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What's New in Social
Instagram Stories up to 60 seconds will no longer be broken up into segments
No more split-up Stories! Instagram will no longer split your Instagram Stories into segments if it is under 60 seconds.
Instagram is testing a way to send your posts to your followers through DM
Instagram is currently testing a feature that would allow people to share their latest posts with connections via DM. I can see this getting out of hand real quick!
Meta adds new account switching and cross-app alert tools
Meta says, “We know that many people use more than one of our apps to pursue different interests, reach a broader audience or share different aspects of who they are with different groups of people. With that in mind, we’re simplifying the process of creating and switching between accounts and profiles.”
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In Other News
HeyOrca is hiring a Product Manager!
Facebook tests "Subscriber Only" posts
YouTube tests improved comment removal notifications
How to formulate a more effective approach to TikTok marketing
Everyone can now share NFTs on Instagram and Facebook
Social Holidays for the Month of October
October 1 – First Day of Black History Month (UK) / International Coffee Day / World Vegetarian Day
October 2 – First Day of Mental Health Awareness Week (CA)
October 3 – National Boyfriend Day (US) / Mean Girls Day
October 4 – Yom Kippur Starts / Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
October 5 – Yom Kippur Ends / World Teachers Day
October 6 – Instagram’s Birthday
October 8 – The Prophet’s Birthday
October 9 – First Day of Sukkot
October 10 – World Mental Health Day / Columbus Day (US) / Thanksgiving
October 11 – National Coming Out Day
October 15 – Sweetest Day / Hoshana Rabbah / White Cane Safety Day
October 16 – Last Day of Sukkot / Shemini Atzeret
October 24 – Diwali / Deepavali
October 26 – National Pumpkin Day (US)
October 31 – Halloween
Sync all of the social media holidays for the year with your Google Calendar by clicking here.