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July 7, 2021

Updates:

✔️Twitter is testing out some new features designed to make it easier to understand your various privacy settings and options, and provide more transparency around the impact of such changes within the tweet process. Read more about this update here.

✔️YouTube continues to experiment with more ways to help reduce abusive comments, and lessen the pressure on creators, with a new test of Channel Guidelines, which will enable Channel managers to set rules around the types of comments people can post beneath their clips. Learn more here.

✔️TikTok added a new Cameo-like option called 'Shoutouts' in the app, which enables fans to pay to have platform stars send them a personalized video message. Read the article here.

HOLIDAYS 7/8/2021:

  • Math 2.0 Day

  • Chocolate with Almonds Day

  • Scud Day

 
 

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July 6, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook is working on a new 'Threads' option, which would provide a means to bolt on additional new posts to an original, in order to build a broader contextual story through your updates. Read the article here.

✔️As Facebook continues to get a better understanding of the full impacts of Apple's new App Tracking Transparency update, which has seen many users cut off its in-app data tracking, limiting insights for Facebook advertisers as a result, The Social Network is also looking to make changes to its attribution modeling processes to help account for lost insights, and better guide advertiser decisions moving forward. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter is working on a new option that would let you share your tweets with selected audiences, as opposed to all of your followers with every tweet. The idea is that this would help you get more out of your Twitter experience, and avoid having to create separate accounts for different audiences and interests. Click here to learn more.

HOLIDAYS 7/7/2021:

  • Chocolate Day

  • Macaroni Day

  • Strawberry Sundae Day

  • Global Forgiveness Day

  • Tell The Truth Day

 
 

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July 5, 2021

Updates:

✔️Twitter announced it had added the option to use physical security keys for you to use as your only form of two-factor authentication, an extra layer of protecting your accounts from hackers. Physical security keys typically plug into the USB drive of a computer or connect to a mobile device through Bluetooth or a near-field communication (NFC) chip. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Pinterest completes their list of already banned weight loss related ads as National Eating Disorders Association’s data shows a steep rise in unhealthy eating patterns during the pandemic and Pinners embrace radical self-acceptance. Click here to learn more.

✔️TikTok has been experimenting with letting creators around the world post videos up to three minutes long and is now extending the option for all users in the upcoming weeks. Read the article here.

HOLIDAYS 7/6/2021:

  • Fried Chicken Day

  • International Kissing Day

  • Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day

  • Umbrella Cover Day

  • Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

 
 

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July 2, 2021

Updates:

✔️Federal Judge Tosses Out Facebook Antitrust Suits. Read the article here.

✔️Instagram has released a significant new e-commerce feature that gives black-owned brands the option to add a label signifying diversity. Once the "Black-Owned" label has been added to a profile, opportunities for discoverability improve considerably. Instagram will be using this label to add and highlight Black-led business profiles in the Shop tab and curated product collections. Click here to learn more.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday,July 3rd  is

  • Air Conditioning Appreciation Day

  • Eat Beans Day

  • Chocolate Wafer Day

  • Disobedience Day

  • International Plastic Bag Free Day

  • Compliment Your Mirror Day

  • Hop A Park Day

  • Stay Out Of The Sun Day


Sunday,July 4th is

  • Independence From Meat Day

  • JackFruit Day

  • Caesar Salad DAy

  • Spareribs Day

  • Barbecue Day

  • Build a Scarecrow Day

 
 

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July 1, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced their new newsletter platform, Bulletin, in an Audio Room on Tuesday. The new site will be a place for writers and podcasters to publish content and build a subscriber base. Read the full announcement of Bulletin by Facebook here.

✔️LinkedIn has shared new insights into the changing landscape of gender and racial diversity in the marketing field today. Read the full article here.

HOLIDAYS for 7/2/2021:

  • World UFO Day

  • I Forgot Day

 
 

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June 30, 2021

Updates:

✔️Set your Venmo default settings to private. Check it out here.

✔️Today Facebook started a seven-week virtual experience called the “Facebook Good Ideas Festival” to offer free training and advice on how to strengthen your marketing strategies. Access the Festival here.

✔️Facebook this week expanded on a campaign to support small businesses as they recover from the negative effects of the pandemic. The social network started a seven-week virtual experience called the “Facebook Good Ideas Festival” to offer free training and advice on how to use its platform to strengthen their marketing strategies. Read the article here.

✔️YouTube TV subscribers can now elevate their watching experience by adding on the new 4K Plus package, which includes 4K, downloads, unlimited streams, and more. YouTube hopes to excite sports fans with this upgrade, considering that some of the updates were inspired by frequent requests from the community. Read the full details on the offer on YouTube Official Blog here.

HOLIDAYS for July 2021:

  • Plastic Free July

  • Bank Account Bonus Month

  • World Watercolor Month

  • Picnic Month

  • Cell Phone Courtesy Month

  • Independent Retailer Month

  • Horseradish Month

  • Ice Cream Month

And tomorrow is:

  • Joke Day

  • Gingersnap Day

  • Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day

  • International Reggae Day

  • Postal Worker Day

  • Zip Code Day

  • Second Half of the Year DAy

  • Canada Day

 
 

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June 28, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook is currently testing a new display option for the top of feed Stories panel, which would give you the option to see an alternative feed display of either Stories, Instagram Reels clips, or in-progress video and audio rooms. Click here to learn more about this update.

✔️Facebook has published a new report which looks at how consumer habits have changed as a result of the pandemic. Download Facebook’s full Evolving Customer Experience Report here.

✔️ Facebook rolled out a new option in the ad set-up process called 'Optimize Text Per Person', which, when activated, will choose whether to highlight the primary caption, the headline or the description text to each user, based on what Facebook's system determines that viewer will best respond to. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter launched a new User Interface improvement for Spaces. Click here to learn more.

✔️LinkedIn has published a new, 14-page mini-overview of its various ad and audience targeting options. Download LinkedIn's full quick-start guide here.

✔️ YouTube posted a new video which provides some key tips on how to build your audience in the app, and sustain performance over time. Learn the top five channel building tips here.

HOLIDAYS 6/29/2021:

  • Waffle Iron Day

  • Camera Day

  • World Industrial Design Day

  • International Mud Day

 
 

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