Welcome to the Connected Church News by Natchi Lazarus.
This news item is part of the top 5 news (Week 3, Jun 2024) specially curated for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
whatsApp has announced that they are building multiple new features into the business platform. WhatsApp says that they are now using Meta AI to help businesses answer complex questions that are asked by their users. So as a nonprofit, church, or ministry, if people are asking you questions, you can use Meta AI to answer those questions. Second is Meta Verified plan. There is a new program called Meta Verified for Businesses that is being rolled out to new locations like Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Colombia. Organizations will be able to get verified. They get the verified badge on their account and they get protection from impersonation, enhanced support from WhatsApp, and also the ability to use WhatsApp across multiple devices. They also released a feature called calling inside the app for larger organizations. Because WhatsApp says that one of the big problems is for people to reach large organizations instantly.
Here is the full list of the news items from Week 3, Jun 2024 with source links from Apple, AI, WhatsApp, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google.
🗞️ News 1: New ‘Apple Intelligence’ AI: Top 3 Useful Takeaways for Media Ministry
Source: Apple
🗞️ News 2: YouTube Tests New Features: Thumbnail Testing, QR Codes, @ Mentions
Source: YouTube
🗞️ News 3: Google Launches ‘Google TV Network’ for Targeted Advertising on CTV
Source: Google
🗞️ News 4: LinkedIn Introduces ‘The Wire’ Program, In-Stream Video Ad Placement
Source: Linkedin
🗞️ News 5: WhatsApp Releases AI, Meta Verified & In-Chat Calling for Businesses
Source: WhatsApp
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.
