Updates:
✔️A Professional Development Book: “Overcoming Underearning” by Barbara Stanny
HOLIDAYS 1/19/2021:
Popcorn Day
Tin can Day
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Updates:
✔️ Instagram's currently testing a new option which would let you hide or unhide like counts on your posts. Read the whole article here.
✔️Twitter published an overall strategic guide, which includes prompts, insights, tips and templates to map out your tweet approach. Download the full Twitter 2021 Planning Guide here.
✔️YouTube launched a live test of its product tags with selected creators. Learn more about this update here.
✔️YouTube has added a new metric option within YouTube Studio analytics which shows you how well your video has performed in the first 24 hours after upload. Read the whole article here.
✔️Recap of this week’s news
HOLIDAYS:
Saturday, January 16th is
Nothing Day
Religious Freedom Day
International Hot and Spicy Food Day
Appreciate A Dragon Day
Sunday, January 17th is
Kid Inventor’s Day
Religion Day
Cable Car Day
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Updates:
✔️ Facebook has launched a new 'Business Equality' resource center in order to help you increase your focus on diversity and representation within your every approach. Click here to read more.
✔️LinkedIn has launched a new education platform to help you learn more about effective use of LinkedIn ads, and the tactics that you can employ to generate better results. Click here to go to the new LinkedIn Marketing Labs to take any of the courses.
✔️TikTok has announced a raft of changes to its default privacy settings for younger users as part of its ongoing effort to implement better systems to protect vulnerable members of its audience. Which, given the younger skew of its user base, is a particularly important focus for the short-form video app. Read the whole article here.
✔️TikTok has launched a new program to support Black creators, as part of its broader effort to ensure greater diversity and representation on the platform. Learn more about this program here.
HOLIDAYS: 1/15/2021
Hat Day
Bagel Day
Strawberry Ice Cream Day
Pothole Day
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Updates:
✔️ Facebook has launched an updated version of its 'Access Your Information' tool, which aims to provide more transparency around the data that Facebook collects, and how it can be used to target you with ads. Click here to read more.
✔️LinkedIn has now officially launched the capacity to add links into your LinkedIn Stories - though it's not available to all users at this stage. Learn more about this update here.
✔️YouTube has launched a new hashtag search option, which provides a full-page display of YouTube videos that include your chosen tag, along with usage insights, all on one screen. Read the whole article here.
HOLIDAYS: 1/14/2021
Dress Up Your Pet Day
International Kite Day
Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
Organize Your Home Day
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Updates:
✔️Facebook announced that it will remove all posts that include the phrase 'stop the steal' in the lead-up to the inauguration of incoming US President Joe Biden on January 20th. Read the full article here.
✔️Twitter has suspended more than 7000 accounts following the capitol riots. Learn more about this news here.
✔️Snapchat has filed a new patent for its coming Events feature. Click here to read more.
HOLIDAYS: 1/13/2021
Sticker Day
Rubber Duckie Day
Make Your Dream Come True Day
Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Peach Melba Day
Skeptics Day
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Updates:
✔️An Awesome Professional Development Book: “How to Become a Rainmaker” by Jeffrey J. Fox
✔️"Self Care A Daily Affair" by Kirsten Sheriden
✔️Front Row VIP Expert Film Festival - Sign up for FREE here and get reminders about these webinars.
HOLIDAYS: 1/12/2021
Kiss a Ginger Day
Marzipan Day
Poetry at Work Day
Pharmacist Day
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Updates:
✔️Facebook is currently testing a new, visual-focused post composer update, which would put the latest images from your Camera Roll in a panel display just below the composer frame. Learn more about this update here.
✔️Recap of this week’s news
HOLIDAYS:
Saturday, January 9th is
Apricot Day
Balloon Ascension Day
Static Electricity Day
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Sunday, January 10th is
Peculiar People Day
Bittersweet Chocolate Day
Houseplant Appreciation Day
Cut Your Energy Costs Day
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Updates:
✔️Facebook is now launching its new Page layout for creators and public figures, which provides more management options and engagement insights, while also, importantly, placing increased emphasis on following a Page instead of liking it. Learn more about this update here.
✔️Facebook appears to be tempering expectations as to what its smart glasses will be capable of, at least in the initial stages, with the company's Head of VR and AR Andrew Bosworth offering some new insights into what the project will look like, and when the device will be available for purchase. Read the whole article here.
✔️Facebook continues to push ahead with the integration of its messaging apps, which will eventually let you cross message from Instagram to Messenger to WhatsApp without each participant having to download each individual app. Click here to read more.
✔️Instagram provides new tips on how to create engaging Reels content. Check it out here.
HOLIDAYS: 1/8/2021
Bubble Bath Day
Joy Germ Day
Show & Tell At Work Day
Argyle Day
Earth’s Rotation Day
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