Social Media Files Episode 7 - Scams, Shams and.. oh man!! Common pitfalls of using social media and how to avoid them.

The Social Media Files

While we can hope that people will do their due diligence before giving a complete stranger their personal information or worse, their savings, the truth is that there are so many new scams being used every day that eventually, even the most mindful consumer can find themselves at risk. Just last year the FTC reported 2.8 Million Fraud reports had been filed. In this episode (which originally aired on December 2, 2022, the team dives into all of the common (and not-so-common) pitfalls on social media and how to avoid them.

Important Social Media Announcements

✅ Facebook News - Branded Content Tool for Facebook Reels + 90 second Reels

✅ TikTok News - TikTok partners with PTA for #tiktokfamilypairing

✅ Creator News - Coming soon to Instagram - create and mint your own NFTs

Social Media Trends and Viral Nonsense

✅Giving Tuesday - Meta is matching donations up to $1000 on multiple fundraisers for your favorite non-profits.

✅ December 3rd is an annual trend day on TikTok because of the song that references Dec 3rd - Heather by Conan Gray

✅ TikTok shops is coming soon to the US..

✅ Spotify Wrap Up

✅ Top hashtags are: #wednesday (the netflix show) #spotify (for spotify wrap up) and #balenciaga (for the photoshoot scandal) #december and #elfontheshelf

Watch the full episode on YouTube to see us explore Horizon Workroom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ErCUUF7SCg

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