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Meta Quest 3 users will now be able to explore detailed 3D scans of sculptures, rock formations, plant life, and other interesting objects from around the world. The 3D images, which users can virtually zoom in on or walk around, are part of a new app from Pokémon Go-maker Niantic called Into the Scaniverse. Last year, the company released the latest version of a smartphone Scaniverse app letting users create detailed images of public scenes or objects within their phones, with the ability to add public images to a shared map. Already, the map includes more than 50,000 3D scenes, including renderings of Stonehenge, ancient ruins in Europe, Japanese temples, and even a shrine to Elvis Presley, all captured with the Scaniverse app or through Niantic games like Ingress and Pokémon Go. With the new Quest app, users will be able to traverse a map of the world from a virtual hot air balloon, spotting and clicking pins on the map to explore in stereo 3D vision the sights that were scanned there. “Our goal is really to get a large collection of high-quality scans that folks can visit around the world,” says Brian McClendon, senior vice president of engineering at Niantic. “You can walk up to it and look up at it, and you get a sense of scale of these objects that sometimes photos don’t do justice.” [Image: Ninantic]Making the scans, created using a mathematical modeling technique called the Gaussian splat, available through virtual reality will hopefully also incentivize more users to go out and scan and share the world around them, similar to how the rise of Instagram motivated people to take and share photos, he says. The scanning process generally takes only a few minutes, and users can view their own scans on their phones or Quest headsets before deciding whether to share them to the public map. “This allows you to experiment with locations and try things out, and once you have what you like, you can then choose to publish to the map or not,” says McClendon. The scan library is currently growing rapidly, with more than 11,000 published since December. Users on Niantic forums and in meetups also share tips on how to capture the best scans. McClendon, who is based in Arizona, has uploaded some scans of cactus and other desert foliage that not everyone sees in person, and he’s hopeful that users continue to increase their coverage of the planet. [Animation: Ninantic]Though the scans might be most impressive in virtual reality, it’s not necessary to have a Quest to experience them, with the 3D images also accessible in the Scaniverse iPhone and Android apps or through the web. Scans taken with Niantic’s software and shared publicly are also available for developers to use in Niantic Studio, the company’s tool for building XR and 3D games and experiences. Users also share some of their favorite scans through social media like X, Theads, and Bluesky. But McClendon anticipates that the Quest app’s map view will lead to a new wave of discovery as people explore spots near them or places they’ve visited in the past. [Image: Ninantic]The app can even be used to help plan vacations, with people exploring potential sites before they travel, McClendon suggests. And ideally, when they arrive, they’ll be inspired to contribute more scans to the public collection. “The real goal is to motivate more people to create more scans,” McClendon says. View the full article

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There are all kinds of laws that govern the rights you have when you’re renting your home, but landlords are also pretty well-protected. You might think that anything that goes on in your apartment is their business (for better or worse), but there are actually quite a few things that simply are not their responsibility. While it’s pretty wild that they technically own your home and can make all kinds of rules about it but don’t actually have to fix certain issues, it’s worth knowing what is and is not their job when it comes to your space. Outdoor spaces are your responsibilityIf you are renting a house or are lucky enough to have scored an apartment with a backyard, be warned: Your lease may stipulate that management of those areas is your responsibility. Read it carefully and ask your landlord if you have any questions, but know that you could be the one who has to clear snow, trim the grass, clean the gutters, remove pests, and more. Small plumbing issues are also for you to handleClogs and other little plumbing issues are rarely your landlord’s responsibility. Unless it’s something really major, you’re probably on your own to get whatever is in that pipe out of it, which you should do because if your issue becomes the building’s issue, you’re likely on the hook for that, too. I recommend the FlexiSnake Drain Weasel for clogs: It extends 18 inches, has a rotating handle that makes using it easy, and it's less than $20. Regularly use this to avoid major problems down the line and only call your landlord when something is really, really wrong. For instance, my super stopped by a few months ago to fix my leaky shower—there was a problem with some valve seals that I didn't cause and couldn't fix on my own—but my stopped-up sink just a foot away? That's my problem and mine alone. Speaking of... Damage you cause is damage you fixIn most cases, if you cause damage, you have to fix it. If your wall develops a hole because of a water leak, that’s the landlord’s responsibility. If it develops a hole because you hung something too heavy, it’s yours. This can get a little confusing, so this is the category it's best to discuss with your super regardless. This week, I called mine out of exasperation because I couldn't get some marks off the higher part of my wall. I assumed they were my fault. Wrong! They were caused by a faulty radiator valve (not my fault) and were actually a sign of a deeper problem inside the wall (also not my fault), which meant the management company did have to dispatch someone to not only tear up my wall, but replace my radiator valve. They did that, but other marks caused by scratches or wall hangings were left untouched; those are my responsibility, since I put them there. This is not to say you're on your own completely. Depending on the relationship you have with your super, you can ask to borrow their tools and resources and they might even help you out. It is, after all, in their financial interest to keep it in good condition. I rent a small apartment and certainly don't have room for things like big tools or ladders, but my super lets me use his when I have to correct something that falls under the umbrella of my responsibility. More often than not, they actually come do it for me, preferring not to let me climb around on a ladder they own. Smart! Cosmetic repairs are your responsibility In that same vein, your landlord is likely not legally required to make repairs in your place that are purely cosmetic. If a crack in your bathroom tile is merely unsightly, that’s probably your problem. If a crack in the tub is causing a leak or making it unusable, it’s more likely theirs. What they are legally required to do is keep the building livable, which means you have to be warm and have access to the essentials. That's