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✏️ Instagram confirms editing doesn’t hurt
After years of requests and uncertainty from users, Instagram has officially confirmed what we content marketers have hoped for: editing a post after publishing it will not affect its reach. So, from now on, we can feel perfectly comfortable correcting that small typo without fear of penalization.
👉Read more about this long-awaited update in the LinkedIn post from Jack Appleby here.
🎼 A musical twist in Instagram Stories
Instagram is enhancing its integration with Spotify, making it easier for users to share their favourite tunes in Stories, Notes, and messages. You can now share what you’re listening to on Spotify directly to Stories—offering another way to engage with music within the app. WhatsApp introduced a similar feature for its Stories format, WhatsApp Status, just last month.
This new option adds another tool in the race to compete with TikTok’s growing influence and could potentially fill the gap if TikTok were ever banned (but more on that later).
👉Discover the new sound of Stories at Social Media Today.
🤖 WhatsApp catches you up with AI Summaries
Catching up on group chats can be a challenge. WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that uses AI to summarize your private messages, so you can quickly get up to speed without scrolling through hundreds of messages.
This could be a game-changer for how we manage our digital conversations—and our time. Be honest, we all have those endless group chats. 😉
👉Read it all from the source, check out the WhatsApp blog.
👀 Threads filters out unwanted content
In a move to create a safer online environment, Threads is introducing a “hidden words” filter—a feature that’s been available on Instagram for some time. This allows users to filter out replies that contain specific words, phrases, or emojis, giving them more control over their online experience.
With this move, Threads continues to differentiate itself from Instagram, establishing its own identity.
👉Check all the options as presented by The Verge.
📉 The future of TikTok: a potential sale
With a potential ban looming in the US, the future of TikTok remains uncertain. CNN explores the potential buyers who could take over the popular video-sharing app. The outcome of a sale could significantly reshape the social media landscape. And let’s not forget the current extension is set to expire on September 17. Will they by(t)e the dance?
👉Read more about the potential sale of TikTok at CNN.
🗓️ Newsjacking opportunities
Opportunities to celebrate this week:
- Wed 2 Jul – World UFO Day 🛸
- Thu 3 Jul – Plastic Bag Free Day 👜
- Fri 4 Jul – Alice in Wonderland Day🎩
- Sat 5 Jul – Bikini Day 👙
- Sun 6 Jul – Fried Chicken Day 🍗
- Mon 7 Jul – World Chocolate Day 🍫
- Tue 8 Jul – Cow appreciation Day 🐄
And next…
- Wed 9 Jul – Fashion Day🛍️
- Thu 10 Jul – Pina Colada Day 🍹
- Fri 11 Jul – World Population Day 🧍🏼♂️
- Sat 12 Jul – Simplicity Day ✨
- Sun 13 Jul – French Fry Day 🍟
- Mon 14 Jul – World Chimpanzee Day 🐒
- Tue 15 Jul – Start Four Days Marches Nijmegen 🥾
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Until the next one. XoXo, Erik 👋
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