Digital News: Instagram: All videos will be Reels, Web3 platforms launch the Open Metaverse Alliance, Linkedin Biz Manager + More

This week's Digital News Roundup: Absolutely packed to the brim with great social media, web3 and digital content all in one place so you don’t have to go anywhere else.?

This week's letter, going out to over 18,000 people working in and around digital and tech is bursting with news stories about the world of Digital, Social Media and Web3 / The Metaverse and all that juicy stuff you can’t wait to learn about.?

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Everyone is talking about:?Web3 platforms launch the Open Metaverse Alliance - (this is a step in the right direction? What do you think?

Blockchain-based metaverse and Web3 platforms have decided to form an Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3) to overcome the interoperability challenges of the industry. Four core principles of the Alliance are said to be transparency, inclusiveness, decentralization and democratization.?

OMA3 will be established as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to ensure a governance system that is “transparent and user-centric.” It will focus its efforts on specific metaverse-related topics, such as standards for nonfungible tokens (NFTs), protocols, transferable identity, portals between virtual worlds, mapping and indexing.

Learn more about this story here on Cointelegraph.

The Digital News Roundup - The moment you've all be waiting for, right right, right?

The digital news roundup is here! In the digital space the world moves really fast and before you know it, what you’ve learnt has changed. This letter, going out to 18,000+ Digital Women EVERY SINGLE WEEK via Linkedin and our Mail List, it is going to keep you up to date with all of that digital stuff you need to know about so you can get on with your work but also impress your peers, your boss or your clients with your epic digital knowledge.

Your top news headlines from Web3 to Social Media! - Rounded up so you don’t have to go anywhere else.?

Web3 / Metaverse

?? ‘Minecraft’ And Microsoft Rejecting NFTs Is A Watershed Metaverse Moment (Forbes)

??NFTs and Crypto Key to an Open Metaverse: Former Amazon Exec Matthew Ball (DeCrypt)

?? How Entertainment Brands Can Leverage The Metaverse To Reach New Audiences (Forbes)

?? Why the metaverse won’t fall to Clubhouse’s fate (VentureBeat)

?? The metaverse ecosystem market could be worth trillions, new report suggests (Telecomm TV)

?? Usain Bolt Partners With Move-to-Earn Web3 Platform Step App (Hype Beast)

?? This startup is building a decentralised platform and Web3 alternative to app stores (Your Story)

??AR glasses with magnifying lens are designed to enhance the broadway show experience (Designboom)

Social Media News (Get the social media news roundup each Wednesday here via SocialDay Insiders)

Latest Instagram Updates just announced - Via Meta

?? You can now remix public photos on Instagram — choose from new Remix layouts or add your clip to the end of an existing video for more storytelling options, like providing commentary on someone’s content.

?? IG are also making it easier to create reels using Templates with preloaded audio and clip placeholders, and a new Dual camera feature to record content and your reaction at the same time.

?? In the coming weeks, new video posts will be shared as reels.

?? There’s a New Way to Buy Products on Instagram — Right in Chat (Meta)

You can now make purchases from small businesses directly in chats on Instagram.

In chats with qualified small businesses, you can ask questions, make a purchase and track your order.

In the same thread, businesses will be able to confirm purchases, create payment requests and collect payment.

?? Introducing Home and Feeds on Facebook (Meta)

Facebook are launching the Feeds tab, a new way to find the most recent posts from your friends, Favorites, Pages and groups. You can curate a Favorites list of the friends and Pages you care about most and filter their content in this new tab.

Home is the new name of the tab you first see when you open Facebook to discover new content. From Home, you can easily access Reels and Stories and get personalized recommendations.

YouTube

?? The creator economy tech battle: YouTube Shorts steps up to TikTok and Instagram (Vogue)

?? Connect your YouTube channel to Shopify (Guide - SEJ)

Linkedin

LinkedIn Business Manager is now in public beta (SEJ)

Enhancing Your Marketing Experience on LinkedIn - Announced in June and now in public beta:

Simplifying how you keep track of your marketing work across LinkedIn, Business Manager will enhance the Campaign Manager and Pages experience by offering increased control and visibility across your LinkedIn marketing from a central location. As the platform evolves, it will play a key role in how you uncover strategic insights that make marketing at scale more efficient.?

Here’s how LinkedIn Business Manager can simplify the way you market on LinkedIn and across their network of publishers:

View and manage your team, ad accounts, Pages, and business partners from a centralized dashboard. With your people and assets in one place, you can easily navigate across Business Manager, Campaign Manager, and Pages.

Free up time spent on administrative tasks, like user permissions and billing, so you can focus on campaign performance. With Business Manager, you can manage user access across accounts and Pages and download your monthly invoices directly from the platform.

Quickly reach your buyers by sharing Matched Audiences across ad accounts. Business Manager will let you share and update Matched Audiences across your ad accounts to help you save time and focus on executing your campaigns.?Learn more

More social media news! - Catch up here.

?? Meta launches ‘sexting’ guide to help parents have difficult conversations

?? Twitter rolls out Unmentioning function

?? TikTok introduces “maturity” rating to protect younger viewers

?? Instagram adds auto-generated captions for Reels

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