November 23, 2022

• Meta’s testing a new process which will limit the capacity for kids to make contact with ‘suspicious’ adults in its apps. Learn more about this update here.

• Google has published its annual listing of the top 100 gift ideas, based on trending searches from 2022. Click here to check out Google’s Holiday 100 for 2022.

• Check out our round-up of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals 2022 here.

Holidays 11/24/2022:

• Thanksgiving 

• Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

• Turkey-Free Thanksgiving

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November 22, 2022

• There is speculation about whether or not Twitter make it through the next week, as World Cup discussions increase server demand. Learn more about this update here.

• Google has won a significant court case against a group that had been operating a network of bots to manipulate its systems, which could have major implications for future cybercrime cases. Learn more here.

Holidays 11/23/2022:

• Espresso Day

• Jukebox Day

• Eat a Cranberry Day

• Cashew Day

• Tie One On Day

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November 21, 2022

• Musk reinstated Kthie Griffin’s Jorden Peterson’s and Babylong Bee’s accounts, and then did a poll to ask users if Trump’s account should be reinstated. More people said yes, than no, so he reinstated it, but then Trump said, no thanks.  We’ll see if that holds. I have a feeling he’ll come back. The temptation is too great for him. Read the article here.

• Elon Musk also  incited a mass exodus of staff at Twitter, many of whom are now predicting that the site will likely crash at any moment. Learn more about this update here.

• TikTok advertisers just got a big boost, with the addition of new Audience Insights in TikTok Ads Manager, which lets you drill down into specific demographic details about your audience in the app, including interests, usage behaviors, gender splits and more. Check this update here.

Holidays 11/22/2022:

• Go For A Ride Day

• Cranberry Relish Day

• Love Your Freckles Day

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November 18, 2022

• Recap of this week’s news

Holidays:

On Saturday

• Camp Day

• International Men’s Day

• World Toilet Day

• Have a Bad Day Day 

• Play Monopoly Day

• Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

And on Sunday

• Peanut Butter Fudge Day

• World Children’s Day

• Name Your PC Day

• Absurdity Day

• Pay Back Your Parents Day

• International Hug a Runner Day

• Stir-Up Sunday

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November 17, 2022

• Elon Musk has set a new date for the re-launch of his $8 checkmarks program. Learn more about this update here.

• YouTube’s launching another monetization option for Shorts, with a new experiment that will see let some creators tag products for purchase within their Shorts clips. Read the article here.

Holidays 11/18/2022:

• Mickey Mouse Day

• Princess Day

• Housing Day

• Adoption Day

• Apple Cider Day

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November 16, 2022

• I have a feeling we are going to be talking about Elon Musk a lot on this flash briefing…in the days ahead I mean and I apologize in advance but the news is the news and no matter how you feel about Elon and Twitter, the truth is that what is happening is significant. So, today’s dumpster fire is that apparently what Elon has been doing is going to get him in A LOT of trouble with GDPR in Ireland specifically. This could mean big fines and big penalties. Learn more about this update here.

•  TikTok has launched a new #ShopSmall Accelerator program, in partnership with American Express, which will provide small businesses with platform tips, guidance, and even ad credit for eligible brands. Check out TikTok’s #ShopSmall mini-site here.

Holidays 11/17/2022:

• International Students’ Day

• Take a HIke Day

• Homemade Bread Day

• Unfriend Day

• World Prematurity Day

• Social Entreprise Day

• Use Less Stuff Day

• World Philosophy Day

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November 15, 2022

• Meta is cutting development of it’s Portal. You know that’s the little tv like device they come out with a few years ago that is sort of like a smart speaker but more than that. Click here to learn more about this update.

• If you are the admin of a Facebook group you may have seen an notification that allows you to allow your members to make themselves a moderator. I can’t see how this is a good idea, but just wanted you to know that that feature is there now. Check this update here.

Holidays 11/16/2022:

• Fast Food Day

• Button Day

• Clarinet Day

• Educational Support Professionals Day

• Indiana Day

• International Day for Tolerance

• Geographic Information Systems Day

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November 14, 2022

• Twitter is such a train wreck…I don’t know where to start. First of all, after making blue check marks available to everyone for $8 a month, Elon quickly turned that feature off when all of these people started creating these fake accounts that looked very real and started tweeting things that looked legitimate and then affecting the actual stock market. Learn more about this update here.

• Instagram has added the capacity to add music to still image posts. You’ll now see a new ‘Add Music’ option in the post composer flow, where you can search for a track to add to your photo post. You can choose a segment of between 5 and 90 seconds of the song to use. Read the article here.

• Pinterest is now making their  app Shuffles generally available, so that anybody can create their own artistic collages from Pinterest-originated images. Learn more about this update here.

Holidays:

• Entrepreneur’s Day

• Recycling Day

• Drummer Day

• I Love to Write Day

• Philanthropy Day

• Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day

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