it. I know from experience that they have little to no interest in how attractive your unit actually is, as long as it's not driving the value down or visible from the outside. That said, once again, ask nicely and see if they're willing to help you out or lend you tools. Just because they aren't legally required to do something doesn't always mean they won't, especially if you can make the case that it will keep the value high. What to do if you’re unsureYou can assume your landlord doesn’t have to provide you with window screens, air conditioners, lightbulbs, and other things of that nature, but you should always reach out to them if you think there’s a chance. My apartment has a vaulted ceiling, for instance, and like I said, I don’t have a gigantic ladder lying around. My landlord comes in and changes my lightbulb when I need it, which is considerate; I just have to provide the bulb. Read your lease carefully to see what repairs are specifically highlighted as their responsibility and yours and, if you do make requests or ask for clarification, be sure to always do it in writing so you have a record of what is said. This week, after my wall catastrophe, my building manager gently reminded me that I should always err on the side of asking for help instead of assuming I have to take care of something myself. That's great advice straight from the horse's mouth. They might be willing to help you out, but you won't know unless you ask. Just keep in mind they don't have to do much beyond fix anything that makes the place unsafe or unlivable. In addition to reading over your lease, being open with your landlord, and just asking for help on the chance they'll provide it, familiarize yourself with the renter protections and laws in your specific state. The repairs above are generally accepted as the ones you're in charge of, but that might not be true where you live. Here is a handy state-by-state list that can help you get started. The more you know about your lease and the laws that apply to your personal situation, the better equipped you are to deal with leaks, holes, and other issues. View the full article

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The Academy Awards ain't everything. Sometimes the movies that win truly represent the best films of their years; sometimes they reflect a trend or a zeitgeist that winds up looking a little backward after some time has passed; sometimes they're just completely inexplicable. But let's focus on the times the Academy has awarded movies that are actually pretty good, or that at least reflect their eras enough to be interesting. Here are 25 of the best award winners currently streaming on Netflix (keeping in mind that some of the streamer's buzziest awards contenders—think The Irishman and Maestro—got lots of nominations but no wins). Barbie (2023) The pink-drunk optimism of the summer of Barbenheimer feels impossibly distant at this dark point in the. winter of 2025, so why not recapture a little of that magic by revisiting the movie that made feminism palatable to the masses for a little while (at least until it was rudely shoved back under the bed in late 2024). I shouldn't need to sell you on it: A star-making turn from Margot Robbie as Barbie, a delightfully egoless supporting turn from Ryan Gosling as her Ken, and a message of female empowerment that seemed a little trite until I realized that a lot of people apparently still haven't absorbed it. Oscar for: Best Original Song The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) Audiences and critics had mixed reactions to Wes Anderson's other 2023 release, the feature-length Asteroid City, but there was little division over this short film, an adaptation of the Roald Dahl story, and it finally earned Anderson his first Oscar—not that he was there to collect it. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the pseudonymous Henry Sugar, a man who uses his inherited fortune to fund his gambling habit. When he learns of a secret means of winning by seeing through the eyes of others, he comes to perceive more than he, perhaps, bargained for. It's a cute and sweet, and among one of Anderson's most visually inventive works (which saying quite a bit). And, at 40 minutes (39, actually), it never has time to wear out its welcome. Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade also star. Oscar for: Best Live Action Short Film Roma (2018) Stepping back from the cerebral science-fiction of Children of Men and Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón won his second Best Director Oscar for this semi-autobiographical drama inspired by his own childhood in Mexico City of the 1970s, in the middle of Mexico's long, violent Dirty War. Yalitza Aparicio plays Cleo Gutiérrez, a Mixtec live-in maid for an upper-middle-class couple with four children whose marriage is slowly disintegrating. When husband Antonio leaves with his mistress, wife Sophia and the pregnant Cleo bond over their unexpected situations. Cuarón is wonderfully adept at creating a sense of time and place, and the performances are indelible. Roma won Best Foreign Language Film, but was also nominated for Best Picture, and it's a far stronger work than the year's actual winner, Green Book. Oscars for: Best Director (Alfonso Cuarón), Best Foreign Language Film (Mexico), Best Cinematography (Alfonso Cuarón) Marriage Story (2020) Nominated for six Oscars, Noah Baumbach's sensitive, devastating story of a crumbling marriage feels like a modern American update of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage, and earns the right to be mentioned in the same company. As warring couple Nicole and Charlie Barber, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver give emotionally raw performances, but the real story is Laura Dern as Nicole's lawyer Nora Fanshaw; she's one of our finest actresses, with decades of excellent work, and it was high time she won her first Oscar. Driver and Johansson were also nominated, as was Baumbach for his original screenplay Oscar for: Best Supporting Actress (Laura Dern) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) More Oscar love for Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water). Ho hum. Yet, as in the past, it's well-deserved. Set in Fascist Italy between the World Wars, this longtime passion project for the director boasts gorgeous stop-motion animation. More importantly, it embraces the darkness inherent in Carlo Collodi's original fantasy novel—del Toro recognizing that a children's story need be neither cloying nor condescending, and that kids recognize, as well as anyone, that sometimes the only way to the light is through the dark. The talented, but not distracting voice cast includes Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, and Cate Blanchett. Oscar for: Best Animated Feature Film All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) A second adaptation of the 1929 anti-war novel from Erich Maria Remarque, this version didn't take home Best Picture nor Best Director as the original 1930 version did, but still, All Quiet wound up being the second-most awarded film on Oscar night 2023, behind Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once. If it doesn't have quite the impact of the earlier adaptation, it's