August 25, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has published a new Christmas Marketing Guide to help guide your strategic planning. Check out Facebook's Christmas Marketing Guide here.

✔️Instagram is now rolling out its new promoted products option within the Shop tab to all merchants in the app. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter is launching a new test that will show you when someone that you follow on Twitter is listening in to a Space, by highlighting that broadcast at the top of your timeline. Click here to read the whole article.

✔️TikTok announced a new shop tab expansion for Shopify merchant profiles, which, as it sounds, will add a new product display showcase to your in-app presence. Learn more about this update here.

✔️TikTok is also growing its Marketing Partner Program, which provides access to local expertise and guidance to help you maximize your in-app presence. Click here to learn more.

✔️TikTok has partnered with the National PTA to create a new TikTok Guide for Parents, which provides key info to help parents protect their children when they're using the app, and outlines the various measures and tools that TikTok has available to shield youngsters from online abuse and predators. Download the TikTok/PTA parents guide here.

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HOLIDAYS 8/25/2021:

• Burger Day

• Dog Day

• Cherry Popsicle Day

• WebMistress Day

• Women’s Equality Day

• Toilet Paper Day

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August 24, 2021

Updates:

✔️Instagram is making a change to the way that external links are shared within Stories frames, with the current 'Swipe up' links to be removed from the process entirely, and replaced by its new 'Link' sticker option instead. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Google published an updated version of its 'How Search Works' website, which includes a range of insights and links to provide more information about its ever-evolving ranking algorithms, which could help you better understand what you should be doing to match-up with its systems. Check out the updated 'How Search Works' website here.

✔️TikTok is adding its own AR effects studio called “Effect House”, which, like Facebook and Snapchat, would let AR creators build their own effects for the platform. Click here to learn more.

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HOLIDAYS 8/25/2021:

• Peach Pie Day

• Vesuvius Day

• National Waffle Day

• Kobe Bryant Day

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August 23, 2021

Updates:

✔️LinkedIn has recently added a few tools that can help ensure your presence stands out and you connect in the most effective way. Check this out here.

✔️TikTok published an overview of six of the most effective TikTok promotional techniques, based on brand approaches. Read TikTok's full overview here.

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HOLIDAYS 8/24/2021:

• Peach Pie Day

• Vesuvius Day

• National Waffle Day

• Kobe Bryant Day

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August 20, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has announced a new Horizon Workrooms VR collaboration space, which it says is ‘one of the best ways to work if you can’t be physically together’. Click here to learn more.

✔️Facebook is testing Facebook Reels, which will let you create and share Instagram Reels within the main Facebook app.. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter announced some new improvements coming to your tweet DMs, including new options for sharing tweets via private message, and improved navigational elements. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

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HOLIDAYS:

Saturday, August 21st  is

• Senior Citizens Day

• World Honey Bee Day

• Poet’s Day

• Geocaching Day

• Break the Monotony Day

• Spumoni Day

• Homeless Animals Day

Sunday, August 22nd is

• Be An Angel Day

• Eat A Peach Day

• Pecan Torte Day

• Take Your Cat to the Vet Day

• World Plant Milk Day

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August 19, 2021

Updates:

✔️Get ready to hear more about Facebook's plans for its evolving AR and VR tools, with the company penciling in October 28th as the date for its annual Connect conference, which will be hosted virtually for the second year running. Click here to learn more.

✔️Facebook has published a new report which looks at how consumer relationships with brands have changed over the past year, and what that means for marketing planning moving forward. Click here to download Facebook's full 2021 Creative Forecast.

✔️Twitter is rolling out a new update to its API (Application Programming Interface)  which will enable third-party developers to build tools, apps, and services for its audio Spaces product, facilitating more ways to maximize on-platform conversation. Read the article here.

✔️Pinterest is taking another step towards maximizing inclusion, with the addition of a new, first-of-its-kind hair pattern search option, which will let you search for hair products and ideas based on varying hair types. Click here to learn more.

✔️Video 1 of Our Solopreneur to CEO Secrets Free Masterclass was released last Monday and Video 2 will be released today at 8AM ET.  Go to ceosecretstraining.com to sign up for free.

HOLIDAYS 8/20/2021:

• Men’s Grooming Day

• International Day of Medical Transporters

• Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

• World Mosquito Day

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August 18, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has announced that it will hold its first ever Social Impact Education Conference next month, which is designed to help nonprofits maximize their performance on Facebook and Instagram, and boost their charitable efforts via Facebook's various tools and processes. Click here to learn more and register to attend.

✔️Twitter's trying another way to combat misinformation, with a new, manual reporting option that will enable users to flag tweets that contain potentially misleading claims. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter is working on the next stage of its interaction management options, with a new 'Leave This Conversation' option in testing, which would better let you avoid negative discussions. Click here to learn more.

✔️ YouTube is looking to enhance its in-app search tools, with new video chapters within search results, and expanded access to content in different languages to broaden search capacity. Click here to read more about YouTube's automatic video chapters.

✔️Snapchat has launched a new market research tool, which is essentially Google Trends, but for Snapchat specifically, which could be a huge help for marketers looking to tap into the platform. Check out the new Snapchat Trends platform here.

HOLIDAYS 8/19/2021:

• International Orangutan Day

• Photography Day

• Potato Day

• International Bow Day

• Humanitarian Day

• Aviation Day

• Soft Ice Cream Day

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August 17, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook announced that it will be contributing investment to the new 'Apricot' subsea cable connectivity project, which aims to improve web access in the Asia Pacific. Click here to learn more.

✔️It seems like Twitter's oft-troubled verification application process is struggling yet again, with the platform pausing the current expansion of access to its new and improved verification tool in order to refine the systems that it now has in place. Learn more here.

✔️Twitter has announced a new lead for its decentralization-focused bluesky initiative, which, according to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, will see the project 'move much faster' from now on. Click here to learn more.

✔️ TikTok announced new partnerships with both Vimeo and Canva to provide more ways for marketers to build better campaign creative in each respective app. Read more about the new TikTok integrations for Vimeo and Canva here.

✔️YikYak is back in app stores in the US. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 8/18/2021:

• Bad Poetry Day

• Never Give Up Day

• Pinot Noir Day

• Serendipity Day

• Mail Order Catalog Day

• National Couple’s Day

• National Fajita Day

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August 16, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has announced the next step in its shift towards the full integration of its messaging services, with the addition of end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls in Messenger, as well as the launch of new experiments to expand its encryption options to Instagram Direct. Click here to learn more.

✔️Twitter's currently testing a new option that would let Spaces hosts add topic tags to their Space, helping to maximize reach. Learn more here.

✔️TikTok launched ‘Creative Solutions’ guide to building effective TikTok campaigns. Check out the full TikTok Creative Solutions guide here.

✔️Reddit is looking to maximize the rising interest in video on the platform by implementing its own TikTok-esque feed of short video clips, aligned with specific user interests based on the subreddits that they follow in the app. Read the article here.

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HOLIDAYS 8/17/2021:

• Thrift Shop Day

• Vanilla Custard Day

• Black Cat Appreciation Day

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