December 17, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook has launched a new website, a series of blog posts, and is even running full-page ads in major US newspapers to pressure Apple over its pending update. Read the whole article here.

✔️If you are a Messenger desktop user, celebrate the holiday season with a new set of AR effects, filters, and 360-degree backgrounds, the first effects of your type to be added to the desktop version of the app. Download the new Messenger for Desktop app in the Mac here and Windows stores here.

✔️Instagram has added some new additions to your creative options in both Reels and Stories, while also tweaking a few existing functions and expanding the roll out of its Branded Content tags. Click here to read more.

HOLIDAYS 12/18/2020:

• Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

• Bake Cookies Day

• Roast Suckling Pig Day

• International Migrants Day

• Arabic Language Day

• Underdog Day

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December 16, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is taking a new approach to help keep you better informed within the app by sending out specific notifications to people who've engaged with posts which have later been identified as including misinformation, with an initial focus on COVID-19 updates. Read the whole article here.

✔️Facebook is working on a new option that would let you pay for video calls with celebrities, which is reportedly called 'Super'. Click here to learn more about this update.

✔️Twitter confirms the shutdown of its separate Periscope app in March 2021. Find out more about the pending shutdown of the app here.

✔️LinkedIn has announced a new 'Products' tab for Company Pages, which will provide a dedicated space for you to showcase your product offerings, and highlight key features, via your LinkedIn presence. Click here to read more about LinkedIn's Product pages.

HOLIDAYS 12/17/2020:

• Re-gifting Day

• Maple Syrup Day

• Wright Brothers Day

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December 15, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is now making its experimental, music collaboration app 'Collab' available to all users in the US. Read the whole article here.

✔️Samsung has announced a new deal with TikTok to enable Samsung Smart TV owners in Europe to watch TikTok clips on their TV sets. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Reddit has acquired interactive video app Dubsmash, which lets you lip-synch and dance to audio tracks, in a similar vein to TikTok. Click here to read more.

HOLIDAYS 12/16/2020:

• Chocolate Covered Anything Day

• Day of Reconciliation

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December 14, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is apparently considering another option to ratchet up the pressure on TikTok, this time by enabling Instagram users who are posting Reels to also enable those Reels clips to be viewable on Facebook, with the potential of being shown in both the News Feed and in Facebook Watch. Read the whole article here.

✔️Twitter may be looking to put its separate live-streaming app Periscope out to pasture. AT this point it’s just a rumor,Twitter hasn't confirmed the pending closure. Check out this update here.

✔️Twitter has officially acquired multi-participant video chat app Squad, which could pave the way for new video streaming features in the app. Learn more a bout this update here.

✔️LinkedIn has announced that it's launched an initial test of ads in LinkedIn Stories, after rolling out Stories to all users back in September. Click here to read the article.

HOLIDAYS 12/15/2020:

• Cat Herders Day

• Lemon Cupcake Day

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December 11, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook is now looking to better facilitate brand/group partnerships by listing eligible public groups within its Brand Collabs Manager tool. Read the whole article here.

✔️Instagram's found another way to add pressure to TikTok, this time by adding new shopping tags to Reels, it's TikTok clone functionality. You can learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter announced yesterday that iOS users will now be able to add tweets directly into their Snapchat snaps, providing more options for sharing tweet conversations. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Pinterest is looking to provide more ways for you to keep track of the various ideas and inspirations you find on the platform with a new set of board-specific tools, including personal notes, additional search tools and Pin favorites. More about this update here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday, December 12th is

• Poinsettia Day

• Gingerbread House Day

• Shareware Day

• Gingerbread Decorating Day

Sunday, December 13th is

• Violin Day

• Day of the Horse

• Hot Cocoa Day

• World Wide Candle Lighting Day

• Choral Day

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December 10, 2020

Updates:

✔️The Federal Trade Commission has launched new legal action against Facebook, which alleges that the company is "illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct". Click here to read the whole article.

✔️Facebook is a new feature within its Creator Studio dashboard which would provide a calendar overview of your Instagram post activity - both past and scheduled. Click here to learn more about Instagram scheduling in Creator Studio.

✔️TikTok was the most downloaded app of 2020, according to the latest App Annie download charts for 2020, which look at comparative, year-on-year performance for apps on both iOS and Android. Download the download the full report from App Annie here.

HOLIDAYS 12/11/2020:

• Mountain Day

• Have a Bagel Day

• Noodle Ring Day

• Lost and Found Day

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December 9, 2020

Updates:

✔️Facebook has released its annual 'Topics and Trends' report, which outlines the key topics that saw increased discussion across both Facebook and Instagram in 2020. Check out and download the full Facebook 'Topics and Trends Report' for 2021 here.

✔️Instagram is now testing new timer listings beneath Stories bubbles, which show how long each Story has left before it's erased. Read the whole article here.

✔️LinkedIn has published a new set of insights into the evolving tech decision-making journey, and how it's been impacted in 2020. Click here to read the full report from LinkedIn.

✔️WhatsApp is continually adding more ways to facilitate business-to-consumer connection, and make it easier for you to buy items via the messaging app. Click here to find out more about WhatsApp's new Carts feature.

HOLIDAYS 12/10/2020:

• Human Rights Day

• Lager Day

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December 8, 2020

Updates:

✔️Twitter has released its latest listing of key trends and topics for the year, which, unsurprisingly, saw #COVID19 and #StayHome as the first and third most Tweeted hashtags of 2020. You can check out Twitter's full listing of 2020 trends here.

✔️Twitter's now working on a new feature that will let you limit tweet replies to your followers only. Read more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 12/9/2020:

• Pastry Day

• Techno Day

• Christmas Card Day

• International Day of Veterinary Medicine

• International Anti-corruption Day

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