still a powerful film about the futility of war, set amid the trenches of World War I. Oscars for: Best International Feature (Germany), Best Original Score (Volker Bertelmann), Best Production Design (Christian M. Goldbeck and Ernestine Hipper), Best Cinematography (James Friend) My Octopus Teacher (2020) Filmmaker Craig Foster spent a year forming a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest, transferring some of the lessons learned to his relationship with his own son. If Foster could form a bond with such an alien intelligence in its own natural (and naturally dangerous) environment, surely there's hope for humanity? Maybe? Oscar for: Best Documentary Feature Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) One sweaty, blues-filled afternoon in the Chicago of 1927, the great Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) shows up at the studio to make a new album. She's been contracted by white promoters, and she's fully aware that their deference to her is entirely dependent on her bankability as a singer. Over the course of the session, tensions rise and conflicts erupt, particularly between Ma Rainey and Chadwick Boseman's Levee Green. Davis earned a Best Actress nomination, and is so good that she's practically channeling the take-no-shit blues legend, while Chadwick Boseman was seen as a near-lock for a posthumous Best Actor award. Unfortunately, the Academy's notorious stinginess when it comes to Black acting seems to have won out—there's been exactly one Black Best Actress winner in 95 years of awards (Halle Berry), and only five Black acting winners overall. Oscars for: Best Costume Design (Ann Roth), Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) While the long-awaited prequel/followup Furiosa undeservedly bombed at the box office and with Oscar voters, it in no way tarnishes the reputation of this 2015 action masterpiece. In retrospect, director George Miller's magnum opus would have been a far better Best Picture pick than the actual winner (when is the last time anyone thought about, let alone watched, The Revenant?), and it's always a good time to revisit the road rage mayhem alongside Max, Immortan Joe, the War Boys, and, of course, the Doof Warrior himself. Oscars for: Costume Design (Jenny Beavan), Film Editing (Margaret Sixel), Makeup and Hairstyling (Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, and Damian Martin), Production Design (Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson), Sound Editing (Mark Mangini and David White), Sound Mixing (Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, and Ben Osmo) RRR (2022) It's wild that RRR wasn't nominated in more categories, given its epic scope, sharp commentary, and crowd-pleasing style—but taking home India's first Original Song Oscar was no small feat either, especially given that the competition included numbers from the likes of Rihanna and Lady Gaga. The movie itself is a blockbuster done right, with brilliantly choreographed action sequences and rousing musical numbers buttressing a strong "f*ck colonialism" message. Hopefully Hollywood was taking notes. Oscars for: Best Original Song ("Naatu Naatu") Erin Brockovich (2000) Julia Roberts finally took home an Academy Award for her irresistible turn as the title character, a feisty small town paralegal who manages to bring a massive corporation to its knees with a lawsuit over toxic pollution. Given the rapid dissolution of government agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and an increasingly corporate-friendly judiciary, it kinda plays like a beautiful fairytale these days, thanks in no small part to lively direction from Steven Soderbergh (who won the Oscar the same year for directing a different movie altogether—and while Traffic is a good too, spending time with Erin Brockovich is a lot more fun.) Oscars for: Best Actress (Julia Roberts) The Power of the Dog (2021) Like Brokeback Mountain, much of the press around Jane Campion's film had to do with its queer themes (gay cowboys? what's next!?), but its power lies in its deliberate, unhurried direction from Campion (a rarity these days), and also in its beautiful cinematography. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as one of two very different brothers, whose tenuous peace is shattered by the arrival of newcomers at their Montana ranch circa 1925. Oscar for: Best Director (Jane Campion) Period. End of Sentence. (2018) The short (around 25 minutes) film follows a group of women in the Indian village of Kathikera, about 50 miles from Delhi, who work to overcome centuries of shame associated with menstruation. Learning that sanitary pads can be made with local materials, local women start a factory to manufacture and sell their own pads, starting a quiet but needed revolution in menstrual health. Oscar for: Best Documentary Short Subject The Last Days (1998) In the last year of World War II and the Holocaust, the Nazis in occupied Hungary accelerated their program of deportation and extermination, even at the cost of war strategy. This documentary follows five survivors—and naturalized American citizens—traveling back to the camps they narrowly escaped. Oscar for: Best Documentary Feature The White Helmets (2016) It's easy to lose sight of documentaries dealing with war and crisis amid the many of that style that have received Oscar nominations and wins, but there are standouts even in that very particular crowd. The White Helmets documents the story of the Syrian Civil Defense, an all-volunteer group of Syrians who perform search and rescue operations in response to bombings. The real draw of this (relatively) short film is in the interludes with volunteers discussing their everyday lives, before and during the war; those moments make clear the cost of the ongoing conflict. Though seven years old, the Syrian Civil War continues, tragically, as does the work of the SCD. Oscar for: Best Documentary (Short Subject) American Factory (2019) The first film from Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground Productions, goes and wins an Oscar. The film looks at an abandoned GM plant in Ohio purchased by a Chinese billionaire for his company, glass manufacturer Fuyao. The plant came to employ 2,000 American workers, but the complicated dynamic between the Chinese leadership and working-class American employers quickly points to potentially insurmountable problems. The movie takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, without any narrative beyond what we’re seeing and hearing inside the factory itself; there’s no overriding sense that there are heroes or villains here—just a lot of people trying to figure it all out. Oscar for: Best Documentary Feature Apollo 13 (1995) Ron Howard's all-star astronaut docudrama is not only a better film than the one that won Best Picture in its year (Braveheart), it's also a better picture than the one the director took home the Oscar for (A Beautiful Mind). Simultaneously heart-stopping and subdued, the true story of the aborted moon mission generates tension without going overboard on the histrionics. Oscars for: Best Film Editing (Mike Hill and Daniel Hanley), Best Sound (Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan) The Sting (1973) Very much the kind of movie