March 3, 2021

Updates:

✔️With the global COVID-19 vaccine effort now underway, Twitter's stepping up its efforts to stop the spread of vaccine misinformation with new labels for tweets identified as containing misleading claims, and a new strike system to suspend, and even permanently ban, repeat offenders. Read more here.

✔️Yesterday we talked about some updates to Twitters new Clubhouse copycat called “Spaces” and a few of the updates they have added. Today there’s a couple more... including temporary  recordings for reporting purposes, updated emoji reactions within the Spaces User Interface, and private Spaces, which would only be joinable for those you invite. . Click here to read more about this update.

✔️Twitter looks to get in on the ecommerce boom with new shopping experiments. Read the whole article here.

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HOLIDAYS 3/4/2021:

• Grammar Day

• Marching Band DAy

• Name Tag Day

• Toy Soldier Day

• Pound Cake Day

• International Scapbooking Insdustry Day

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March 2, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has announced a range of new features to coincide with Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (3/8), with the biggest being the launch of multi-participant Instagram Live rooms, which the company has been testing for the last few months. Learn more here.

✔️Twitter is working fast to develop its Spaces option as it seeks to ride the wave of popularity of the new audio social trend. Learn more about this update here.

✔️Pinterest has launched a new Pinterest Shop collection that features a range of female-founded small businesses, and hundreds of products, all made and designed by women. Read the whole article here.

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HOLIDAYS 3/3/2021:

• World Wildlife Day

• What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day

• National Anthem Day

• Registered Dietitian Day

• Canadian Bacon Day

• International Irish Whiskey Day

• World Maths Day

• Cold Cuts Day

• Mulled Wine Day

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March 1, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook's experimental NPE app development team has launched yet another new app, with a rap music tool called BARS that provides a selection of hip-hop beats that you can put your raps to, along with vocal effects and other tools to help bring your music to life. Click here to learn more.

✔️"Would people pay to read my tweets?" That's the question that every Twitter user with 10k or more followers was thinking when the company provided an overview of its in development 'Super Follow' option last week. Learn more about this update here.

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HOLIDAYS 3/2/2021:

• Read Across America Day

• Old Stuff Day

• Banana Cream Pie Day

• Dr. Seuss Day

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February 26, 2021

Updates:

✔️Twitter outlined its work on a new anti-troll feature, which it's calling 'Safety Mode'. Read the whole article here.

✔️Recap of this week’s news

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HOLIDAYS for the month of March:

• Social Work Month

• Small Press Month

• Rising StarMonth

• Kidney Month

• Peanut Month

• Nutrition Month

• Women’s History Month

• Craft Month

• International Ideas Month

• Credit Education Month

• Caffeine Awareness Month

• Cheerleading Safety Month

• Umbrella Month

• Music In Our Schools Month

And on Saturday, February 27th is

• Pokemon Day

• Open That Bottle Night

• Polar Bear Day

• Strawberry Day

• Sword Swallower’s day

And Sunday, February 28th  is

• Chocolate Souffle Day

• Tooth Fairy Day

• Floral Design Day

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February 25, 2021

Updates:

✔️TikTok has announced that its self-serve ad platform is now available to all businesses in Canada, the latest expansion in its growing business push. Read more about this update here.

✔️YouTube has developed a new process that will let you monitor your child's YouTube activity via a connected experience. Click here to learn more about this update.

✔️Microsoft has announced a new integration which enables Word and OneNote users to embed Pinterest Pins into their documents, via a simple cut and paste process. Read the whole article here.

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HOLIDAYS 2/26/2021 :

• Levi Strauss Day

• Personal Chef Day

• Carpe Diem Day

• For Pete’s Sake Day

• Pistachio Day

• Tell a Fairy Tale Day

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February 24, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook's growing eCommerce push is set to see a significant expansion, with the company making its Facebook Shops option available to businesses in the UK and Canada, in addition to the US. Learn more on how to set up your own Facebook shop, Facebook has a dedicated Blueprint course on the basics here.

✔️Facebook has announced some new measures to better detect and remove content that exploits children, including updated warnings, improved automated alerts and new reporting tools. Click here to read more.

✔️ Twitter is now re-launching the alerts, with a new format, and further explanation as to why each reply has been flagged. Learn more about this update here.

✔️LinkedIn is adding some new tools for you to help boost your organic promotion efforts on the platform, while also facilitating more connection with colleagues within the LinkedIn experience. Check out the update here.

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HOLIDAYS 2/25/2021 :

• Toast Day

• Chilli Day

• Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day

• Digital Learning Day

• Clam Chowder Day

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February 23, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has agreed to restore the Pages of Australian news publishers on its platform after the Australian Government added some new amendments to its proposed Media Bargaining Code, which will essentially give Facebook more time to negotiate separate deals with publishers, paving the way for the launch of Facebook News in the region. Read the whole article here.

✔️Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok have outlined new initiatives as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week, including new support tools and resources to help users who may be experiencing issues. Learn more about this update here.

✔️ Spotify is now working on a new process that will allow you to convert your written WordPress blog posts into audio content. Click here to read more.

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HOLIDAYS 2/23/2021 :

• Curling is Cool Day

• Play Tennis Day

• International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

• Banana Bread Day

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February 22, 2021

Updates:

✔️Facebook has released the latest iteration of its State of Small Business Report, which looks at how COVID-19, and the related lockdown measures, are impacting SMBs (small to medium businesses) around the world. Download the full 50-page Global State of Small Business report here.

✔️LinkedIn is reportedly developing a new freelance marketplace platform which will allow businesses to find, connect with, and pay freelancers all on the platform. Read the full article here.

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HOLIDAYS 2/23/2021 :

• Curling is Cool Day

• Play Tennis Day

• International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

• Banana Bread Day

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