Wed.Sep 27, 2023

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The Secret to Consistent Content Creation

Jon Loomer

Look, I hate titles that include words like “Secret.” It feels like click bait. My titles are normally boring as a result. But, since I’ve seen so many people fail at consistent content creation, I absolutely feel like I have some secret knowledge that others do not. I have experience on the topic of consistent content creation. I started this website in 2011 and wrote 600 blog posts during the first two years.

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Meta Announces a Range of New AI and VR Tools, Including Celebrity-Influenced Chatbots and New Smart Glasses

Social Media Today

A range of new AI elements are coming to Facebook and IG, including new chatbots in the communications style of celebrities.

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Do Old Verified Pages Get Benefits?

Jon Loomer

What happens to my verified Facebook page? Now that Meta is rolling out Meta Verified for businesses on Facebook and Instagram, I’m curious how this impacts businesses like mine. I haven’t signed up for Meta Verified, but my Facebook page was verified YEARS ago (I’m old). My Instagram profile was never verified because I never really used it until the past year or two.

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Meta’s New AI and VR Push Includes Celebrity-Influenced Chatbots and Next-Gen Smart Glasses

Social Media Today

A range of new AI elements are coming to Facebook and IG, including new chatbots in the communications style of celebrities.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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How TikTok Has Exposed Celebrities And Politicians’ Closest Personal Contacts

Forbes Social Media

TikTok and ByteDance staff's easy access to the friend lists of the First Family and public figures has created national security and privacy risks ahead of the election.

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Meta Announces a Range of New AI and VR Tools, Including Celebrity Chatbots and New Smart Glasses

Social Media Today

A range of new AI elements are coming to Facebook and IG, including new chatbots in the communications style of celebrities.

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Snap’s Shutting Down its Enterprise AR Development Project After Less Than 6 Months

Social Media Today

Snapchat's ARES project enables partners to utilize Snap's AR tech in new ways.

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Olivia Dunne Tells College Athletes How They Can Capitalize On Their Brand Under New NIL Rules

Forbes Social Media

Dunne is TikTok’s million-dollar tumbler. The all-American gymnast at Louisiana State University is the world’s most-followed college athlete. The New Jersey native has turned her 12 million followers into endorsement gold.

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LinkedIn Adds New Text Accessibility Options for LinkedIn Publisher Posts

Social Media Today

The new options will enable readers with visual impairments to engage with more content.

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Amouranth, The Most Popular Female Gamer, Advises Women New To Gaming Not To Use Their Real Name

Forbes Social Media

Provocative content always landed Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa on Twitch’s naughty list, but in June, the hot tub streamer and most popular female gamer signed a non-exclusive platform deal with rival platform, Kick, for an estimated $7 million annua

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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LinkedIn Adds New Text Accessibility Options for LinkedIn Publisher Posts

Social Media Today

The new options will enable differently-abled readers to engage with more content.

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How Rhett & Link Manage Co-Founder Disagreements Without Sacrificing Friendship

Forbes Social Media

Best friends since grade school, the two former engineers began posting comedy shows on YouTube in 2006. Today Rhett & Link's Burbank, California entertainment company, Mythical, employs more than 100 people who create YouTube series.

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OpenAI Adds Live Web Browsing and Audio Prompts to ChatGPT

Social Media Today

New updates for ChatGPT, as generative AI continues to advance.

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YouTube Shorts Monetization Guide [How Much Can You Make?]

Hootsuite

Just like all the other social platforms, YouTube has been leaning hard into short-form video content, with a Shorts tab on the main menu and a prominent Shorts feature on the watch page. So, it’s no surprise that YouTube Shorts reached two billion monthly logged-in users as of July 2023. In this post, we talk specifically about YouTube Shorts monetization, a.k.a. how to make money from your YouTube Shorts.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Snap’s Shutting Down Its Enterprise AR Development Project

Social Media Today

Snapchat's ARES project enables partners to utilize Snap's AR tech in new ways.

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Khaby Lame's Secret To Growing A Fanbase: 'Don't Care About The Follower'

Forbes Social Media

TikTok’s Khaby Lame fetches $750K to feature a product in a TikTok and Instagram post. Lame, who in 2019 was assembling car filters in a factory outside Turin, now has more than 240M social media followers and has scored lucrative partnerships.

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LinkedIn Shares New Insights into its Potential for Healthcare Marketers

Social Media Today

Some interesting stats and notes for healthcare marketers.

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My First 30 Days at Buffer: What It’s Like To Join the Company in 2023

Buffer Social

I still get a jolt every time my phone lights up with a notification about an email from my now manager, Hailley Griffis. After weeks on tenterhooks while I went through the application and interview process for my dream job — checking my phone at every available moment for a ‘You’re through to the next round’ email — it’s a tough habit to break.

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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OpenAI Adds Live Web Browsing and Audio Prompts to ChatGPT

Social Media Today

New updates for ChatGPT as generative AI continues to advance.

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Meet The Three Mark Zuckerbergs, From ‘The Social Network’ To MMA

Forbes Social Media

The third Mark Zuckerberg is ready for his closeup.

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TikTok Shares New Notes on How to Maximize Ad Effectiveness in the App

Social Media Today

Some data-backed tips for your TikTok ads approach.

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Drea Okeke Monetizes The Drea Knows Best Brand

Forbes Social Media

Drea Okeke, a former engineer, has gone from calculations to comedy. She’s collected six million TikTok followers with her street interviews and wild characters. Okeke has collaborated with companies such as Nissan, Google, Coca-Cola, 7-Eleven.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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X May Be Developing an Ad Free Version of its Premium Subscription Package

Social Media Today

Would you pay for an ad-free version of X?

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Why Nick DiGiovanni Works To Balance His Content Themes In The Food Space

Forbes Social Media

More than 12 million people subscribe to Nick DiGiovanni's YouTube channel to watch the young chef crack open a 70-pound wheel of cheese, conduct a burger battle with Shaquille O’Neal, and make the world's largest chicken nugget.

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TikTok Adds New Centralized Wallet to Manage In-App Transactions

Social Media Today

Another step towards in-app commerce and payments.

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How Alan Chikin Chan Harnessed Social Media's Geographic Reach To Build A Following In The Multimillions

Forbes Social Media

Alan Chikin Chow's comedy videos, shot with a few fellow actors, have attracted more than 30 million subscribers to Chow’s YouTube channel.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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TikTok Shares New Notes on Maximizing Ad Effectiveness

Social Media Today

Some data-backed tips for your TikTok ads approach.

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Twitter And Ticks, Payments And Persons

Forbes Social Media

Since there is no IS-A-PERSON credential that X can ask for, banks can’t charge them for it. But suppose there was such a credential? Then it would be a win-win.

Banking 76
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LinkedIn Shares New Insights Into Its Potential for Healthcare Marketers

Social Media Today

Some interesting stats and notes for healthcare marketers.

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Drew “Druski” Desbordes' Secret To Building A Fanbase In The Multimillions

Forbes Social Media

Digital Jokester Drew “Druski” Desbordes on how he has turned his funny digital skits into a media empire.

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TikTok Adds Centralized Wallet To Manage In-App Transactions

Social Media Today

Another step towards in-app commerce and payments.

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