December 22, 2020

Updates:

✔️TikTok has added a new 'Year in Review' feature, which lets you take a look back at the top videos, tracks and effects you engaged with in the app throughout 2020. Read more about this update here.

✔️TikTok has launched a new Small Business Resource Center, which includes a range of case studies, creative tools and explainers to help SMBs tap into the fast-growing app. Check out the TikTok Small Business Resource Center here.

HOLIDAYS:

• Roots Day

• Festivus

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December 21, 2020

Updates:

✔️Pinterest has published two new guides, one for restaurants and one for streaming services, which outline how you can plan your Pin marketing efforts for the year ahead. Download Pinterest's planning guide for streaming services here and its off-premises planning guide for restaurants here.

✔️Snapchat has provided some new insight into how its users are approaching the holiday season, which could have some bearing on how your angle your campaigns for such. Check out Snapchat's full holiday trends report here.

HOLIDAYS:

• Date Nut Bread Day

• ForeFather’s Day

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December 18, 2020

Updates:

✔️As we discussed yesterday, Facebook is having a cow about Apples newest operating system update which will basically easily give everyone the ability to opt out of Facebook and Instagram ads. So Facebook is running these big ads in papers all across the country. I’m going to read it verbatim. Read the whole article here.

✔️Twitter has launched an early beta version of its new, Clubhouse-like audio Spaces feature, which will see a small group of users invited to test out the new audio-only, virtual rooms function. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday, December 19th is

• Poinsettia Day

• Gingerbread House Day

• Shareware Day

• Gingerbread Decorating Day

Sunday, December 20th is

• Violin Day

• Day of the Horse

• Hot Cocoa Day

• WorldWide Candle Lighting Day

• Choral Day

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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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