they don't make anymore, and not merely because it's a depression-era period piece. George Roy Hill, who had directed Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid just a few years earlier, reunited Paul Newman and Robert Redford in a similarly good-natured caper film. The two play a couple of con men with an elaborate scheme to get revenge on the crime boss who murdered their friend. The period details are as meticulously crafted as the movie's central scheme, and it's ultimately an all-time great crowd-pleaser. Oscars for: Best Picture, Best Director (George Roy Hill), Best Original Screenplay (David S. Ward), Best Art Direction (Henry Bumstead and James W. Payne), Best Costume Design (Edith Head), Best Film Editing (William Reynolds) Best Scoring (Marvin Hamlisch) Dallas Buyers Club (2013) While it's not exactly the best example of trans rep—casting a cis actor as a transwoman, and Jared Leto, no less—a more or less well-intentioned queer story with big name stars, including Matthew McConaughey in an Oscar-winning role, feels like...something anyway, given trans folks have become a major target for hate in the decade since. Set amid the AIDS crisis, this story of a struggling community fighting to survive might even remind you that better times are possible, in theory. Oscars for: Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) Godzilla Minus One (2023) Produced on a shoestring budget (at least by blockbuster terms), the thirty-third installment in the venerable Japanese sci-fi franchise (not counting the Hollywood entries) is both a supremely entertaining kaiju romp and a touching story about the impact of war on those "lucky" enough to survive it. And extra kudos for characterizing Godzilla as basically a giant, angry cat. Oscar for: Best Visual Effects (Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima) Parasite (2019) The 2020 Oscars were handed out just weeks before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, making the Best Picture win for Parasite—South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's darkly comic story of class warfare and the cruel hand of fate—feel like some kind of demarcation between "Then" (a time when a foreign film speaking truth to power could come out on top in Hollywood) and "Now." Oscars for: Best Picture, Best Director (Bong Joon-ho), Best Original Screenplay (Bong Joon-ho), Best International Film Whiplash (2014) Miles Teller plays Andrew Neiman, an ambitious and talented jazz musician in his first year at the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. He’s come to the school with big dreams, and quickly gets noticed by the conductor of the conservatory’s studio band, Terence Fletcher (a terrifying J. K. Simmons). Fletcher is obsessive and cruel, which only feeds Neiman’s overwhelming desire to succeed. Oscars for: Best Supporting Actor (J. K. Simmons), Best Film Editing (Tom Cross), Best Sound Mixing (Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley) Schindler's List (1993) Steven Spielberg shed his reputation as a maker of popcorn entertainments with this sobering true-life story of a German factory owner (Liam Neeson) who risked his own safety to protect Jewish workers in his employ during the darkest days of the Holocaust. It's not exactly an "entertaining" choice, but then again, it's always good to have something to point to when you need a reminder that, yes, fascism is bad. And Nazis? No good. Oscars for: Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Adapted Screenplay (Steve Zaillian), Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski), Best Art Direction (Allan Starski, Ewa Braun), Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn), Best Original Score (John Williams) Mank (2020) David Fincher's film about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) and the development of Citizen Kane is impressively dramatic, and even occasionally harrowing. It also did a bit better at Oscar time than the movie whose making it dramatizes: Kane received nine nominations and one win, while Mank picked up 10 nominations and won two of them. Oscars for: Best Cinematography (Erik Messerschmidt), Best Production Design (Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale) If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) The very short (under 15 minutes) film, with a fairly simple animation style, manages to generate more emotion than many films many times its length. The movie follows two parents, grieving the death of their daughter in a school shooting, as they find themselves growing apart in the aftermath. Oscar for: Best Animated Short Film View the full article

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Recently, my company hired someone who was extremely racist. He worked with me on his first day, where he dropped an awful racial slur six times. I was shocked so did a little social media sleuthing and found his horrifying Twitter page full of xenophobic and racist tweets and posts. We fired him. However, after speaking to a friend who is in HR, she said we couldn’t simply fire him for being racist. Now, obviously our lawyer and HR rep disagreed with that because he was fired. But what say you? Are racist posts and hate speech enough to fire someone? She seems to think we should have put him on an improvement plan first. I think at that point it’s too late and having a racist employee puts our employees of color at risk unnecessarily. I am proud of the way the company handled it, but she thinks we opened ourselves up to legal liability. She said his racism was apart of his “political opinion” and you can’t fire someone over their political opinion. But “racist” is hardly a political opinion, it’s hate speech. So, I won’t ask if we were “wrong” to fire him, but could we have potentially opened ourselves up to legal issues by firing him based solely on racist tweets and his racist comments said to me but directed at other people? I answer this question over at Inc. today, where I’m revisiting letters that have been buried in the archives here from years ago (and sometimes updating/expanding my answers to them). You can read it here. View the full article

Social media, be it Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, have become the most popular platforms by hundreds of millions of users across the world. This has opened up opportunities for businesses to connect with customers, allowing them to maximize the income of their business. In addition, you can use social media sites to also make some money on the side. There are also opportunities to make money through social media without the need to sell anything. In this article, we show you things that can help you make money on social media. Why Small Businesses Should Use Social Media to Increase Income As part of a marketing strategy, social media can help your small business interact with customers. With social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest you can build brand awareness, increase your customer base, increase sales, and connect with current and potential customers. The following points further delve into the power of social media: You expand your reach through social media: with an estimated 4.2 billion social media users, companies are capitalizing on it. You can use Instagram or Pinterest to showcase your products or even advertise your products and services. More and more people are buying on social media: By adding ‘buy’ buttons on their social platforms to generate more sales. This is because customers can buy directly without ever leaving the social media platform they are on. Help create real connections with your brand: Through social media, you can create real human connections with your brand. With it, you can introduce your customers to your brand story as well as showcase the benefits of your products and services. Drive traffic to your website/online store: Through social media posts and ads, you can drive traffic to your website or your online store. By sharing some great content from your website to your social channels you can encourage click-throughs. Generate leads: Through social media, you can help increase lead generation by increasing interest among potential customers. Here’s a quick word from Learn from Shopify that helps you: ‘Learn How to Make Money on Instagram (Whether You Have 1K or 100K Followers).’ The Best Ways to Make Money on Social Media Before you start exploring the details of the list, here is a handy table you can reference that summarizies the most effective methods for earning money on various social media platforms. #Way to Make Money on Social MediaDescription 1Promote Your Small Business Products and ServicesUse your social media accounts to interact with your audience, promote your brand, and sell your products and services. 2Sell Digital ProductsLeverage your social media channels to sell digital products such as templates, software, eBooks, and more. 3Join Networks and Promote Affiliate ProductsExpand your reach by joining affiliate network programs and earning commission for new leads or sales from your posts. 4Sell Your Music on SoundcloudUse your creative skills to sell your original music on Soundcloud and earn from plays and audience insights. 5Collaborate with BrandsUse your unique niche and large following to collaborate with brands and influence their target audience. 6Sell Coaching ServicesOffer your unique skills and knowledge as coaching services to those interested in self-development or learning new skills. 7YouTube Partner ProgramUnlock your YouTube channel's earning potential by joining the YouTube Partner Program and earning from ads on your content. 8Sell Rights to Your ImagesLeverage your social media account to sell rights to your digital artwork or photographs. 9Join Influencer NetworksUse your influence to market products for brands in an authentic way and earn income from sponsored posts and paid social sharing opportunities. 10Run a Facebook GroupCreate and manage a Facebook group to reach your target audience and build a community around common interests or goals. 11Manage a Social Media Account for Another BusinessUse your social media management skills to help other businesses in their social media outreach and earn an income from it. 12Charge for Sponsored PostsCreate sponsored content for companies and brands in need of social proof to market their goods and services. 13Advertise as a Blog Content WriterUse social media advertising to offer your services as a blog content writer. 14Become an InfluencerBuild a reputation for your knowledge and expertise on a specific topic, become an influencer, and earn from promoting products for brands. There is a lot of money to be made through employing social media business ideas. People are making a living without selling a single product. Those who have a large social following can use their profiles to get paid by brands, sell their knowledge, offer consultations, and more. Below are some ways where you can learn how to make money on social media. Promote your Small Business Products and Services on Social Media Social media accounts can help you interact with others by sharing and creating content through communities. With it, you can promote your brand and business, tell customers about your goods and services, find out what customers think of your business, attract new customers, and build stronger relationships with existing customers. Promoting your business through social media platforms is cost-effective. You can use it to promote and drive traffic to your online store and also supplement sales to your brick and mortar sales. Sell Digital Products Using Your Social Media Channels Besides promoting your business social media can be used to sell digital products as well. A nifty way to make money is through selling digital products simply through social media. Unlike websites, social media platforms are designed to help you sell digital products with little fanfare within just a few minutes. Plus, if the product you sell is digital you don’t have to worry about shipping or even inventory. With digital products such as templates, software, eBooks, photography, music and so you can sell them an unlimited number of times with little effort. Join Networks and Promote Affiliate Products You can also expand your reach to potential customers by joining networks and making money through affiliate marketing. Through affiliate marketing, you can earn money by just adding tracked affiliate links to the text of your social media content. By joining affiliate network programs, you stand to get paid in commissions for new leads or sales you bring when visitors click on the links. Sell Your Music on Soundcloud If you are creatively inclined you can sell your music through SoundCloud. Here you can sell your original music through SoundCloud if you sign up on the platform’s SoundCloud Pro or Pro Unlimited subscriptions. You get unlimited upload time, get paid for your plays, access to advanced audience insights, and more. Collaborate with Brands Social proof is the new word of mouth, more and more consumers today trust influencers over paid advertisements. Thanks to their huge following, bloggers today can talk directly to a company’s target audience. From posting product reviews to hosting video tutorials, bloggers have the power to influence large segments of consumers. If you have a unique niche, you can showcase your expertise to make your blog stand out while also collaborating with brands that might be tied to your niche in the process. Brands will benefit as their customers yearn for honest messages that speak to them from a user’s perspective. Earn Money Through Selling Coaching Services If you have a unique set of skills or are passionate about something, perhaps you can offer coaching services. Many people are looking for self-development or learning new skills. You can tap into this demand if you have a specific niche that is of value to other people. Make Money with the YouTube Partner Program Through blogging, you can unlock your YouTube channel’s earning potential as well. By joining the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) you not only get a strong platform but also access YouTube’s resources and features which includes getting access to ads being served on your content. However, you will need to keep in mind that you will need to get lots of views and clicks on YouTube to make meaningful revenues from your content. Sell Rights to the Images on Your Social Media Accounts If you have some great pictures or