TikTok fights back and Elon is getting rid of Twitter Circles
A weekly newsletter about all things social media by Nuelink
Here goes another week of social media news! This week, TikTok went to court to fight the ban that Montana passed.
Like TikTok, Elon's week left something to be desired as Twitter continues to suffer from bugs and users to troll every new feature that launches.
You can now catch up on social media news and the latest marketing strategies weekly with the Nuelink team.
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Holidays 🎉
May 29
International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
Memorial Day.
Mount Everest Day.
World Digestive Health Day.
May 30
International Hug Your Cat Day.
National Creativity Day.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day.
May 31
Autonomous Vehicle Day.
National Smile Day.
Web Designer Day.
Jun 1
Dare Day.
Dinosaur Day.
Global Day of Parents.
International Children's Day.
African American Appreciation Month.
Jun 2
National Donut Day.
National Leave the Office Early Day.
Jun 3
National Black Bear Day.
Repeat Day.
World Bicycle Day.
Jun 4
National Cancer Survivors Day.
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
Shopping Cart Day.
Trends 📈
The "Taylor Swift vs. Security Guard" Trend: While Taylor Swift was performing her hit song, Bad Blood, she had a few words for one security guard who was bothering one of the concert goers. Needless to say, this unexpected mashup is now a TikTok hit.
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The "Excuse me what are you doing in my house" Trend: Lip-sync to this sound, with a text overlay illustrating a comical scenario of strangers constantly interrupting your "me time" at home.
The "It’s Hard to Believe" Trend: Use this sound, featuring a text overlay that presents a shocking fact, like "It's hard to believe that [insert fact]." But wait, surprise! Change the text to "because it's not..." and reveal the truth behind why the initial fact was false.
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The "Do You Miss Me" Trend: Use this sound and film yourself having a captivating dialogue between your former self and the new and improved you. This is a great way to celebrate personal growth in a powerful and uplifting way.
Memes 🤣
The "Padam Padam" Meme: Kylie Minogue's new song, 'Padam Padam,' has sent social media users into a frenzy, igniting the internet. This catchy tune is taking over memes and becoming the ultimate conversation catalyst.
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Read about Social Media News 📰
TikTok 🎤🎧
Ongoing Chinese Influence Operations Could Strengthen the Case for a TikTok Ban.
TikTok’s Testing a New ‘Tako’ AI Chatbot Experience In the App.
Instagram 📷
Twitter 🐦
What’s the Future of Twitter Blue Under a New CEO at the App?
Piracy-loving Twitter Blue users exploit new 2-hour video limit.
Twitter Tests New Explainer Pop-Up on Verified Accounts Which Displays Date Verified.
Twitter now publicly shows who you're paying to subscribe to via Subscriptions.
Elon Musk Endorses the Idea of Shutting Down Twitter Circles.
Twitter Adds Picture-in-Picture Video Playback, Tests New Video Download Options.
Google 🔎
Google’s new generative AI tool can help sellers jazz up their product images.
Google expands Play Games for PC beta to Europe and New Zealand.
Google starts opening up access to its new generative AI capabilities in Search.
YouTube 🎥
A Google DeepMind AI language model is now making descriptions for YouTube Shorts.
YouTube will let you watch unlimited NFL Sunday Ticket streams, but only at home.
Facebook 📘
Facebook given record $1.3 billion fine, given 5 months to stop EU-US data flows.
Meta Open Sources Multi-Lingual Language Models to Maximize Inclusion.
Meta will sell Giphy to Shutterstock, after antitrust ruling.
Meta Staff Raise Concerns About the Impacts of Staff Cuts, as Ad Buyers Report Ongoing Problems.
LinkedIn 🧑💼
LinkedIn Adds Verifications in Job Listings to Provide More Assurance for Users.
LinkedIn Integrates More Buyer Intent Signals into Sales Navigator Alerts.
Pinterest 📌
Snapchat 👻
Bluesky ☁️💙
Hot SaaS Tools on the Market 🔨🧰
Nuelink: Plans, automates, schedules, cross-posts, and manages your social media platforms and content for you.
Otter.ai: This AI-powered transcription and note-taking tool automatically transcribes audio recordings, meetings, and lectures. You can search and highlight text within the transcripts as you see fit.
CloudConvert: This file conversion tool helps you convert over 200 file formats, including documents, images, audio, and video files. You can convert files between different formats, resize images, and even perform advanced tasks like merging PDFs or adding watermarks.
Bitwarden: Helps you store your passwords and sensitive information, allowing you to access them across your devices. It has browser extensions, mobile apps, and even supports two-factor authentication.
Our Two Cents on Social Media Marketing 🧙♂️
With the rising popularity of voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, optimizing your social media content for voice search is crucial. Use natural language, include long-tail keywords, and answer common voice search queries. This way, your content becomes more discoverable to voice search users.
Optimizing your visual content and designs to be compatible with dark mode can enhance the user experience. Consider testing your graphics and images in both light and dark modes to ensure they look appealing in all settings.
Integrate WhatsApp Business into your social media strategy by including WhatsApp contact details, using WhatsApp Chatbots, or running WhatsApp-based campaigns to engage with your audience effectively.
As usual, use Nuelink to keep your social media marketing plan running without investing much time and resources with its automation and scheduling features.
I hope you enjoyed this week's Nuesletter by Nuelink. Stay tuned for the latest news, tips, and more!
See you next week!