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July 29, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook launched a new Campaign Ideas Generator mini-site, which aims to help spark inspiration for your promotional approaches through various insights, templates, and recommendations, specific to seasonal events and business types. Click here to check out Facebook's Campaign Ideas Generator.

✔️Twitter is now making a move towards the next stage of its business push, with a new 'Shop Module' now also being tested with a selection of brands in the US. Click here to learn more.

✔️YouTube is giving its live-stream tools more focus, with two new additions to help maximize engagement and awareness of live broadcasts within the app. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 7/30/2021:

  • Cheesecake Day

  • Friendship Day

  • Talk In An Elevator Day

  • Paperback Book Day

  • International Day of Friendship

  • Share a Hug Day

  • Father-in-Law Day

  • System Administrator Appreciation Day

 
 

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July 28, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook is hosting a range of Women's Safety live training events, which aim to provide in-depth overviews and insights into how its safety tools work, and how women can implement these key elements to improve their experience on its platforms. Click here to read more about Facebook's Women's Safety sessions, and register your interest.

✔️Facebook has established a new Metaverse product group, which will focus on building the platform's broader direction in the evolving space, including creator tools, virtual frameworks, advanced social features and more. Read the article here.

✔️Instagram is looking to provide more protection for young users with a series of updates, including defaulting teenagers into private accounts and restricting its ad targeting options for younger audiences - which could have a big impact for digital marketers. Read the whole article here.

✔️Twitter is testing out a new way to ensure that you are aware of account penalties, with new prompts that will be displayed to some impacted users whenever they open the app. Read the article here.

✔️Pinterest is joining the race for creative talent, with some new tools to help Pin creators monetize their on-platform presence, while also better letting you promote your products via influencer partnerships. Click here to learn more.

✔️LinkedIn has seen another quarter of 'record engagement' while it's also surpassed $10 billion in annual revenue for the first time, according to the latest data from parent company Microsoft. Read the article here.

✔️TikTok is looking to refine its live-stream offering, with a set of new additions to provide more control for live broadcasters, as well as new discovery tools to better highlight in-progress live-stream content. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 7/29/2021:

  • Waterpark Day

  • Milk Chocolate Day

 
 

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July 26, 2021

Updates:

✔️A Professional Development Business Book: “Necessary Endings” by Dr. Henry Cloud

HOLIDAYS 7/27/2021:

  • Walk on Stilts Day

  • Chicken Finger Day

  • Scotch Whisky Day

  • Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day

 
 

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July 23, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has added some new ways to quickly access emojis within Messenger chats, as well as a new chat background option, which could point to coming sponsored background opportunities. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter is currently experimenting with a new set of voice-changing options for Twitter Spaces, which would let you filter your voice through a range of effects. Learn more here.

✔️Google added a new element to its 'About This Result' panels in search results, which will provide more context about each result that you're seeing, including a brief overview as to why it's being shown in response to your query. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday, July 24th  is

  • Cousins Day

  • Tequila Day

  • Drive-Thru Day

  • Pioneer Day

  • Tell An Old Joke Day

Sunday, July 25th is

  • Wine and Cheese Day

  • Parents’ Day

  • Carousel Day

  • Hot Fudge Sundae Day

  • Thread the Needle Day

 
 

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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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