digital artwork of yours that people are interested in purchasing then you can use social media account to connect with people interested in purchasing your creations. Join Influencer Networks There are many ways to make money on social media. Sponsored posts are just one way that bloggers can earn an income from their blogs. Brands today are looking for influencers to market their products to their followers in an authentic way. Here, influencer networks are a great way to start with sponsored posts and paid social sharing opportunities. If you are early on in your blogging experience, it might be easier for you to start with using influencer marketing, which are third-party agencies that will do the hard work for you. These networks serve as intermediaries, connecting you with brands without requiring direct contact. This can create opportunities for you and provide valuable experience with sponsored posts, which you can showcase on your blogger resume. Influencers or bloggers can register to collaborate with a network, and brands associated with that network can access analytics for campaigns conducted within that group of influencers. Some networks might demand exclusive collaboration. Some examples of influencer networks include: izea CreatorIQ Upfluence AspireIQ Linqia Run a Facebook Group Facebook offers you a huge reach complements to its over 2 billion active monthly users. By creating Facebook groups of your own can be an inexpensive and effective way to reach your target audience. It helps you build a community around common interests or goals and drive can even help drive traffic to your blog or website. Manage a Social Media Account for Another Business In today’s marketplace, no business can ignore the importance of social media in achieving success. If you are a successful blogger who creates content that attracts a large audience, you can leverage this to assist other businesses with their social media outreach. By utilizing your skills, you can earn a decent income on the side by providing social media management services, with potential earnings ranging from $14 to $35 per hour. Charge for Sponsored Posts Companies and brands are ever more looking for social proof to market their goods and services. You can help them achieve these by producing sponsored content. This could be by way of product reviews, promotions, or backlinks to a sponsor’s website, but always remember to let your audience know that you are offering paid content. In terms of payment, several factors can play out, including your reach, your niche, and whether your posts include images, videos, and audio. Advertise as a Blog Content Writer You can also offer your services as a blogger by opting for social media advertising as well. For example, Google and Facebook ads offer an inexpensive option to get your targeted advertisement for your marketing needs as a blogger. Become an Influencer You can also try your hand as an influencer. An influencer is someone who has the skill set to influence people’s purchasing decisions through his or her authority, knowledge, or relationship with his or her audience. social media Influencers are people who have built a reputation for their knowledge and expertise on a specific topic and offer regular posts. Brands are more than willing to pay social media influencers as they help create trends and encourage their followers to buy products they promote. Top Tips to Get More Social Media Followers and Drive Sales It can be difficult to gather a huge following. As a blogger, you can only monetize your content when you have a huge following. When done right, you can easily generate a good following and build a reputation of a captivated audience. Below are some tips to get more social media followers and drive sales. Choose a Specific Niche and Target Audience Your blog’s success depends on you finding your passion and creating compelling content. Not only that your niche should not have too much competition as your blog will need to compete against highly rated sites. You should also avoid focusing on a smaller niche with little or no demand, as it will impact your potential following. Look to strike a balance between an overdone niche and one with little room for growth. Choose a subject that you are knowledgeable about and one that people can take insights from. Here you will also need to get an accurate picture of your target audience are whether in terms of age, level of knowledge of the subject matter, and other factors to make an impact. Focus on a Single Social Media Platform To start, you will need to focus your content on a single social media channel or risk not capturing the right amount of followers to make your blog worth looking into. You will need to identify your target readers and then identify the social networks that they prefer. If your blog post is geared more towards professionals and businesses, you might want to consider using LinkedIn. If your target followers are more visual you may sway towards Instagram or Pinterest. Increase Engagement Rates Part of increasing your fan base is to get more engaged followers. Make sure that your content is important enough or interesting enough that people share, link to, like, and even comment on it. Make sure to reply to comments as well as collaborate with other content creators Build Trust Building trust takes time. For readers, it is the little things that get them to trust you. It falls on your track record of creating useful content that serves them, and the consistency and reliability of your content. Offer Free Products Nothing attracts people more than free stuff. Offer up promotional coupons, free templates, how-to guides, and other useful stuff to integrate yourself with your audience. Create Content Regularly to Build a Social Media Presence You must consistently create content that your audience finds valuable. Establish a content production calendar and ensure that you produce content regularly and reliably. Use the Right Hashtags Hashtags are important as it helps direct more followers to your blog. Posts with hashtags have higher rates of engagement. Makes sure that the hashtags are funny, interesting, easily recalled, and in good taste. Provide Valuable Content Never forget that readers come to you because you offer them something that they need. So create content that is of value to your reader and an easy way to do this is to think from your readers’ perspective. Use Analytics to Understand Your Audience Use social media analytics to understand your audience. Through it, you get insights on who your followers are to tweak your content to align with their needs. Also, use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technics to maximize your audience and income with ad sales. Have a Social Media Strategy You will need a social media strategy to help drive more traffic to your own website or blog. If done right a huge bulk of your readers can come from social media networks as such formulate a social media strategy that helps boosts your traffic. What social media platforms can you make money on? Twitter: You can earn money by ghostwriting tweets for individuals or brands looking to keep their accounts active, engaging in affiliate marketing by promoting products for a commission, selling