Twitter Blocks Access to Some Third-Party Tools

What’s this now, Twitter recently cut off API access for a couple of third-party apps? In what might be not-so-surprising news, Twitter has blocked access to its API for a number of third-party management apps and tools, including popular ones like Tweetbot and Twitterrific. This could all be part of Twitter’s new plan to stop […]

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Twitter’s ‘Verification for Organizations’

Another verification element? Wow, Twitter’s going really deep into its ‘You have to be human’ push. Anyway, recent news involving Twitter has it currently inviting businesses to sign-up for its coming ‘Verification for Organizations’ subscription offer. This will supposedly effectively replace Twitter’s current verification process for business users. Call it business verification 2.0, if you […]

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9 Steps to Making Explainer Videos

Are you considering making an explainer video for your offers? Wait, whatever is an explainer video? While you might be caught off guard by the seemingly obvious name, explainer videos are just that – videos that aim to explain. They’re like ‘How Tos’, only a tad more creative. So then, just how do you make […]

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6 Ways to Build Trust Among Your Audience

Trust is something that’ll always be worth building up. And no, that’s not something that you’d just often read from a romantic novel, but rather a core business virtue that has persevered for years. More trust means more business, and more business is good; if you want to grow, then you have to be a […]

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BOTTOM’S UP! NEWSLETTER – DOS2 #85 – 01/16/2023

ALWAYS acknowledge your MILESTONES A Win is a win, no matter how BIG or how small. When it comes to BUSINESS, every Victory should be celebrated – they remind you of the Challenges you’ve overcome, and how FAR you’ve gotten from the Start. Maintaining CONSISTENCY online can be tiring, that’s why recalling any Milestone provides some much-needed MORALE boost, which is all too IMPORTANT to ensure that you Remember WHY you Started.

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Can You Save the Environment by Using Video?

Has Zoom ever helped you avoid driving somewhere? Have you opted to attend a virtual conference that you might have attended in-person in the past? Ever watched a video posted by a referral partner that helped you remember them and refer them to someone later on? You may not have meant to, but you might […]

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TikTok Testing New Brand Deal Option

TikTok continues to ramp up its initiatives to create more brand deals and get creators paid, and this time, it’s introducing a new element in its Creator Marketplace that’ll allow talent managers to assess the brand opportunities being offered to their clients. Despite the unpopularity of short-form as a direct monetization pathway, TikTok has reveled […]

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Meta Launches New Offensive at Data Scrapers

Meta is taking the law into its own hands. Well, more like it’s launching legal action against yet another company for scraping profile data from both Facebook and Instagram in its pursuit of establishing a legal precedent to stamp out data misuse. As per Meta: “Today, Meta has filed legal action against Voyager Labs in […]

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2023 Twitter Checkmarks

Oh, look at that, more Twitter news. Well, more like tips, rather than actual news. Twitter’s new checkmarks and profile indicators are indeed confusing, but perhaps this newly released infographic straight from Twitter itself might help clear up some of the fuzziness. Pre-Elon, Twitter already had blue ticks, which were an indicator that an account […]

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More Twitter International Offices Shut Down

More on the current Twitter sob story: new CEO Elon Musk continues to cut costs to get the company back on the right financial track, causing the closure of several more international offices. Based on reports, over the last week or so, Twitter needed to close down its offices in Hong Kong, The Philippines, Mexico, […]

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