Each week, President of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services (https://web.w3cinc.com/) Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing and business productivity technology updates you need to be effective. 

In this week’s episode, Small Business Social Network Updates, September 2021 Edition,

• Facebook has made it easier than ever to profit off teen girls’ insecurity
• Senate to grill tech execs after report on Instagram, teen mental health
• Team USA Paintball player kicked off team after backlash over controversial TikTok
• How to Use TikTok Promote to Reach New Audiences : Social Media Examiner
• Get Started with Promote: Boost your videos and grow your audience | TikTok For Business Blog
• TikTok is building its own AR development platform, TikTok Effect Studio | TechCrunch
• Effect Platform | TikTok
• New ways to discover and shop on TikTok | TikTok Newsroom
• TikTok Tests Even Longer Video Uploads as it Looks to Expand its Presence | Social Media Today
• Serving looks with #TikTokFashionMonth and Fashion & Beauty Frontrunners | TikTok Newsroom
• You’re invited to TikTok World | TikTok Newsroom
• TikTok World 2021
• Communities: Talk about your thing with people who get you
• Twitter Experiments with New Visual Editor, Which Would Incorporate Fleets Tools | Social Media Today
• Twitter Expands Access to Professional Profiles and Ticketed Spaces | Social Media Today
• (3) Spaces on Twitter: “we know it’s important for people on Spaces to monetize through their content, and have more intimacy with their growing community. that’s why you can now apply to get Ticketed Spaces & Super Follow directly from your profile https://t.co/db1rQGUEIl” / Twitter
• Introducing $uper Follows
• Twitter Commerce is Coming, with its Various Shopping Experiments Closing in on the Next Stage | Social Media Today
• Twitter Plans New Privacy Tools to Get More People Tweeting – Bloomberg
• Twitter Launches Live Test of New Option to Remove Specific Followers | Social Media Today
• (3) Twitter Support on Twitter: “What’s a bot and what’s not? We’re making it easier to identify #GoodBots and their automated Tweets with new labels. Starting today, we’re testing these labels to give you more context about who you’re interacting with on Twitter. https://t.co/gnN5jVU3pp” / Twitter
• Twitter Launches Live Test of Tweet Reactions in Turkey | Social Media Today
• Snapchat Announces New Updates for its Scan Tool, Including New Scan Shopping Options | Social Media Today
• Snapchat Adds New Birthday Reminder Element to Help Facilitate Engagement | Social Media Today
• Without further ado, YouTube Theater takes the stage
• How to Partner With YouTube Micro-Influencers : Social Media Examiner
• Expanding Community Posts to Channels with 500+ Subscribers and Removing the Discussion Tab – YouTube Community
• How to contact Facebook
• Thrive With Us: Celebrating Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month | Facebook for Business
• Latinx Cultural Guide_Final_091321.pdf
• What is a Preferred shop on Facebook? | Facebook Help Center
• Facebook Shops: Holiday Best Practices and Tips | Facebook for Business
• Understanding Verification on Facebook and Instagram
• Introducing Products for the Next Era of Personalized Experiences | Facebook for Business
• Ray-Ban and Facebook introduce Ray-Ban Stories, first-generation smart glasses
• Instagram is retiring the swipe up – The Verge
• Instagram is Developing a New ‘Montage’ Feature to Convert Stories to Reels, New ‘Favorites’ Listing | Social Media Today
• Instagram Adds New ‘Map Search’ Tool to Maximize Business Discovery | Social Media Today
• Let’s Celebrate 10 Years of Messenger! – Messenger News
• (3) Will Cathcart on Twitter: “We’re kicking this off in São Paulo which is home to millions of small businesses. For those who aren’t in São Paulo to try it out, here’s what it looks like: https://t.co/cMu9DwlUYw” / Twitter
• (1) What’s Next for LinkedIn Stories and Video | LinkedIn
• LinkedIn is rolling out dark mode globally. Here’s how to turn it on – CNET
• (1) Helping You Grow and Deepen Your Community Engagement | LinkedIn
• (1) LinkedIn’s Latest Investment in Creators | LinkedIn
• LinkedIn doubles down on development with new learning hub, free courses and new search fields for hybrid working | TechCrunch
• (3) Kendall ?️‍? on Twitter: “Pinterest is Testing a New Tab Called Watch! Looks a lot like TikTok. It shows Video and Photos! https://t.co/2AEUKIzRD3” / Twitter
• Reddit Launches Conversation Placement for Advertisers to Reach Users When They are Most Engaged – Upvoted
• Creator Commons
• (3) Clubhouse on Twitter: “Hear ye, hear ye ? spAAaAaAatial audio on Clubhouse! It’s like surround sound, but w/ your own headphones. A more vibrant, human experience! Plus makes it much easier to tell who’s talking. thanks to @juberti for this one ? rolling out now on iOS, Android coming soon! https://t.co/Zit6F9ijRK” / Twitter

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