Best Practices
Oreo Welcomes Aliens
Oreo created limited-edition cookie packs that serve as a peace offering for potential extraterrestrial visitors.
👽 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 👽 They made their visit and took the #OREOOffering! Mission “Bring-All-Lifeforms-Together” complete ☑️ pic.twitter.com/nbSaq8ckbX
— OREO Cookie (@Oreo) June 3, 2021
The Soft Power Of Brands
Brands wield both hard and soft power to build market share.
Amazon Goes To Pot
Amazon will stop testing workers for marijuana (except drivers).
Dunkin' Paint
A collaboration between direct-to-consumer paint brand Backdrop and Dunkin Donuts.
Coverage Of Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 Years Later
Media coverage of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 has brougth this chapter of American history to white consciousness, 100 years after the fact.
Apple's Mind Your Own Business Commercial
Apple's privacy posturing has paved the way for it's plans to dominate the advertising business.
Worst Practices
Opt Out of Amazon Sidewalk
Opt out of potentially unsafe Amazon Sidewalk now to avoid being part of Amazon’s weird network sharing experiment.
Hootsuite Screws Early Adopters
Hootsuite has jacked up it's monthly price for early adopters from $5.99/month to $75/month.
Subscription Twitter & Certification
Twitter is beta testing a paid version called Twitter Blue.
Yes, the rumors are true.
— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) June 3, 2021
Twitter Blue is now available in Australia and Canada.
Bookmark Folders? ✔️
Undo Tweet? ✔️
Reader Mode? ✔️
Plus other fun surprises.
More about Twitter Blue: https://t.co/NlVeWDUEqy
And don’t forget to follow @TwitterBlue to share your feedback!
Stetson Disowns hatWRKS In A Tweet
The owner of the hatWRKS store in Nashville, Tennessee, decided it would be a good idea to sell six-pointed star of David patches with the words Not Vaccinated printed on them.
We are aware of the situation in Nashville. We take this matter seriously and are investigating in order to take the necessary and appropriate next steps. Along with our distribution partners, Stetson condemns antisemitism and discrimination of any kind.
— John B. Stetson (@StetsonUSA) May 29, 2021
Smiles
B.L.'s Finds
- You Got Gold - Celebrating the Life and Songs of John Prine
Because you want to see a man take its kitty to the park who asks to be pushed on the swings. pic.twitter.com/WhRKvIjYKb
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) May 29, 2021
Shiny New Stuff
B.L.'s Finds
- Involve.me - Free tools for customer engagement - templates for lead generation quizzes, forms, tests and lots more.
David's Finds
- Measure Chat - Analytics community on Slack
- Buffer - Social media management tool
Pro Tips
David's Tips
Weekly Numbers
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