Rachel’s Social Snippets #29

This week Rachel’s Social Snippets #29 brings you a crazy Black Friday offer aswell as more new platform features, more AI and what do the NHS have in store from Meta – is it a good thing or a huge concern?? Plus there’s more news and the usual tips but don’t miss out on the Black Friday offer if you’re looking for social media training as this offer is not to be missed – seriously it’s crazy!! Find out more 👇

Instagram™ – Soon To Let Users Reset Recommendations In-Stream

Have you ever wanted to clear the slate of info that Instagram has on your interests and start afresh? Well you might just be able to do that very soon.

Threads™ – Continues To Lead The Download Charts In October

Threads is still attracting a lot of attention, at least in terms of overall downloads, with the latest data from Appfigures showing that Threads was the most downloaded app on iOS in October.

LinkedIn™ – Adds More AI Assistance Tools To Sales Navigator

LinkedIn has added a new AI-powered element to its Sales Navigator platform which will give you a summary of key things to note about a prospective contact in the app, helping you to establish a connection to facilitate further engagement.

Meta™ – Introduces New Features To Turn Messenger Into A Video Conferencing Contender

Last week Meta announced their highly-requested new features for Messenger Calling, making calling easier, more reliable and more fun with AI backgrounds, HG noise suppression and more.

Meta™ – Has Been Awarded Development Funding To Deploy AI Inside The NHS Aimed At Shortening A&E Waiting Times – Hurrah 🙏

Meta’s push to deploy its artificial intelligence system inside Britain’s public sector has taken a step forward after the tech giant awarded development funding to technology aimed at shortening NHS A&E waiting times.

Bluesky™ – Now Has More Than 20 Million Users 😱

Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer according to Techcrunches latest article.

General – Australia Launches ‘Landmark’ Bill To Ban Social Media For Children Under 16

The bill, one of the toughest in the world, would affect popular social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, X and Snapchat, among others.

Facebook™ – Want More People To See Your Posts

Encourage your followers to prioritise your content in their newsfeed by enabling the “See First” option. This ensures your posts appear at the top of their feed, even amidst Facebook’s algorithm changes.

How?

1. Go to your Facebook Page.
2. Ask your “followers” to click the “Follow/Like” button (yes, even though they already follow/like your page)
3. A pop up appears from which you can select “Favourites” (this is the updated “See First” feature).
4. You can also choose what kind of content you want to see from the page.

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Hack

Create a quick tutorial (screenshot or video) showing them how to do this.

• Post it on your page with a caption like, “Never miss an update from us again! Here’s how to keep us at the top of your feed.”

Facebook™ – Want To See More Posts In Your Feed From Friends

1. Go to your “Friends’s” profile
2. Click the “Friends” button just below your cover photo
3. Select “Favourites” from the dropdown menu where you can add them to your “Favourites” list

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Hack

• Get them to do the same to your Profile by posting a screenshot or short video showing them what to do.