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Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs launch Vanish Mode, a new Snapchat-inspired function which lets you send texts, photos, voice messages, emojis and stickers that disappear immediately once they’re viewed by the other person and poof, the chat window closes.

Oct 2013: Snapchat launches Stories Aug 2016: Instagram copies it Feb 2017: WhatsApp copies it Mar 2017: Messenger copies it Nov 2018: YouTube copies it... Sep 2020: LinkedIn copies it Nov 2020: Twitter copies it See more

FINALLY some good news this week iOS 14.2 just released with 100 new emojis, including a ninja, a transgender pride flag, a coin, bubble tea, a dodo, a piñata, a tamale, and the pinched finger! https://www.theverge.com//ios-14-2-available-now-download-

Too little too late from Instagram & Facebook "Recent posts from all hashtags may be temporarily hidden to help prevent the spread of possible false information and harmful content related to the 2020 US election. Instagram is committed to reducing the spread of false information and giving people accurate information about voting"

Twitter is testing whether to make ‘Quote Tweet’ the default retweet option by directly opening the quote tweet composer window. This would give users not just get a moment to consider what they’re re-sharing but also get prompted to make a possibly more informed decision. Of course if Twitter is concerned about content getting shared, perhaps they should police it better!

Facebook issues response to claims made in the Netflix documentary 'The Social Dilemma' ... of course they did!

Walmart and Microsoft launch joint bid to buy TikTok - I'm seeing Clippy dances on MySpace!

HIRING: Digital / Social Media Agency Intern + Experiential Learning Social Stardom digital marketing agency is hiring an intern in Santa Barbara. If you live and breathe social media, can multi-task, write well, know your way around Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok etc, and want to learn more, send us your *relevant info* and resumé. We prefer someone who'll be in Santa Barbara for a while! Send to [email protected]. This can lead to a paid position for... the right person [part-time] Responsibilities: - Social media campaigns, ads, content creation and ideas - Implementation of social marketing campaigns and initiatives - Social media engagement monitoring and response - Online research - Other duties as assigned Requirements: - MUST BE ABLE TO WORK IN SANTA BARBARA OFFICE. It will only be 2 people [you & me], in separate rooms! - Must own your own laptop, smartphone, transport. - Minimum 12 hrs per week. - Written and verbal communication skills . - Attention to detail. - Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. Nice to have, but not essential: - Graphic design skills. - PSD/AI experience. - Video editing.

Twitter expresses interest in buying TikTok's U.S. operations - they may have to go to Square for a loan though!

Instagram/Facebook once again copying its competitors with rollout of Reels. Similar to TikTok, Reels lets people create short-form videos set to music that can be shared with friends and followers and discovered while browsing the app.

Trump: As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the US. TikTok: US user data is stored in the US, with strict controls on employee access. TikTok's biggest investors come from the US. We are committed to protecting our users' privacy & safety... Users:

Florida teenager under arrest for being the mastermind behind the biggest security and privacy breach in Twitter’s history Maybe if Twitter had a full-time CEO they could do a better job at security, amongst other things!

07.16 UPDATE from Twitter: "We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees with access to internal systems and tools." Twitter just blocked all verified accounts from posting because Joe Biden, Kanye West, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg and more all got 'hacked' or 'accessed'. It would be very hard to brute force or phish all of those accounts ...so it seems like a Twitter employee's account got breached and the hackers had access to their employee "dashboard". Enjoy The Silence https://twitter.com/search

Instagram tests Shopping Tags in captions for already super rich people and large brands, not for the rest of us or SMBs!

Keen is Google's latest attempt at a social network / Pinterest-killer ... "a place to grow and share your interests with loved ones, and find things that will help in making this precious life count". Oh dear!

New Twitter Troll Controls are starting to rollout! Control who can Reply to tweets. And yes, that rabbit is a client! facebook.com/valentinothelovebunny facebook.com/groups/valentinothelovebunny instagram.com/valentinothelovebunny... twitter.com/valentinobunny youtube.com/channel/UCYbjXRQ3yNZww36qphxXpXA See more

Troll Control! Twitter testing new controls over who can Reply to your tweets.