December 7, 2021

Updates:

• Instagram announced a new series of celebrity-lead shopping live streams. Check it out here.

• WhatsApp’s adding another privacy feature, with the ability to set all of your message threads to auto-delete after 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days. Learn more about this update here.

• Pinterest announced the acquisition of video editing app Vochi, which lets you easily add effects to your clips. Click here to learn more.

• TikTok has shared an overview of some of the top creators and trends of the year, and I’ll link to it in the shownotes. Check out TikTok’s full best of 2021 overview here.

HOLIDAYS:

• Brownie Day

• Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day

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December 6, 2021

Updates:

• Messenger is rolling out some new features for the holidays, including influencer-inspired group AR effects, fresh Soundmoji options, featuring Taylor Swift, and a new test of bill-splitting within group chat threads. Learn more here.

• TikTok shared a new set of tips on how to maximize conversion with your TikTok ads, based on thousands of examples in its system. Click here to check out TikTok’s full conversion tips overview.

HOLIDAYS:

• Cotton Candy Day

• Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

• International Civil Aviation Day

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December 3, 2021

Updates:

• LinkedIn announced new, privacy-friendly approaches to data collection and ad targeting. Click here to read more about LinkedIn’s evolving ad tracking and data tools.

• TikTok published a listing of some of the most popular products on the platform over the last year, which were featured in various #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt trends. Check out TikTok’s 2021 Gift Guide here.

• Recap of this week’s updates

HOLIDAYS:

Saturday is

• Cookie Day

• World Wildlife Conservation Day

• Dice Day

• Wear Brown Shoes Day

Sunday is

• International Ninja Day

• Repeal Day

• World Soil Day

• Bathtub Party Day

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December 2, 2021

Updates:

• Facebook’s looking to provide more content insight within Creator Studio with the rollout of a new ‘Inspiration Hub’ element, which highlights trending content and hashtags within categories related to your business Page. Click here to learn more.

• TikTok continues to expand its creator monetization tools with the addition of video tipping and virtual gifts for regular uploads, in addition to live-streams in the app. Learn more about this update here.

• Clubhouse is taking a significant step towards addressing its discovery challenges, with an expansion of topics in the app to include many more granular and niche interests, while it’s also giving users more options to follow specific topics, and to connect with others around the same. Learn more here.

HOLIDAYS 12/3/2021:

• Bartender Day

• Make a Gift Day

• Faux Fur Friday

• Roof Over Your Head Day

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December 1, 2021

Updates:

• Twitter’s looking to up its enforcement around the misuse of people’s private content, with an expansion of its private information policy to now also include “private media”, which relates to images shared via tweet without the consent of the person depicted in them. Click here to read more about the technical details of the update.

• LinkedIn’s beefing up its ‘Creator Mode’ features with the addition of LinkedIn Live access for those with Creator Mode turned on, as well as a new newsletter option for creators. Learn more here.

HOLIDAYS 12/2/2021:

• Fritters Day

• Business of Popping Corn Day

• Safety Razor Day

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November 30, 2021

Updates:

• Soon, your main Instagram feed will be a combined display of relevant image posts, Stories, Reels and Video content, all displayed in a full-screen, swipeable UI, ala TikTok, as the platform works to keep up with evolving usage trends, and stop to flow of users migrating to the short-form video app. Learn more about this update here.

• Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has announced that he has resigned from Twitter, effective immediately, with current CTO Parag Agrawal succeeding him in the role.

• Twitter Blue subscribers may soon have some new festive features to try, with a new set of app icons discovered in the back-end code of the app, aligning with seasonal trends. Learn more here.

• Twitter’s new reply downvotes option could be made available to more users very soon. Read the article here. Learn more here.

• YouTube’s working on a new insights feature for YouTube Studio which will provide information on what people are searching for in the app, both in relation to your channel and content specifically, and for more general search queries. Click here to learn more about this update.

• TikTok’s taking the next steps in its growing eCommerce push with a new business registration option that will enable brands to list their business category on their profile, while also giving them early access to new business features. Learn more about this update here.

• Leading GIF platform GIPHY has revealed the most popular GIFs on its platform for the year, with shock and confusion seemingly the leading emotional drivers for GIF usage. Click here to check out GIPHY’s full Top 10 GIFs of the Year listing.

HOLIDAYS for the month of December:

• Pear Month

• Gift of Sight Month

• Operation Santa Paws

• Worldwide Food Service Safety Month

• Write A Business Plan Month

• Universal Human Rights Month

• Tie Month

and tomorrow is:

• Eat a Red Apple Day

• Day Without Art Day

• Peppermint Bark Day

• Christmas Lights Day

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November 29, 2021

Updates:

• Optimizing Your Google My Business Page

HOLIDAYS 11/30/2021:

• National Lemon Cream Pie Day

• Throw Out Your Leftovers Day

• Square Dancing Day

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