your own products directly to your followers, or acting as an influencer where brands compensate you for promoting their products or services. Instagram: On this platform, you can learn how to make money on social media by collaborating with brands as an influencer, promoting affiliate links in your posts or bio to earn a percentage of the sales generated, or generating income from ads shown on your IGTV videos—this option is available to users with a significant follower count. Pinterest: On Pinterest, you can make money by promoting a brand’s pins to your followers, promoting affiliate products within the platform where you’ll earn a commission on any sales, or selling your own products directly to users who discover your pins. Facebook: You can make money on Facebook by promoting other brands through sponsored posts or your own Facebook page, engaging in affiliate marketing where you get a percentage of any sales made through your affiliate links, or selling your own products directly to your followers through a Facebook shop. LinkedIn: On LinkedIn, you can earn money by running advertisements for brands as part of their marketing strategies, incorporating affiliate links into your posts or articles, and directly selling your own products or services to fellow professionals within your network. YouTube: You can monetize this platform by posting video content and earning ad revenue once you reach a certain number of subscribers and watch hours, engaging in affiliate marketing by promoting products in your videos for a commission, making sponsored posts where brands pay you to feature their products, or collaborating with brands on video content. TikTok: On TikTok, you can make money through brand partnerships, live stream gifts, the TikTok Creator Fund, affiliate marketing, or selling your own products or services. TikTok also provides an opportunity for influencers to get paid for sponsored posts. Snapchat: Snapchat offers opportunities for monetization through Snapchat’s partner program, where creators can earn a share of the revenue from ads shown in their stories. Influencers can also make money by partnering with brands for sponsored posts. Reddit: While it may not be as conventional as other platforms, you can still learn how to make money on social media through Reddit by promoting a brand, engaging in affiliate marketing, or directing traffic to your own website or product. Keep in mind that Reddit has stringent rules regarding self-promotion, so it’s crucial to provide valuable content and adhere to community guidelines. Twitch: On Twitch, users can earn money by becoming a Twitch Partner or Affiliate, which allows them to earn a share of the revenue from ads shown on their streams. Users can also receive direct donations from their viewers, get a cut from the sale of games promoted on their page, or earn money from sponsored streams. How many followers do you need on social media to make money? To start monetizing from your social media, you will need to have a huge following. For example, with Instagram, you need a minimum of 5,000 Instagram followers and 308 sponsored posts a year to generate $100,000. Youtubers will need at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past year to start earning. With Facebook, you will need to have at least 10,000 followers and 30,000 +1 minute views. Image: Depositphotos This article, "How to Make Money on Social Media: Tips for Small Businesses" was first published on Small Business Trends View the full article

Social media, be it Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, have become the most popular platforms by hundreds of millions of users across the world. This has opened up opportunities for businesses to connect with customers, allowing them to maximize the income of their business. In addition, you can use social media sites to also make some money on the side. There are also opportunities to make money through social media without the need to sell anything. In this article, we show you things that can help you make money on social media. Why Small Businesses Should Use Social Media to Increase Income As part of a marketing strategy, social media can help your small business interact with customers. With social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest you can build brand awareness, increase your customer base, increase sales, and connect with current and potential customers. The following points further delve into the power of social media: You expand your reach through social media: with an estimated 4.2 billion social media users, companies are capitalizing on it. You can use Instagram or Pinterest to showcase your products or even advertise your products and services. More and more people are buying on social media: By adding ‘buy’ buttons on their social platforms to generate more sales. This is because customers can buy directly without ever leaving the social media platform they are on. Help create real connections with your brand: Through social media, you can create real human connections with your brand. With it, you can introduce your customers to your brand story as well as showcase the benefits of your products and services. Drive traffic to your website/online store: Through social media posts and ads, you can drive traffic to your website or your online store. By sharing some great content from your website to your social channels you can encourage click-throughs. Generate leads: Through social media, you can help increase lead generation by increasing interest among potential customers. Here’s a quick word from Learn from Shopify that helps you: ‘Learn How to Make Money on Instagram (Whether You Have 1K or 100K Followers).’ The Best Ways to Make Money on Social Media Before you start exploring the details of the list, here is a handy table you can reference that summarizies the most effective methods for earning money on various social media platforms. #Way to Make Money on Social MediaDescription 1Promote Your Small Business Products and ServicesUse your social media accounts to interact with your audience, promote your brand, and sell your products and services. 2Sell Digital ProductsLeverage your social media channels to sell digital products such as templates, software, eBooks, and more. 3Join Networks and Promote Affiliate ProductsExpand your reach by joining affiliate network programs and earning commission for new leads or sales from your posts. 4Sell Your Music on SoundcloudUse your creative skills to sell your original music on Soundcloud and earn from plays and audience insights. 5Collaborate with BrandsUse your unique niche and large following to collaborate with brands and influence their target audience. 6Sell Coaching ServicesOffer your unique skills and knowledge as coaching services to those interested in self-development or learning new skills. 7YouTube Partner ProgramUnlock your YouTube channel's earning potential by joining the YouTube Partner Program and earning from ads on your content. 8Sell Rights to Your ImagesLeverage your social media account to sell rights to your digital artwork or photographs. 9Join Influencer NetworksUse your influence to market products for brands in an authentic way and earn income from sponsored posts and paid social sharing opportunities. 