November 17, 2022

• Elon Musk has set a new date for the re-launch of his $8 checkmarks program. Learn more about this update here.

• YouTube’s launching another monetization option for Shorts, with a new experiment that will see let some creators tag products for purchase within their Shorts clips. Read the article here.

Holidays 11/18/2022:

• Mickey Mouse Day

• Princess Day

• Housing Day

• Adoption Day

• Apple Cider Day

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November 16, 2022

• I have a feeling we are going to be talking about Elon Musk a lot on this flash briefing…in the days ahead I mean and I apologize in advance but the news is the news and no matter how you feel about Elon and Twitter, the truth is that what is happening is significant. So, today’s dumpster fire is that apparently what Elon has been doing is going to get him in A LOT of trouble with GDPR in Ireland specifically. This could mean big fines and big penalties. Learn more about this update here.

•  TikTok has launched a new #ShopSmall Accelerator program, in partnership with American Express, which will provide small businesses with platform tips, guidance, and even ad credit for eligible brands. Check out TikTok’s #ShopSmall mini-site here.

Holidays 11/17/2022:

• International Students’ Day

• Take a HIke Day

• Homemade Bread Day

• Unfriend Day

• World Prematurity Day

• Social Entreprise Day

• Use Less Stuff Day

• World Philosophy Day

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November 15, 2022

• Meta is cutting development of it’s Portal. You know that’s the little tv like device they come out with a few years ago that is sort of like a smart speaker but more than that. Click here to learn more about this update.

• If you are the admin of a Facebook group you may have seen an notification that allows you to allow your members to make themselves a moderator. I can’t see how this is a good idea, but just wanted you to know that that feature is there now. Check this update here.

Holidays 11/16/2022:

• Fast Food Day

• Button Day

• Clarinet Day

• Educational Support Professionals Day

• Indiana Day

• International Day for Tolerance

• Geographic Information Systems Day

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November 14, 2022

• Twitter is such a train wreck…I don’t know where to start. First of all, after making blue check marks available to everyone for $8 a month, Elon quickly turned that feature off when all of these people started creating these fake accounts that looked very real and started tweeting things that looked legitimate and then affecting the actual stock market. Learn more about this update here.

• Instagram has added the capacity to add music to still image posts. You’ll now see a new ‘Add Music’ option in the post composer flow, where you can search for a track to add to your photo post. You can choose a segment of between 5 and 90 seconds of the song to use. Read the article here.

• Pinterest is now making their  app Shuffles generally available, so that anybody can create their own artistic collages from Pinterest-originated images. Learn more about this update here.

Holidays:

• Entrepreneur’s Day

• Recycling Day

• Drummer Day

• I Love to Write Day

• Philanthropy Day

• Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day

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November 11, 2022

• Meta fired 11k people – 13% of its workforce . Learn more about this update here.

• After launching Twitter’s new $8 per month verification process, which will let  everybody buy a blue checkmark for their account, Twitter has recognized that there is, actually, a need for an official marker for certain accounts, as a means to combat potential fraud. Read the article here.

Holidays:

On Saturday

• Happy Hour Day

And on Sunday

• World Kindness Day

• Hug a Musician Day

• Indian Pudding Day

• International Tongue Twister Day

• Symphonic Metal Day

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November 10, 2022

• A Professional Personal Development Book: “Atomic Habits” by James Clear

Holidays 11/10/2022:

• World Top Up Day

• Vanilla Cupcake Day

• Sesame Street Day

• International Accounting Day

• Area Code Day

• Forget-Me-Not Day

• World Quality Day

• World Usability Day

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November 9, 2022

• Instagram is now rolling out its new in-app post scheduling tools to all professional accounts in the app. Learn more about this update here.

• Connected TV (CTV) viewing – or watching on your home TV set – has been the fastest-growing usage category for YouTube, while Shorts has been its fastest-growing content format. So that’s why youtube is combining the two and  launching a new Shorts experience for your home TV, which will present Shorts in a full-screen, interactive format on your larger viewing device. Read the full article here.

Holidays 11/10/2022:

• World Top Up Day

• Vanilla Cupcake Day

• Sesame Street Day

• International Accounting Day

• Area Code Day

• Forget-Me-Not Day

• World Quality Day

• World Usability Day

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November 8, 2022

• According to the Wall street journal, Meta is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week,and this is  expected to affect many thousands of employees. Learn more about this update here.

• Elon Musk has held true to his word on staff cuts at Twitter, with the company eliminating, reportedly, around 50% of its entire workforce. Read the article here.

• YouTube has announced that it’s opening up its ‘Go Live Together’ option to more users, Go Live Together lets you invite another YouTube user to your stream, with the video then displayed in vertical split-screen. Learn more about this update here.

Holidays 11/9/2022:

• World Freedom Day

• Chaos Never Dies Day

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