Political Social Grab Bag – May 2024

Political Social Grab Bag

What am I thinking about?

This newsletter is usually an Eric Church free zone but today I’m gonna break my own rule because the performance he did at Stagecoach Fri night was that awe inspiring. If you’re a fan of music in general you’re gonna love this.

Ok now back to business…

What am I reading?

Using rhythm in your social media content [infographic] – An interesting lens to think about when creating visual content

Google is feeling pretty pumped about a new way of showing you ads on YouTube – Are pause ads a new surface for digital advertising of the future?

Platform Updates

Meta Products (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads

Instagram is building “Experiment Mode” for Reels but it works by showing content to non followers- so will this work for political content or not? Only time will tell

Heads up to those of you in Europe: Facebook Donations will not work in Europe anymore starting July 1

It’s finally officially happening: Full Screen Portrait oriented video for the Meta Video player

New from Instagram: Double Tap, a newsletter all about Instagram

Fediverse (Mastodon, Bluesky)

Fediverse in general: Yes please

Other Platforms

Heads up- new user interface on posts coming soon on Twitter

RIP Post.News

Now rolling out: 30 min videos on TikTok

Now rolling out in Canada and Australia: TIkTok’s new app…Notes

Winning the Internet

Good…now more folks follow suit please

(here’s how if you need the primer)

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