Instagram considering adding more than one person to live
- This could be great but it takes computing power
- More pressing issues…
- More stability, more features, making available on the web
- Love that he used Insta stories to share this
https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialgeekout/permalink/1416623398518081/
New Selfie stickers on Insta
- Choose the sticker
- Choose an emoji to replicate
- It becomes a moving image in a circle on your story
- Add as many as you want to a story element
Instagram support sticker
- Help you sell gift cards (mentioned last week)
- Sticker will link to a gift card purchase. Choose service you use to sell including PayPal, Square or Cabbage.
- Great tool for business (when we get it)
https://twitter.com/wongmjane/status/1243712124196536320
Twitter tweet prompts
- What should you post on Twitter?
- Twitter has a list of 30 prompts for a month of Tweets
- Includes: Pro Tip, Ask A Question, Statistcs
- All you need to get started with a content plan
- Their goal = Get people using the network
https://business.twitter.com/en/blog/month-of-tweet-ideas.html
Updates to Facebook live including captions and audio only
- The number of people in the US watching live-streams via Facebook Live has also risen by 50% since January.
- Automatic closed captions (I hope this works live as you speak)
- Live audio – Users will have the option to listen without picture (consider this when live, will it work as audio)
- Generate a donation phone number so people can donate during broadcast
Cool Facebook Video Features
- Series & Playlists mean people spend longer with your videos
- Video Tab – People can update their video notifications
- Playlist – Organise topical or thematic content, have unique URL will display when you share a video, manage in creator studio
- Series – Episodic content (like tv), seasons, artwork and trailers
- Bulk uploader – upload up to 50 videos at once via creator studio, bulk actions like add captions, add to playlist coming soon
Facebook makes it easier for people to request and give help
- Community help feature
- Request help
- Offer help
- Fundraise
- US, UK, France, Canada, Australia – other countries in weeks
https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus/#Community-Help
LinkedIn message people in groups
- No limits
- Message people otherwise outside your network
- Does this mean LinkedIn is getting serious about groups again?
- On brand with their ‘conversations’ theme
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/119257/send-receive-and-manage-message-requests
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