Here’s What Happened on Social Media Last Week (Entrepreneur’s Edition)

##Google:

• Google May 2022 Broad Core Update Is Live.
• Google Ads Smart Display Campaign and Optimised Targeting Changes.
• 7 Updates coming to Google Performance Max Campaigns.
• A Summary of Updates from Google’s Marketing Live 2022 Event.
• Google Analytics 4 is Receiving a lot of backlash from Marketers and Industry individuals.
• Google Unveils Ads Manager Tool for Video Ads.
• Google Ads now have a new carousel layout for Product Ads and also testing many new layouts for E-commerce listings.

##Tiktok:

• Tiktok partnered with Social Media Management Tools like Later, Sprout social to help their users auto-publish Content.
• Tiktok launched First Stage of Live Creator subscriptions this week.
• Tiktok added new editing features to help you create better Videos.
• Trend: Music Artists all over the platform are calling out labels because labels are stopping music releases due to marketing.
• Tiktok Adds New Lead Generation Feature to it’s Business App.

##Instagram:

• The platform is working on Reactions For Videos and a drop-down menu for Homepage.
• Instagram launched their new Font called “Instagram Sans” for Stories and Reels.
• Instagram was down this week for some users.
• Another Instagram Link Bug was occurring this week which stopped users from visiting other websites from the app.

##Twitter:

• The platform agrees to Pay $150 Million in Privacy Settlements.
• Twitter’s latest update will make third-party apps better.
• Twitter rebranded it’s media website to help creators with more resources.

##Meta:

• Meta updates it’s privacy policy with few changes and Facebook’s data policy is now Meta’s privacy policy.
• WhatsApp now allows Indian Users to Access Governmental Documents in App.
• Meta introduced Facebook Graph And Marketing API v14.0.
• Meta Introduces Recurring Notifications for Businesses on Messengers.

##YouTube:

• The platform will start rolling out YouTube Shorts Ads from this week!
• A Possible update is coming to YouTube Comments UI/UX.
• YouTube Analytics Now separates Data by Video Type.

##LinkedIn & Snapchat:

• LinkedIn shares new insights into remote job opportunities in selected industries .
• LinkedIn shares insights on new feed algorithm.
• Snapchat rolls out ‘shared stories’ feature to make it easier to share memories.

##Marketing:

• Wordpress 6.0 is Here with New Improvements And great features.
• Bing Tests Branded Sidebar Navigation Tool.
• WooCommerce and Tiktok Integration is here!
• Meta and Spotify is bringing back Political Ads silently for mid-term Elections.
• DuckDuckGo’s Search Deal Prevents Browser From Blocking Microsoft Trackers.

##Reddit:

• The platform launched a new “Reddit Talk Host” program.
• Reddit shares insights on creating better Ads.

##Others:

• SEC questions Elon Musk over late Twitter disclosure.
• Twitch pledges to make Ban Notifications more transparent.

##Updates Worth Discussing

1. What do you think about the new Wordpress Update?

2. Is New Google Analytics Update is really bad?

3. Instagram’s working a lot on brand transitions. So, Is this right time to start on platform when all these transitions are happening?

4. YouTube Short Ads will make impact like Tiktok Ads or not?

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