Welcome back to the Nuelink Chronicles and the Nuesletter! It's that time of the week again, where we dive into the whirlwind of social media updates. Hold onto your virtual hats, folks, because we've got quite the rollercoaster of news to share!
First up, Instagram is playing Santa Claus early this year. Now, creators worldwide can expect gifts from their followers. 🎁💰
TikTok, always the overachiever, is gearing up for the holiday shopping frenzy by offering up to 50% discounts in its brand-new TikTok Shop. Starting on October 27th, they aim to wrestle shoppers away from the likes of Amazon and Walmart. Who can resist a good bargain?! 💃🛍️
Now, let's talk about AI and its rise in the creative world. TikTok is taking a step towards transparency by introducing a tool that allows creators to label their AI-generated content. 🎶🤖
Elon Musk has just dropped a bombshell. He suggested that Twitter might no longer be free and could require a "small monthly payment" to deal with those pesky bots. Could this be the end of "Twitter for the masses"? Stay tuned! 💸🤖
Meta is expanding Verified to businesses. For a mere $21.99/month per Facebook page or Instagram account, you too can get that coveted blue checkmark.🔵✅
Snapchat+ is making waves with over 5 million subscribers. Seems like those snappy filters and exclusive AI features are a hit! 📸🎬
Last but not least, YouTube is unleashing its secret weapon for creators - YouTube Create! This handy app offers a treasure trove of editing tools, stickers, GIFs, and effects for creators to jazz up their videos. 🎥✨
That's a wrap for this week's Social Media Roundup! Stay tuned for more exciting updates. 🌟📱 #nuelinkchronicles
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Holidays 🎉
Sep 25
Binge Day.
National Comic Book Day.
World Dream Day.
Sep 26
Alpaca Day.
World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
Sep 27
Ancestor Appreciation Day.
National No Excuses Day.
World Tourism Day.
Sep 28
International Right To Know Day.
World Maritime Day.
Sep 29
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
Sep 30
International Podcast Day.
International Translation Day.
Save Your Photos Day.
Oct 1
International Coffee Day.
International Music Day.
Trends 📈
The “Roman Empire” Trend: Share a video asking your significant other how often they think about the Roman Empire and recording the results. These surprisingly tend to turn out very funny and quite engaging.
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The “Wow, How Disappointing Was That Question?” Trend: Use the popular sound, courtesy of Rihanna, and film yourself getting interrupted during a task by an annoying question, lip sync Rihanna's lines, and overlay text with the disappointing question.
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The “I Pay Attention To Things Most People Ignore” Trend: TikTok users are using this sound to showcase their expertise, often using parentheses to explain what they're closely observing.
The “Shake It” Trend: This trending sound is making the waves a popular background song for any type of content.
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Memes 🤣
The “NFT” Meme: And to no one’s surprise, except the people who spent millions of dollars, NFTs are officially a bad investment. The internet has taken this moment to gloat, and who can blame them.
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Read about Social Media News 📰
TikTok 🎤🎧
TikTok Plans Steep Holiday Discounts, Bringing Amazon Price War.
TikTok Implements Self-Attributing Networks (SAN) to Improve Ad Performance Tracking.
Instagram 📷
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X’s crowdsourced fact-checking system will now let contributors consider opposing viewpoints.
X will now tell you if someone deletes a post you annotated with a Community Note.
Elon Musk Says X Users are Posting Fewer Posts Per Day Than People Had Been Tweeting.
X Announces Coming Community Features, Including Pinned Communities and Search.
Google 🔎
Google to pay California $93 million over location-tracking claims.
Google’s Bard chatbot can now find answers in your Gmail, Docs, Drive.
YouTube 🎥
YouTube Adds New Clips Insights to Further Inform Content Strategy.
YouTube debuts a new app, YouTube Create, for editing videos, adding effects and more.
Facebook 📘
Meta is expanding its paid verification badge to business accounts.
Facebook changed its logo — see if you can tell the difference.
Facebook Will Now Allow Users to Create Multiple Profiles to Explore Different Interests.
LinkedIn 🧑💼
Pinterest 📌
Snapchat 👻
Threads 📝
Mastodon 🦣
Hot SaaS Tools on the Market 🔨🧰
Nuelink: Plans, automates, schedules, cross-posts, and manages your social media platforms and content for you.
Moz: A SEO toolset that assists businesses and website owners in optimizing their online presence. It provides tools for keyword research, link building, and site optimization to improve search engine rankings and visibility on the web.
Salesforce: This Customer Relationship Management platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools and features for businesses to manage and streamline their sales, customer support, and marketing processes.
Norton Security: It offers real-time monitoring and security features to safeguard personal and business data, providing users with peace of mind while using the internet and digital devices.
Our Two Cents on Social Media Marketing 🧙♂️
If you're sharing links, use short, user-friendly URLs to enhance the user experience.
By setting SMART, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound, goals, you give your social media marketing efforts a clear sense of purpose, direction, and accountability.
Social media crisis management is a crucial aspect of brand management involving proactive planning and transparent responses to unexpected issues on social platforms.
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!