This giant LinkedIn cheat sheet does a good job of breaking it all down. What do I wear? How do I best present myself? It can make even the easiest task, like describing your job, feel high stakes. The platform itself is easy to use but the stakes feel so high - like a networking event with the whole world. Out of all of the social networks, LinkedIn feels the most complicated. Despite this flaw, Firefox remains a top-tier browser, especially if you care about privacy. Just in case you’re a total Luddite: That ain’t good (and cheers to you for subscribing to this newsletter!). The United States Department of Homeland Security issued a rare announcement that all Firefox users should update to the latest version, which fixes a bug that allows attackers to take over your entire operating system, whether it’s a Mac or PC. This is a big deal for those who run a business’ Instagram account, as they currently have to use the app (on a personal or work-supplied phone) or a third-party tool to respond to DMs from audiences.Īre you a Firefox user? Go update your browser right now. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing social network is finally testing web DMs. The web version of Instagram finally has direct messages … at least for a small subset of users. How will journalism change in 2020? Will publishers lean more into reader revenue than advertising? Will newsrooms continue to spin out podcasts? Maybe news websites will further personalize their pages based on individual users’ tastes? Or perhaps we’ll all upload our consciousnesses to a matrix where we’ll live in fear of killer robots? The answer is all but the latter, according to a survey of industry executives from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (and the latter, according to me). It’s a good reminder that third-party platforms can carry big risks and big rewards. Bloomberg had been using WhatsApp to send breaking news messages but had to reconsider its strategy last year, when WhatsApp limited bulk messaging to hinder the spread of misinformation. is Facebook Messenger, but apps like WhatsApp, Line and Telegram are more popular elsewhere in the world. The most popular messaging app in the U.S.

Why? It’s all about international audiences. Let’s get to it.īloomberg is using Telegram, a messaging app, when most of the United States is not. As always, if you have a recommendation or would like me to look into a tool, please let me know. I have oodles of tech and tools news for you today, including some to consider all year long. Welcome to the second issue of Try This! in 2020.

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