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This is a bumper edition as I got a little excited pulling all this together.
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This week’s Reshare news 🗞
Facebook buys Giphy for $400m via Fast Company
Your favourite way of sharing a witty response or the latest lockdown meme may soon change. Giphy’s integration with other platforms means Facebook will have access to your unique device ID. It may also mean that those Giphy integrations disappear from the places where you currently message and bring a little light-hearted banter with a well-placed side eye gif in the office or when you’re WFH on Microsoft Teams or Slack. But it will give Facebook unimaginable insights into what’s trending online. I wonder when we will see the first sponsored gif?
Disney+ streaming chief to join TikTok as CEO via The Verge
Other social platforms have had aggressive growth strategies focusing on exponential user numbers with content owned and driven by the community. This hire sees TikTok focus on both, bringing a leader who has both premium content and a streaming subscription growth model in their wheelhouse. Is it time to look at TikTok your social strategy?
Facebook launches Shops via The Verge
New tools to support small businesses in their efforts to sell online. A smart move when you will have to buy ads from Facebook to promote products and generate sales. You can find out more about Facebook Shops here.
Here is the Facebook report with insights into how Covid-19 has impacted small businesses too.
Twitter tests ‘Who Can Reply?’ to tweets via Tech Crunch
Testing, testing... A new way to have a convo with exactly who you want. We’re starting with a small % globally, so keep your 👀 out to see it in action.and a creative application from @twitter and @nasa - click below for the cute thread👇
Facebook Creator Studio App gets an update useful for all social media and community managers who want to publish on-the-go.
Reshare content we double-tapped 👉❤️
Click em to watch em 👉📱
How not to behave on Zoom calls 😒
This lovely CGI from CGI Production Studio Wonder Vision
Alexa, show me amazing pre-album launch content…
Burger King Italy’s Social Distancing Whopper from Wunderman Thomson
I love dust have produced 8-bit game shorts to celebrate the Michael Jordan Netflix documentary, The Last Dance.
And this beauty from Three, I may be slightly biased (I used to work with this wonderful team) but their content is 👌
Reshare watched 👀
📹🎶Lockdown production excellence from Little Mix. The new music video for Break Up Song uses Zoom and felted stop-frame animation.
💵Sharing your earnings 💵
Ali Abdaal, NHS Junior Doctor and YouTuber shares an insightful look into his weekly passive income and earnings.
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