The Friday Five for November 17, 2023: It’s new feature Friday here on the ASG Podcast! We’re talking about recently announced updates from Google Maps, Microsoft Teams, Threads, Instagram, and Amazon. Kicking it all off, the cost of Thanksgiving Dinner in 2023, an annual Q4 inflation benchmark.
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Resources:
365 Days of Motivation: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGF20231110
4 Strategies for Effectively Working with a Team: https://www.ritterim.com/blog/4-strategies-for-effectively-working-with-a-team/
Community Engagement & ACA Marketing Suggestions for Agents: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG552
Halfway Through AEP: Reflect & Renew Your Medicare Sales Strategies: https://link.chtbl.com/ASG551
How AI Chat Bots Can Assist with Marketing & Social Media: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA20230809
How Insurance FMOs Work: https://www.ritterim.com/how-insurance-fmos-work/
Mental Health & Mindfulness Apps: https://link.chtbl.com/ASGA20231018
The 2024 COLA Increase & How It Affects Your Clients: https://www.ritterim.com/blog/the-2024-cola-increase-how-it-affects-your-clients/
The Ritter Platform Creates Organization for Scopes of Appointment: https://www.ritterim.com/blog/the-ritter-platform-creates-organization-for-scopes-of-appointment/
References:
Amazon is merging the Comixology app with Kindle: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962577/amazon-comixology-app-kindle-comics
Amazon is officially killing the Comixology app, forcing users over to Kindle: https://www.engadget.com/amazon-is-officially-killing-the-comixology-app-forcing-users-over-to-kindle-213911500.html
Comixology Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/cu/signup
Consumer Price Index Summary: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
Google Maps tweaks transit directions, adds emoji reactions and collaborative lists: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962007/google-maps-transit-collaborative-list-emoji-reactions
Instagram adds new features, including custom AI stickers, photo filters, a clip hub and more:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/15/instagram-adds-new-features-including-custom-ai-stickers-photo-filters-a-clip-hub-and-more/?guccounter=1
Instagram Adds New Filters, Support for Custom Stickers From Photos: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/15/instagram-new-filters-stickers/
Instagram gets new filters for the first time in forever: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962500/instagram-new-photo-filters-announced-easier-reels
Microsoft Teams adds AI backgrounds as it moves to the metaverse: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2136698/microsoft-teams-adds-ai-backgrounds-as-it-moves-to-the-metaverse.html
Microsoft Teams launches creepy AI webcam trick that cleans up your dirty room: https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-teams-ai-webcam-trick
New Ways to Create Content on Instagram: https://about.fb.com/news/2023/11/new-ways-to-create-content-on-instagram/
Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Relief, But Still High Relative to Recent Years: https://www.fb.org/market-intel/thanksgiving-dinner-cost-relief-but-still-high-relative-to-recent-years
Thanksgiving dinner prices falling from record high: https://www.axios.com/2023/11/15/thanksgiving-turkey-price-drop-2023-holiday-meal
Threads starts testing hashtags…without the hash: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/15/threads-starts-testing-hashtags-without-the-hash/
Threads Will Finally Let Users Delete Their Accounts Without Losing Instagram Too: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/technology/threads-instagram-meta-delete.html
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