Hey there, social media enthusiasts! It's time for your weekly update on what's been happening in the digital world. Let's dive into the latest news:
🔍 Meta's AI Content Labels Update: Meta is enhancing its AI content labels to better identify synthetic content. This update aims to address the surge in generative AI posts by tagging more content with “Made with AI” labels, helping users differentiate between real and AI-generated content.
📸 Messenger's New Features: Messenger is introducing exciting new features for its users. Now, you can create shared albums in chats, send high-definition photos, and share larger files up to 100MB in size. These enhancements cater to users who frequently share albums or HD images, providing a seamless experience within the messaging app.
📷 TikTok's Photo App Launch: TikTok appears to be nearing the launch of its dedicated photo app, “TikTok Notes.” Users are being informed that their still image uploads on TikTok will soon be visible on TikTok Notes as well. This move reflects TikTok's efforts to expand its platform beyond video content and offer new avenues for sharing.
🔵 X's Blue Checkmark Update: Elon Musk's social network X, formerly Twitter, is making changes to its blue checkmark feature. After allowing paid users to hide their blue checkmarks, X is now sending notifications to users, indicating that this feature will soon be removed.
🛍️ YouTube's In-Stream Shopping Tools: YouTube is introducing new in-stream shopping tools to drive product discovery and purchase activity within the app. By integrating shopping features into video clips, YouTube aims to unlock new revenue opportunities and provide creators with additional monetization options.
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Holidays 🎉
Apr 15
International Microvolunteering Day.
World Art Day.
Titanic Remembrance Day.
Apr 16
Save the Elephant Day.
World Voice Day.
Apr 17
World Hemophilia Day.
World Circus Day.
Apr 18
Adult Autism Awareness Day.
International Day for Monuments and Sites.
Apr 19
Humorous Day.
Refresh Your Goals Day.
Apr 20
Chinese Language Day.
Volunteer Recognition Day.
Apr 21
Advisor Appreciation Day.
World Creativity and Innovation Day.
Trends 📈
The “I Would Rather Take My Whiskey Neat” Trend: Share a photo carousel capturing a transformation. The first pic should show something in its original state, and the second should reveal its upgraded or more appealing version.
The “Show it to Me, Rachel” Trend: Post a video lip-syncing to this sound, accompanied by a hilarious caption depicting a scenario where you would desperately plead for someone to reveal something to you.
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The “Parasites In Me” Trend: Use this trending sound to discuss a guilty pleasure or a bad habit that's hard to resist.
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The “Clouds” Trends: This versatile background track serves as the perfect backdrop for showcasing anything within your niche.
Memes 🤣
The “Joker” Memes: The long-awaited follow-up to 2019's Joker, titled Joker: Folie à Deux, has just dropped its inaugural trailer, sparking immense excitement among fans. Naturally, enthusiasts flocked to X to share their most hilarious reactions to the trailer and their initial glimpse of Lady Gaga's character.
https://x.com/notgwendalupe/status/1777865108947091640
Read about Social Media News 📰
TikTok 🎤🎧
Instagram 📷
Instagram makes more money from ads than YouTube does, and it has for years.
Meta Shares Insight into Instagram’s Revenue Performance, Providing New Growth Context.
Instagram Confirms That Profile Notes are Coming to All Users.
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X’s Bot Purge Sees Big Accounts Lose Thousands of Followers.
Elon Musk says his posts did more to ‘financially impair’ X than help it.
X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in users' posts, breaking legit URLs.
Google 🔎
YouTube 🎥
YouTube is switching to read-only comments for kids in supervised experiences.
YouTube Adds Shopping Display Tools and Affiliate Partnership Opportunities.
Facebook 📘
Meta Updates AI Labeling Policy to Expose Generated Content in its Apps.
Messenger now lets you create shared albums, send HD photos and share larger files.
LinkedIn 🧑💼
Snapchat 👻
Snapchat makes changes to new ranking feature after parent concerns.
Snapchat Debuts AR Ring Try-on Experience for Cartier Campaign.
Threads 📝
Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs.
Threads Tests New Trending Topic Highlights to Focus on Live Events.
Hot SaaS Tools on the Market 🔨🧰
Nuelink: Plans, automates, schedules, cross-posts, and manages your social media platforms and content for you.
TextExpander: Allows users to create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand snippets of text, saving time on repetitive typing tasks across various applications.
Userlane: Provides interactive guidance and on-screen prompts to help users navigate and adopt new software applications more efficiently, reducing training time and support costs.
Chartio: Allows users to create interactive charts and dashboards from multiple data sources, helping businesses make data-driven decisions.
Our Two Cents on Social Media Marketing 🧙♂️
Interact regularly with your followers through comments, messages, and live sessions to build a loyal community around your brand.
Take advantage of features like Instagram Shopping or TikTok Shop to tag products directly in your posts, making it easy for users to purchase without leaving the platform.
Share visually appealing images and videos of your products to capture the attention of your audience and showcase your offerings 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.
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