Meta Reducing VR Headset Prices to Maximize Adoption

Meta has once again changed the prices of its VR headsets, announcing new and reduced pricing for its Quest and Quest Pro units starting next week. Meta cut its 256GB Quest 2 by $70, making the device more affordable at $429, while its Quest Pros were slashed by a hefty $500, bringing them each to […]

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BOTTOM’S UP! NEWSLETTER – DOS2 #92 – 03/06/2023

You can’t have a NETWORK by YOURSELF. They call it Networking for a reason. Ever since the term’s inception, networking has been a common practice, especially among LARGE and Growing businesses alike. Countless Examples exist that show how networking is a CENTRAL part of scaling up your business. Every chance that you get, whether great or small, take it, if it means EXPANDING your network. The more Eyes & Ears you reach, the […]

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Pinterest Testing ‘Premiere Spotlight’ Ads

Pinterest has been rather active this year, and it keeps up that momentum by testing out a new ‘Premiere Spotlight’ ad unit, which would place a brand’s promotion in the prominent, top-of-screen real estate on the app’s search page. With an aim to be among, if not the best online shopping platform, Pinterest has scaled […]

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Google Removes 6000 More Chinese Influence YouTube Channels

So TikTok might be connected, in one way or another, to the CCP; so what? Well, if you’re still trying to understand why there has been so much talk about TikTok’s potential linkage to the Chinese Government and why every Western power now wants to ban the app, this could help explain why – Google […]

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Instagram Expands Age Verification Tools

Instagram is expanding its age verification program to several more regions, as it looks to improve its processes of clarifying and confirming user ages and limiting their exposure in the app. At least in terms of regulating underage browsing, Instagram is doing itself a good service with this update. According to Meta’s Andy Stone: “Starting […]

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10 Keys of Effective Online Business Reputation Management

Managing your online reputation is an important part of digital marketing that many people overlook. When you’re trying to grow your brand on social media, it’s essential to have a good reputation. Brand perception should grow with brand awareness, so it’s important to know what people are saying about your brand. A good reputation translates […]

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YouTubers Share Results of First Month of Shorts Monetization

In case you weren’t in the know when this launched, YouTube launched its new Shorts monetization program last month, which essentially pools all of the revenue generated via Shorts ads, then re-distributes around half of that money to the top Shorts creators, based on view counts, eligibility, and a host of other more Shorts-aligned factors. […]

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Twitter Updates Violent Speech Policy

Twitter has shut down- oh wait, we mean Elon Musk has fired- hold on, still not it. Ah, Twitter has managed to do something that has nothing to do with either laying people off or closing offices abroad. Twitter has updated its Violent Speech policy with new wording that adds very little, nor does it […]

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A Step Close to a US TikTok Ban

Being linked to bad news seems to be its own trend on TikTok; pretty crap, but these are the beans. So, here’s the latest to go on the dogpile – the US House Foreign Affairs Committee has recently voted to give President Joe Biden the power to ban the app, should he deem the move […]

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Welcome YouTube’s New CEO: Neal Mohan

Incoming YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has laid out his initial vision for the future of the app, which includes a range of creator monetization and expression tools, including some YouTube TV developments, generative AI, podcasts, and more. Wow, new on the block but already exhibits eagerness and vision? Hopefully, Neal Mohan takes YouTube to even […]

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