Political Social Grab Bag – November 2022

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What am I thinking about?

I’m thinking about 2 things:

1. Elon Musk and Twitter- for now we are not recommending anyone leave the site as we wait for things to shake out and see if our audiences leave the platform. We are not willing to just cede space to the opposition, and if the public conversation continues to happen there we need to be a part of that, just need to develop strategies to deal with the rest. (And yes that comes from a place of priviledge but there are an awful lot of folks who don’t have the priviledge of leaving and creating community on some other platform). Also, we are hearing a lot of folks talk about platforms like Discord & Mastadon which is well and good but they are not the same as Twitter and thus not an actual replacement.

2. 2022 is almost over so we are thinking about our 2023 training schedule. Check out our short preview in the Training section and if you have ideas for trainings you’d like to see or think your org might be interested in a private training now is the perfect time to reach out to us about that!

 

Important Note: It is expected that the Facebook Political Ad Ban will end Election Night at 1159pm Pacific time..BUT I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets extended in an environment of several still hotly contested races too close to call and/or rampant misinfo about said races. Check our Facebook page for any up to date info that is available about this.

Trainings & Webinar Alerts

Train the Trainer 2022– Mon Nov 14 &15 via Zoom

 

2023 Sneak Preview: So what public trainings are we planning for 2023?

 

  • Q1: Social Media Deep Dive, Digital Strategy for New Organizations and maybe Facebook Ad Strategy, Bootcamp Refresher weekend
  • Q2/Q3: Digital Organizing Bootcamp, possible Labor specific Digital Organizing Bootcamp, Advanced Digital Organizing Bootcamp

 

Keep an eye on your email in early January for official announcements with dates and registration information!

What am I reading?

Is This the Beginning of the End of the Internet? –  Really thought provoking material in light of the Texas Social Media Content Moderation ruling that came down in September (also relevant in light of everything Twitter/Musk right now)

TikTok Is the New King of Social Media. Now What? – Interesting look at TikTok and where it could go from here

How Facebook’s Thinking About Its War With TikTok – Speaking of Tiktok…

The surprising power of internet memes – Just read this one.

The GIF Is on Its Deathbed – I’m not convinced this is true but it’s still worth reading this

Welcome to Geriatric Social Media– Another one you should just read

Ways to Think About A Metaverse– The request for a metaverse strategy is going to hit you soon, read this first

Platform Updates

Facebook

Instagram

It’s here! In app scheduling! <insert happy dance gif here 😉>

Twitter

Disclaimer: Trying to include just the facts on features but who knows what’s gonna happen on Twitter in the coming weeks

It’s not reach but it’s getting closer….new on Twitter: Views

Now out: Mixed Media Tweets– use up to 4 gifs, images or videos in a single tweet

Other Platforms

Twitch: “Elevated Chat” lets viewers pay to have their message in chat highlighted for more reach/engagement

WhatsApp: Now rolling out Premium subscription plan for businesses/orgs

WhatsApp: Group chat limit has been increased to 1024

WhatsApp: Now launched: Communities

YouTube: Customized Account Handles are now rolling out- notification for you to create yours comes via email

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