report, for which it conducted a survey of over 5,000 emoji users in the US to learn how, when and why they’re posting emojis. Download the full 111-page report here.

Holidays 9/20/2022:

• Care for Kids Day

• Fried Rice Day

• I.T. Professionals Day

• Punch Day

• Get Ready Day

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September 16, 2022

• Recap of this week’s updates

Holidays:

Saturday

• Dance Day

• Gymnastics Day

• International Country Music Day

• Apple Dumpling Day

• International Coastal Cleanup Day

• International Red Panda Day

• Monte Cristo Day

• International Eat An Apple Day

• Pet Bird Day

• International Patient Safety Day

• CleanUp Day

• Boy’s and Girl’s Club Day for Kids

• Responsible Dog Ownership Day

• Time’s Up Day

Sunday

• Wife Appreciation Day

• First Love Day

• Read An Ebook Day

• World Water Monitoring Day

• Respect Day

• Rice Krispies Treat Day

• Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day

• Global Company Culture Day

• International Equal Pay Day

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