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March 31, 2025

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Hi friend 👋🏼 and welcome to this week’s edition of “the dump.” We have A LOT of news to share this week.

YouTube has changed the way it counts views on Shorts to match what Reels and TikTok were doing.

And Facebook is continuing its journey to get users excited again, with new features that remind us a lot of the OG version of the platform.

And I’m loving it.

Remember, we have moved things around and there are 3 new sections, so make sure you scroll all the way to the end!

  1. This week on WeRSM – Big news as we are relaunching our website with a whole new design and identity. This is a slow roll and you are among the first ones to see it 👀

  2. News from around the web – these are important news on social media and digital marketing that we find while digging around the web

  3. Fun stuff to click on – that’s all the things that we love but might not be directly related to social media, but you still should definitely check them out.

I can’t wait to see what you click on 😁

As always, we really appreciate you and your support.

Let’s go!

Geoff

📊 Stat of the Day: Google usage among Gen Z has dropped by 25% compared to Gen X. (Source: Forbes)

🌤️ This week on WeRSM:

  1. 🆕 Facebook’s New Friends-Only Feed Feels Like 2009, In A Good Way. Remember when Facebook was all about keeping up with your friend’s latest adventures, rather than a scrolling through a sea of ads and suggested brand posts?

  2. 🧮 YouTube Is Changing How It Counts Views On Shorts. Previously, a view required a few seconds of watch time. Now a view will be counted the moment a Short begins to play.

  3. 🪑 IKEA’s Hidden Labels Just Became Its Greatest Ad. IKEA turned hidden furniture labels into proof of durability, and a national treasure hunt in Portugal that soon became its most successful ad campaign.

  4. 😇 ChatGPT Now Has a ‘Better Personality’ In Advanced Voice Mode. Open AI just rolled out a personality update for ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode, aiming to make interactions more natural and user-friendly.

  5. 🎵 WhatsApp Adds Music Sharing From Spotify in Status Updates. The new music sharing feature looks almost exactly like what you have gotten used to sharing on Instagram Stories.

  6. 😲 Napster Is Back (Again). But This Time, It Might Actually Matter. The goal? To turn Napster into the go-to platform for artist empowerment and digital music ownership.

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🌎 News from around the web:

  1. 🖌️ X now enables users to edit elements of images with Grok

  2. 📝  Instagram is discontinuing the ability to share a note on posts or Reels

  3. 🏎️ Like TikTok, Instagram now lets you speed up reels

  4. 💰 X is now owned by xAI

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😁 Fun stuff to click on:

  1. 6 signs you might be a bad listener and what to do instead

  2. How to Use Disruptive Storytelling to Thrive as a Marketer

  3. Simple strategies for turning client conflicts into opportunities

  4. The straightest path is never the right answer

  5. How to Make a Decision

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