Will TikTok Get Banned?!

A weekly newsletter about all things social media

As TikTok continues to get banned from governments' devices, the app has a tough decision to make to avoid a complete ban in the US. 

Google is moving forward with integrating their new AI, Bard, while Meta cuts down 10,000 jobs. 

You can now catch up on social media news and the latest marketing strategies weekly with the Nuelink team.

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Read Our Blog Posts for This Week 📚

• How Can Businesses Use ChatGPT? 5 Top Uses + ChatGPT Prompts.

• 10 Tips for Effective Social Media Management for Small Businesses.

Create Content 🤳

Holidays 🎉

20 Mar

• International Day of Happiness.

• Spring Begins.

• World Storytelling Day.

• Wellderly Day.

21 Mar

• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

• Astrology Day.

• Education Freedom Day.

• International Day of Forests.

• Twitter Day.

22 Mar

• American Red Cross Giving Day.

• International Day Of The Seal.

• International Goof-off Day.

• World Cloud Security Day.

• World Water Day.

• Talk Like William Shakespeare Day.

23 Mar

• Ramadan.

• World Math Day.

• World Meteorological Day.

24 Mar

• International Day For Achievers.

• World Tuberculosis Day.

• National Cocktail Day.

25 Mar

• Earth Hour.

• International Waffle Day.

• Old New Year's Day.

• Struggle For Human Rights Day.

• World Retrospective Day.

26 Mar 

• Epilepsy Awareness Day.

• Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.

• Solitude Day.

Trends 📈

• The "You’re Joking" trend: Use this sound with text overlay to describe your shock at discovering something that you thought was actually just a joke. This trend is perfect to add a bit of entertainment to your content.

• The "I Left You Alone For Five Minutes" trend: Use this trending audio to show your audience something you spent a lot of money on. The more absurd the item is, the better. 

• The "NOSTALGIA is Real" trend: Use this sound and effect with text overlay to describe what you would do if something silly you do becomes illegal. These trends all end with the person running from the police. 

• Trending songs 🎶

• PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar 

• Meghan Trainor - Mother 

• Miley Cyrus - Flowers 

• Tiësto - 10:35 (feat. Tate McRae)

Memes 🤣

• The "Drake Tickets" memes: Drake's fans took to the internet this week to cry, and obviously meme, about the prices of the rapper's Drake and 21 Savage’s concert tickets. Many fans hilariously reacted to the thousands of dollars price tag.

Read about Social Media News 📰

TikTok 🎤🎧

• TikTok Partners with Dentsu on New Campaign Performance Tracking Solution.

• TikTok is adding a dedicated feed for STEM content.

• TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes.

• TikTok Looks to Highlight its Value to the US Economy, Amid Ongoing Debate About Banning the App.

• TikTok’s new feature lets you refresh your For You feed and retrain your algorithm.

• UK bans TikTok on government phones over security concerns.

• New Zealand to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament, cites security concerns.

Instagram 📷

• Instagram is making it more accesible to reshare Reels you already sent to friends.

• Instagram’s Testing a New ‘Top 3’ Sticker for Stories.

Twitter 🐦

• Twitter’s New API Access Charges Could Price Many Apps and Researchers Out of Their Projects.

• Twitter’s Working on a New Option to Show You Why You’re Seeing Each Tweet in Your Feed.

• Twitter Launches New Video Marketing Education Course.

• Twitter’s Developing a New Option That Would Enable Users to Opt Out of Ads in Certain Categories.

• Twitter Considers New Option to Set a Reminder on Individual Tweets.

• Twitter Adds Tweet Bookmark Count to Details View.

Google 🔎

• Google is making it easier to find low-cost healthcare centers in search results.

• Google introduces Open Health Stack for developers.

• Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, and more to rival Microsoft.

YouTube 🎥

• YouTube TV begins testing multiview to let sports fans watch four games at once.

• YouTube Adds Multi-Language Audio Analytics, New Shorts Music Sharing Options.

• YouTube TV raises subscription to $72.99, inching closer to cable pricing.

• YouTube Will Now Enable Creators on iOS to Select a Thumbnail for their Shorts Clips.

Facebook 📘

• Meta gives up on NFTs for Facebook and Instagram.

• Meta Threatens to Ban Canadian News Outlets from Facebook Due to New Online News Act.

• Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs and cancel ‘low priority projects’.

• Meta Tests New Process to Authenticate Accounts via Missed Calls.

LinkedIn 🧑‍💼

• LinkedIn Launches New ‘Podcast Academy’ to Expand its Podcast Network.

• LinkedIn is adding AI tools for generating profile copy and job descriptions.

Pinterest 📌

• Northwestern Mutual's Pinterest Collaboration Connects Dreams to Financial Planning.

• Pinterest Announces New Video Content Partnership with Dotdash Meredith.

Snapchat 👻

• Snapchat makes its content guidelines public.

Hot SaaS Tools on the Market 🔨🧰

• Nuelink: Plans, automates, schedules, cross-posts, and manages your social media platforms and content for you.

• Upvoty: This user feedback software helps you gather customer feedback and build a better product for your customers.   

• Crisp: Helps you streamline customer support, sales, and marketing efforts in one business messaging platform. 

• Hemingway Editor: This editing tool helps you keep your content crisp and convey the message. 

Our Two Cents on Social Media Marketing 🧙‍♂️

• Use social media apps’ targeting features to get your content in front of the right audience for your brand. Make sure to get to know your demographic beforehand. 

• When choosing hashtags for your posts, offer a combination of branded, industry, and trending hashtags. This will make it easier for users to find your content. 

• Create collections and playlists to make your content easily browsable. This makes it easier for your audience to find content in the topics and niches they are interested in. 

• 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!