Be Nice Offline To Stay Verified Online
Twitter stripped the blue “verified” checkmark from a handful of far right accounts. The company punishes users who break Twitter’s rules on Twitter, but now they are monitoring offline behavior as well. For example, a verified user “who tweeted nothing but pictures of kittens but organized Nazi rallies for a living could now retain his tweeting privileges, but lose his verification badge.” That’s reason number 572 to be a decent human being! Also another reason to read our #1 Bestseller What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube. (Source: The Verge)
Facebook Is for Creators
Facebook Creator is a new app for influencers and Pages to make the most out of their videos. It includes Live Creative Kit to add intros and outros, a unified inbox for comments and Messenger chats, cross-posting to Twitter, and expansive analytics. These enhanced fan engagement tools are accompanied by a Facebook for Creators website that offers best practices and FAQs on how to grow fan bases. Click here to download it on iOS. This may sound very familiar to you… Oh yeah, YouTube has the same thing called Creative Studio. (Source: TechCrunch)
Relationship Status: It’s Professional
LinkedIn’s career advice feature is now available to the public. Users can list preferences on what kind of mentor they want to be connected with, such as somebody in a certain industry. LinkedIn connects users with willing mentors, who can also filter through potential mentees and pick their favorites. LinkedIn believes there will be a large supply of these pro-bono career counselors since “89% of senior leaders currently give or would be interested in giving advice.” (Source: CNET)
