September 28, 2021

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Updates:

✔️ Facebook announced that it will shelve plans for its ‘Instagram for Kids’ project for now, so that it can meet with relevant regulators and advisory groups, to ‘get this right’ before proceeding. Learn more here.

✔️LinkedIn will soon begin testing paid events. Read the article here.

✔️ For the second year running, Pinterest will host its annual Creators Festival next month, where the platform will showcase its latest features, highlight key usage trends, provide engagement tips for Pin marketers, and more. Click here to find more information.

✔️TikTok has now reached a new milestone of billion monthly active users. Read the article here.

✔️Snapchat released a new 16-page holiday marketing guide, which includes a range of usage insights and platform tips to help maximize your approach. Download the guide here.

HOLIDAYS: 9/29/2021

• World Heart Day

• Biscotti Day

• National Coffee Day

• Starbucks Day

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September 27, 2021

Updates:

✔️Instagram announced the launch of its latest global branding campaign, called ‘Yours to Make’, which aims to showcase the benefits of community connection in the app, and finding your people through shared interests and trends. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Twitter announced that it’s improved its video display process to ensure higher performance in playback. Click here to learn more.

✔️Twitter has previewed a few more new control options which could help you avoid negative interactions, and the mental stress that can come with them, when your tweets become the focus for abuse. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS: 9/28/2021

• Drink Beer Day

• International Poke Day

• Good Neighbor Day

• International Right to Know Day

• Ask a Stupid Question Day

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September 24, 2021

Updates:

✔️Twitter is now making on-profile tipping available to all users. Click here to find more information about enabling Tips on your profile.

✔️In more twitter news. They are developing a new, simple ‘Record Space’ toggle, which would let Spaces hosts then download an audio file for editing, and re-use beyond the original broadcast itself. Read the article here.

✔️Clubhouse added a new functionality which leans into a different use case for the platform, in facilitating spontaneous social hang-outs and meet-ups among friends. Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday is

• World Dream Day

• Better Breakfast  Day

• Binge Day

• Save Your Photos Day

• Cooking Day

• World Pharmacist Day

• Rabbit Day

• One-Hit Wonder Day

• Comic Book Day

Sunday is

• Lumberjack Day

• Rivers Day

• Human Resource Professional Day

• Johnny Appleseed Day

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September 23, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook is now rolling out an update, with a new layout, and expanded post options, helping to provide more guidance in your Facebook posting strategy. Read more about this update here.

✔️Facebook has provided a range of tips to help advertisers mitigate the impacts of Apple’s controversial App Tracking Transparency (ATT) update – and ideally, keep investing in Facebook ads as a result. Click here to learn more.

✔️LinkedIn has made collecting audience data a little easier with the launch of a new Event Registration trigger in the Lead Generation Forms integration for Zapier, allowing you to connect your gathered lead gen forms info with third-party tools and apps. Click here to learn more about LinkedIn’s Lead Generation Forms integration for Zapier.

HOLIDAYS 9/24/2021:

• Punctuation Day

• Hug a Vegetarian Day

• Lash Stylists’ Day

• Love Note Day

• Cherries Jubilee Day

• Bluebird of Happiness Day

• National Brave Day

• World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

• Native American Day

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September 22, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has today announced two new Portal video-calling devices, adding to its expanding hardware catalog, while it’s also adding a new Portal for Business option, which is aimed at helping SMBs leverage video calling for enhanced collaboration and efficiency. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Facebook’s trying out another way to boost positive contributions in groups, with a new feature called ‘Community Awards’ now in live testing. Click here to read the article.

✔️Pinterest provided a new overview of the key trends gaining traction on its platform, as well as some examples of how you are using its evolving trend insights to formulate more effective Pin outreach. Click here to check out Pinterest’s full predictions update.

✔️TikTok has published part one of its 2021 Holiday Marketing guide, which outlines some key usage stats, important shopping dates to note, and even provides a calendar overview for planning your outreach.

HOLIDAYS 9/23/2021:

• Educator Technology Day

• International Day of Sign Languages

• Remember Thursday

• Checkers Day

• Redhead Appreciation DAy

• Snack Stick Day

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September 21, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook is testing out a new process that would limit your insight into who’s viewed your Facebook Story to only those that have reacted to each Stories frame, or left a comment. Click here to learn more.

✔️New report from Pew Research highlights how Americans are accessing news content, and the role that each social platform plays in such. Read Pew’s full study overview here.

✔️Pinterest is looking to help you maximize the promotional value of your Idea Pins, with a new option that will allow direct sharing to Instagram and Facebook Stories, complete with a Pinterest watermark. Learn more about this update here.

✔️TikTok is testing a new option that would let you pin selected videos to the top of your profile display, helping to showcase specific clips to your profile visitors. Learn more here.

✔️TikTok has now released the full agenda for the upcoming TikTok World digital conference, which includes a range of interesting insights sessions, designed to help you make the best of the platform for marketing. Sign-up to attend TikTok World, and get more program info here.

HOLIDAYS 9/22/2021:

• BusinessWomen’sDay

• World Car Free Day

• Doodle Day

• White Chocolate Day

• Hobbit Day

• Ice Cream Cone Day

• Dear Diary Day

• Elephant Appreciation Day

• Chain Mail Day

• Singles Day

• International Day of Radiant Peace

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September 20, 2021

Updates:

✔️The biggest social media news story of the week has been ‘The Facebook Files’, a selection of internal documents revealing various investigations into the societal impacts of The Social Network. Click here to read The Wall Street Journal's full 'Facebook Files' series.

✔️In Twitter news, even though they got rid of Fleets, their stories feature, it looks like they are going to keep some of the elements from Fleets to use in your regular tweets... Learn more about this update here.

HOLIDAYS 9/21/2021:

• World Gratitude Day

• Get Ready Day

• Miniature Golf Day

• Pecan Cookie DAy

• IT Professionals Day

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September 17, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook announced a raft of new tools to help you establish more direct connection with prospective customers, with a specific focus on personalized messaging, while it’s also looking to improve business discovery, and provide new management options to better facilitate business activity and reach. Learn more about these updates here.

✔️Over the past few months, Twitter has significantly accelerated its development velocity, with new features like Fleets, Twitter Blue, Super Follows, Spaces, Communities and more all coming in quick succession. But are its experiments actually going to pay off? Read the article here.

✔️YouTube is bringing more of its Studio desktop analytics to its mobile app, while it’s also expanding its merchandise listing options to more regions, providing additional monetization capacity. Click here to learn more.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday is

• National Dance Day

• International Red Panda Day

• Cheeseburger Day

• First Love Day

• Locate An Old Friend Day

• Read an Ebook Day

• Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day

• Respect Day

• Gymnastics Day

• Water Monitoring Day

• Coastal Cleanup Day

• Eat An Apple Day

• Responsible Dog Ownership Day

Sunday is

• Talk Like A Pirate Day

• Butterscotch Pudding Day

• Batman DAy

• Wife Appreciation Day

• Woman Road Warrior Day

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