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This news item is part of the weekly top 5 news bulletin (from Week 2, Nov 2022) specially packaged for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.

TikTok has released an online education program focused on marketing, media, creatives campaigns,etc. To help with your TikTok marketing plans. This is called TikTok Academy and this has courses that are specific to, say, small businesses, for example. But it also has detailed TikTok courses like TikTok 101 which actually runs to a few hours with various assignments, in depth tutorials, videos, examples and lots of details that could help you get knowledge about the platform so you as a leader. If you have teams that are working on TikTok then do share this information with them so that they can enroll and learn more about this platform which is probably right now the biggest and the most popular platform. You can learn how to use it, the various techniques and learn from other brands, etc. You can also pass this on to your staff or volunteers who are helping you with TikTok.
Here is the full list of the Top 5 News Items from Week 2, November 2022 with source links from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Google, Meta, Web3.
🗞️ News 1: Instagram opens up options to allow Live Stream using Desktop Software
Source: Instagram
🗞️ News 2: YouTube launches ‘Primetime Channels’ with movies, sports & TV shows
Source: YouTube
🗞️ News 3: TikTok launches ‘TikTok Academy’ an online marketing education program
Source: TikTok
🗞️ News 4: Google adds new options inside ‘Ads Data Hub’ measurement platform
Source: Google
🗞️ News 5: [Web3] Meta starts testing ‘Minting & Selling NFTs’ on Instagram
Source: Meta
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.