Best Practices
Valentine Surprise At The White House
On Friday morning, Dr. Jill Biden surprised the president with a Valentine display on the White House lawn.
First Lady Jill Biden put a massive Valentine's display on the North Lawn.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 12, 2021
"I just wanted some joy. With the pandemic, just everybody's feeling a little down. So, it's just a little joy. A little hope. That's all." pic.twitter.com/n60nX7tdXj
Thank You Pages
Thank You pages are effective opportunities to demonstrate appreciation towards your leads, prospects, and customers for taking a desired action — and even potentially convert users or increase sales through additional CTAs.
Shame Cards
On the third anniversary of the Valentine’s Day shooting at Stoneman Davis High School in Parkland, FL, ChangetheRef.org released The American Shame Card collection- postcards with gruesome scenes from each mass shooting.
Fact Checker Bylines
TreeHugger features a byline not only for an article's author but also for the article's fact checker.
Social Audio Growth Explosion
This market forecast includes an overview and contains predictions on the future of social audio as Clubhouse earns a one billion dollar valuation and jumps to nearly 3 million users.
AI Voices
By adding safeguards, Microsoft wants to ensure deepfake voices aren't being abused.
Lincoln TV
The Lincoln Project is expanding its video and podcast presence with a new show called The Lincoln Report. It joins The Breakdown.
❗️New show❗️The Lincoln Report brings the @projectlincoln lens to the news cycle. Our promise: focus on stories that affect our democracy & call out noise that distracts Americans from what matters.
— LPTV (@lptv) February 10, 2021
Host Nayyera Haq @nayyeroar brings context & clarity
⏰ Tonight, 8pm ET on @LPTV pic.twitter.com/3MOlk4818S
Language Learning Is Hard
Duolingo made it fuuuuuunnnnnnn!
Super Bowl Social Media
Virtual stadiums, interactive filters, football stars and loads of sweepstakes are this year’s Big Game social themes.
Conference Sounds
The Long COVID Forum featured conference sounds for viewers awaiting the live stream.
Twitter Newsletters
Twitter buys Substack competitor Revue and immediately adds it as a feature of the social platform.
Google News Analytics
Google Search Console now lets you dive into how well your news site performs in Google News and the Google News App.
Norton’s Prying Eyes & Listening Ears
Smiles
Lawyer Cat-astropy
A lawyer in Texas, unable to turn off a cat filter on a Zoom call, said “I’m Not a Cat,” to which the judge responded, “I Can See That.”
Not All Things Considered
Leo Shidla thought that not "All Things" were being considered on NPR's flagship show. "Cool things," for one.
Shiny New Stuff
B.L.'s Finds
Weekly Numbers
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