July 22, 2021

Updates:

✔️Instagram launched a new test of a feature that would let you post collaborative updates, both in the main feed and in Reels clips. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Instagram has added another way to improve accessibility, with the global expansion of language translation within Instagram Stories. Click here to learn more.

✔️LinkedIn launched two new, free LinkedIn marketing certification courses, which will let you both learn more about LinkedIn's ad tools and options, and also earn official certification, which you can then display on your LinkedIn profile. Learn more about LinkedIn's new certification courses here.

✔️TikTok has underlined the importance of sound in your on-platform promotions, with new research conducted by MRC Data and Flamingo providing insight into how users respond to sound and music within TikTok ads, and what they expect from brands. Learn more about the new studies that quantify Tiktok’s growing impact on culture and music here.

✔️Clubhouse has announced that it's moving out of closed beta, with the app now open to everyone who wants to join a Club and tune into the latest audio chats. Read the article here.

HOLIDAYS 7/23/2021:

• Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day

• Sprinkle Day

• International Yada Yada Yada Day

• Gorgeous Grandma Day

• Vanilla Ice Cream Day

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July 21, 2021

Updates:

✔️Instagram has added a new way to help you better manage your on-platform experience with a variable 'Sensitive Content Control', which provides three options for restricting the content that you are shown in the app. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Instagram announced that they are doubling the data tracking period within Instagram Insights, stretching it from up to 30 days past to 60 days instead. Click here to learn more.

✔️Twitter launched a live test of the new look TweetDeck. which includes a full Tweet Composer, updated search features, new column types, and new ways to group your columns into 'Decks' to expand your usage. Read the article here.

✔️YouTube is making the next small advance with its creator monetization tools with the addition of 'Super Thanks', which is essentially an expansion of its Super Chat streamer donation feature to regular video uploads, providing another way for creators to generate income from their content. Check it out here if you have early access.

✔️TikTok launched a new ad option which essentially lets you sponsor already trending organic content that aligns with your offerings, in order to get an association boost without having to create anything yourself, or even commission a creator to do so. Learn more about TikTok's 'Spark' ads here.

✔️TikTok added some new elements to its live-streaming options, including scheduled events that you can promote, live Q & A, and a co-streaming option to enhance the experience. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 7/22/2021:

• Hammock Day

• Mango Day

• Crème Brûlée Day

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July 20, 2021

Updates:

✔️WhatsApp announced a new update which will let you join a group call in the app, even after the call has begun. Click here to read more about the new WhatsApp group calling options.

✔️Snapchat is taking the next steps into digital fashion with the addition of new 3D Bitmoji avatars, adding another dimension to the popular virtual character depictions available within the app. Read the article here.

✔️TikTok has published a new report which suggests that TikTok ads are more memorable than those on other platforms, and even TV campaigns, while emotional response measurement also shows that TikTok ads are more likely to drive purchase response, based on key triggers. Click here to learn more.

HOLIDAYS 7/21/2021:

• Junk Food Day

• Be Someone Day

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July 19, 2021

Updates:

✔️Instagram announced that the feature was coming back in March, and now, you now have the option to save your Instagram Stories as drafts within the app. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 7/20/2021:

• Moon Day

• International Chess Day

• World Jump Day

• Space Exploration Day

• Lollipop Day

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July 16, 2021

Updates:

✔️Twitter is currently experimenting with a new image format, which would take up the whole horizontal space in-stream, eliminating the current, rounded borders on your photos. Read the whole article here.

✔️TikTok is looking to help small businesses across the US make best use of its platform for their promotions by running what it's calling a 'Small Biz Block Party', a nationwide, 20-event virtual workshop series which will bring together business owners and TikTok experts, in order to share knowledge, tips and insights. Click here to find out more info about when and where the sessions will be held.

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HOLIDAYS :

Saturday, July 17th  is

• World Emoji Day

• Tattoo Day

• National Lottery Day

• World Day for International Justice 

Sunday, July 18th is

• Insurance Nerd Day

• Mandela Day

• Ice Cream Day

• World Listening Day

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July 15, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook launched its latest offensive in the escalating digital creator war, with the announcement that it will invest more than $1 billion in programs for creators over the next 18 months, with a prime focus on providing more ways for creators to earn money for the content that they share on Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for Facebook's new Bonus programs here.

✔️Facebook is looking to broaden its payment reach, by making Facebook Pay available as a check-out option on third-party websites. If you’re a Shopify merchant in the US that's interested in adding Facebook Pay to your site, click here to find more information.

✔️Facebook has announced a limited public beta test of its new multi-device capability for WhatsApp, which will let WhatsApp users use the app on various devices, without the need for an active mobile connection. Click here to read more about Facebook's process for enabling multi-device connections for WhatsApp.

✔️Twitter announced that they’re retiring Fleets, their own take on the Stories format, after less than a year of its existence. Learn more about this update here.

✔️YouTube is making automatic video chapters available for all uploaded clips, while it's also launching a new dark mode for YouTube Studio on desktop, which will no doubt please fans of these Goth versions of websites and apps. Check out the latest YouTube Creator Insider update here.

✔️Clubhouse has added a new way to extend your conversations beyond its live Rooms and audio chats, with a new direct messaging element called 'Backchannel'. Read the article here.

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HOLIDAYS 7/16/2021 :

• Guinea Pig Appreciation Day

• Corn Fritters Day

• Fresh Spinach Day

• World Snake Day

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July 14, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook announced some new additions for groups, including recognized community experts, new ways to attract members based on their expertise, and auto-invites for engaged followers of associated Pages. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Instagram launched a new test of a 'Re-Share' sticker for Instagram Stories, which will let you re-share feed posts that you have recently viewed in the app via a new, dedicated sharing format, as opposed to simply re-pasting the entire feed post into a Stories frame. Read the article here.

✔️In other Instagram news, with hacking incidents on the rise, Instagram is rolling out a new Security Checkup alert in the app, which aims to help you keep your Instagram accounts secure by prompting you to update your profile info and settings. Find out more about Instagram's account security and reporting tools here.

✔️Instagram is looking to make its auto caption tools available for regular feed posts as well. Click here to learn more.

✔️Google announced a new partnership with GoDaddy, which will let GoDaddy online web store managers integrate their product listings across Google's surfaces, at no additional cost. Read more about this update here.

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HOLIDAYS 7/14/2021 :

• Gummi Worm Day

• Hot Dog Day

• Orange CHicken Day

• Pet Fire Safety Day

• Tapioca Pudding Day

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July 13, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has shared a new video explainer of how their infamous News Feed algorithm works, which doesn't provide any major new insights or tips, but does give a good, general overview of Facebook's content ranking process, and why some things gain more traction than others, based on individual response. Check out the new video explainer here.

✔️YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan has confirmed that Shorts Beta is coming to all regions this week. Learn more here.

✔️TikTok is opening a new 'For You House' pop-up store in the UK, which will let fans interact with platform stars, and get creation tips and insights, as well as create their own videos in a range of staged settings. Read the article here.

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HOLIDAYS 7/14/2021 :

• Shark Awareness Day

• Mac & Cheese Day

• Grand Marnier Day

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