February 22, 2023

• Google has released optimization features designed to improve battery life and memory usage on machines running the latest version of its Chrome desktop web browser. Click here to learn more.

• A new tweet by Elon Musk suggests the company is preparing to open source its algorithm as soon as next week. Read the full article here.

• Instagram’s testing a new way to provide more transparency on Reels content, by listing the location of the profile that created the clip on the video itself. Click here to learn more.

• Microsoft is preparing to launch a new version of Microsoft Teams next month that has been rebuilt from the ground up to significantly improve its system resource usage on PCs and laptops. Read the full article here.

Holidays 2/23/23:

• Diesel Engine Day

• Digital Learning Day

• Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day

• Dog Biscuit Day

• Play Tennis Day

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February 21, 2023

• Google Meet’s launching new 360-degree virtual backgrounds for video calls on mobile. Click here to learn more.

• Microsoft, which is in early testing with its new Bing chatbot experience, has provided some early pointers on this, explaining to ad agencies that, soon, it will allow paid links within AI-generated responses to search results, along with contextual pop-ups around relevant queries. Read the full article here.

• LinkedIn has added another way to keep track of your messaging chats in the app, with the ability to ‘star’ chosen conversations. Click here to learn more.

• WhatsApp has started to roll out picture-in-picture mode for video calls on iOS. The feature, which WhatsApp first started testing last year, should let you open up other apps during video calls without any disruptions. Read the full article here.

Holidays 2/22/23:

• Walking the Dog Day

• Be Humble Day

• Cook a Sweet Potato Day

• Inconvenience Yourself Day

• Recreational Sports & Fitness Day

• Single Tasking Day

• Supermarket Employee Day

• World Thinking Day

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February 20, 2023

• Meta’s testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month on web and $14.99 per month on mobile. Click here to learn more.

• Effective March 20, only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method. Other accounts can use an authentication app or security key. Read the full article here.

• Twitter announced that they are relaxing their regulations around cannabis-related advertising in certain US states, with brands now able to promote ’brand preference and informational cannabis-related content for CBD, THC, and cannabis-related products and services’. Read the full article here.

• YouTube’s looking to make Shorts a more responsive engagement option by enabling users to reply with a Short in the comments feed. Click here to learn more.

• TikTok has added another 70,000 new insights to its TikTok Insights tool, which is an interactive app that you can use to drill down into specific usage trends and shifts. Read the full article here.

Holidays 2/21/23:

• Pancake Day

• Card Reading Day

• Fasnacht Day

• International Mother Language Day

• Language Day

• Grain Free Day

• Sticky Bun Day

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February 17, 2023

• Recap of this week’s news.

Holidays:

On Saturday

• Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

• Pluto Day

• Battery Day

• Drink Wine Day

• Pangolin Day

• Thumb Appreciation Day

And on Sunday

• Tug of War Day

• Lash Day

• Arabian Horse Day

• World Whale Day

• Prevent Plagiarism Day

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February 16, 2023

• TechCrunch reported that Meta is abandoning its live shopping push on Instagram, after pulling out of live shopping on Facebook in August last year. Click here to learn more.

• Google Fiber is now offering 5 Gbps speeds in certain markets (via Engadget). Customers in Kansas City, West Des Moines, and the Salt Lake City metropolitan area will be the first to get the option for the speedier tier, which is rolling out now. Late last year, Google started testing limited access to Fiber’s faster 5-gig and even 8-gig packages for some customers in those same areas. Read the full article here.

• Pinterest is following the lead of TikTok by adding longer video clips in its Idea Pins format, providing another way to maximize engagement with your content. Click here to learn more.

Holidays 2/17/2023:

• Analog to Digital TV Day

• Cabbage Day

• Cafe au Lait Day

• Caregivers Day

• No One Eats Alone Day

• World Human Spirit Day

• Tennis Pro Day

• Random Act of Kindness Day

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February 15, 2023

• Meta’s updating its ‘Why Am I Seeing This Ad’ listing, which provides contextual information on ad targeting, and how Meta’s systems display ads to each user. Click here to learn more.

• .YouTube’s testing a new option that would let creators add multiple audio tracks in different languages to their videos, which could greatly expand audience potential in the app. Read the full article here.

Holidays 2/16/2023:

• Almond Day

• Innovation Day

• Fat Thursday

• Do a Grouch a Favor Day

• Anthropology Day

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February 14, 2023

• Tiktok will soon launch a new ‘Creator Fund 2.0’ program, which will provide more monetization opportunities for the app’s top stars, while it’s also developing a program that will enable creators to paywall longer videos in the app.

  TikTok’s new creator funding model will give creators higher payouts, in response to criticism of its first Creator Fund, which drove incremental revenue to creators. Read the full article here.

• .Pinterest has launched a refreshed Pinterest Academy learning resource, which includes a range of courses and insights designed to help you become a Pin marketing expert. You can enroll to Pinteres academy here.

• So that offer I’ve been telling you about all week goes away tonight at midnight. This is a program that shows you how to hire, train, and onboard a virtual assistant. Step by step. I hold you hand. And, as I mentioned yesterday, I added in a crazy bonus with the purchase of the program and that is that I am going to connect you with a Virtual Assistant who has been vetted by me and my team, just for you. Just go to frontrowceo.com to learn more.

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Holidays 2/15/2023:

• Gumdrop Day

• Singles Awareness Day

• Love Reset Day

• Canada Agriculture Day

• Lantern Festival

• Black Girl Magic Day

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February 13, 2023

• Instagram is trying out a new way to prompt users to re-share their old posts, with a ‘Memory’ Story prompt now showing up in some users’ feeds. Click here to learn more.

• According to CNBC, Google employees are calling the launch of the AI chatbot “rushed” and “botched” in posts across the company’s internal message boards, with many targeting CEO Sundar Pichai.

• Google announced Bard earlier this week in a bid to get ahead of Microsoft, which took the wraps off of its Chat GPT-powered Bing a day later. But when the company tweeted out a demo of Bard on Monday, several users pointed out that it contained a factual error. Click here to learn more.

• Front Row CEO offer will be go away tomorrow (Tuesday). Not sure if you heard, but I added in a crazy bonus with the purchase of the program and that is that  I am going to connect you with a Virtual Assistant who has been vetted by me and my team, just for you. This is a service I normally charge $3000 for…you can visit frontrowceo.com to enroll. 

Holidays 2/14/2023:

• Valentine’s Day

• Safer Internet Day

• International Book Giving Day

• League of Women Voters Day

• Library Lover’s Day

• Black Literacy Day

• Donor Day

• Ferris Wheel Day

• Football Hangover Day

• Have a Heart Day

• Pet Theft Awareness Day

• Read to you Child Day

• Travel Africa Day

• World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

• World Sound Healing Day

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