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This news item is part of the weekly top 5 news bulletin (from Week 3, Jan 2024) specially packaged for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
X platform started 2024 with an interesting announcement that it is “now a video first platform”. In a blog post last week, the company announced that they are going to focus on video in 2024, especially short vertical video format. Sounds like TikTok and Instagram. Because they say that video is now part of more than 8 in 10 user sessions on the platform. They have seen video views increase almost 30 percent year on year, and now more than 100 million people watch vertical video on X every day. 2024 is obviously going to be a year of short videos across platforms. If you as a ministry are not focusing on short videos, then this is a good wake up call. And if you are not focusing on videos at all on X platform, then this is a good time to start experimenting with short videos, or your Reels, or the Shorts that you produce for YouTube being cross posted on the X platform.
Here is the full list of the Top 5 News Items from Week 3, Jan 2024 with source links from OpenAI, ChatGPT, TikTok, Instagram, AI, Google, X.
🗞️ News 1: OpenAI Launches its GPT Store with Custom Versions of ChatGPT
Source: OpenAI
🗞️ News 2: TikTok Videos to Get Big Screen TV Views with New Chromecast Support
Source: TikTok
🗞️ News 3: Instagram Announces New Initiatives to Protect Teens on the Platform
Source: Instagram
🗞️ News 4: Google Releases Multiple New Features and Tools in CES 2024
Source: Google
🗞️ News 5: X Makes an Announcement that it is “Now a Video-First Platform”
Source: X Blog
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.