10Run a Facebook GroupCreate and manage a Facebook group to reach your target audience and build a community around common interests or goals. 11Manage a Social Media Account for Another BusinessUse your social media management skills to help other businesses in their social media outreach and earn an income from it. 12Charge for Sponsored PostsCreate sponsored content for companies and brands in need of social proof to market their goods and services. 13Advertise as a Blog Content WriterUse social media advertising to offer your services as a blog content writer. 14Become an InfluencerBuild a reputation for your knowledge and expertise on a specific topic, become an influencer, and earn from promoting products for brands. There is a lot of money to be made through employing social media business ideas. People are making a living without selling a single product. Those who have a large social following can use their profiles to get paid by brands, sell their knowledge, offer consultations, and more. Below are some ways where you can learn how to make money on social media. Promote your Small Business Products and Services on Social Media Social media accounts can help you interact with others by sharing and creating content through communities. With it, you can promote your brand and business, tell customers about your goods and services, find out what customers think of your business, attract new customers, and build stronger relationships with existing customers. Promoting your business through social media platforms is cost-effective. You can use it to promote and drive traffic to your online store and also supplement sales to your brick and mortar sales. Sell Digital Products Using Your Social Media Channels Besides promoting your business social media can be used to sell digital products as well. A nifty way to make money is through selling digital products simply through social media. Unlike websites, social media platforms are designed to help you sell digital products with little fanfare within just a few minutes. Plus, if the product you sell is digital you don’t have to worry about shipping or even inventory. With digital products such as templates, software, eBooks, photography, music and so you can sell them an unlimited number of times with little effort. Join Networks and Promote Affiliate Products You can also expand your reach to potential customers by joining networks and making money through affiliate marketing. Through affiliate marketing, you can earn money by just adding tracked affiliate links to the text of your social media content. By joining affiliate network programs, you stand to get paid in commissions for new leads or sales you bring when visitors click on the links. Sell Your Music on Soundcloud If you are creatively inclined you can sell your music through SoundCloud. Here you can sell your original music through SoundCloud if you sign up on the platform’s SoundCloud Pro or Pro Unlimited subscriptions. You get unlimited upload time, get paid for your plays, access to advanced audience insights, and more. Collaborate with Brands Social proof is the new word of mouth, more and more consumers today trust influencers over paid advertisements. Thanks to their huge following, bloggers today can talk directly to a company’s target audience. From posting product reviews to hosting video tutorials, bloggers have the power to influence large segments of consumers. If you have a unique niche, you can showcase your expertise to make your blog stand out while also collaborating with brands that might be tied to your niche in the process. Brands will benefit as their customers yearn for honest messages that speak to them from a user’s perspective. Earn Money Through Selling Coaching Services If you have a unique set of skills or are passionate about something, perhaps you can offer coaching services. Many people are looking for self-development or learning new skills. You can tap into this demand if you have a specific niche that is of value to other people. Make Money with the YouTube Partner Program Through blogging, you can unlock your YouTube channel’s earning potential as well. By joining the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) you not only get a strong platform but also access YouTube’s resources and features which includes getting access to ads being served on your content. However, you will need to keep in mind that you will need to get lots of views and clicks on YouTube to make meaningful revenues from your content. Sell Rights to the Images on Your Social Media Accounts If you have some great pictures or digital artwork of yours that people are interested in purchasing then you can use social media account to connect with people interested in purchasing your creations. Join Influencer Networks There are many ways to make money on social media. Sponsored posts are just one way that bloggers can earn an income from their blogs. Brands today are looking for influencers to market their products to their followers in an authentic way. Here, influencer networks are a great way to start with sponsored posts and paid social sharing opportunities. If you are early on in your blogging experience, it might be easier for you to start with using influencer marketing, which are third-party agencies that will do the hard work for you. These networks serve as intermediaries, connecting you with brands without requiring direct contact. This can create opportunities for you and provide valuable experience with sponsored posts, which you can showcase on your blogger resume. Influencers or bloggers can register to collaborate with a network, and brands associated with that network can access analytics for campaigns conducted within that group of influencers. Some networks might demand exclusive collaboration. Some examples of influencer networks include: izea CreatorIQ Upfluence AspireIQ Linqia Run a Facebook Group Facebook offers you a huge reach complements to its over 2 billion active monthly users. By creating Facebook groups of your own can be an inexpensive and effective way to reach your target audience. It helps you build a community around common interests or goals and drive can even help drive traffic to your blog or website. Manage a Social Media Account for Another Business In today’s marketplace, no business can ignore the importance of social media in achieving success. If you are a successful blogger who creates content that attracts a large audience, you can leverage this to assist other businesses with their social media outreach. By utilizing your skills, you can earn a decent income on the side by providing social media management services, with potential earnings ranging from $14 to $35 per hour. Charge for Sponsored Posts Companies and brands are ever more looking for social proof to market their goods and services. You can help them achieve these by producing sponsored content. This could be by way of product reviews, promotions, or backlinks to a sponsor’s website, but always remember to let your audience know that you are offering paid content. In terms of payment, several factors can play out, including your reach, your niche, and whether your posts include images, videos, and audio. Advertise as a Blog Content Writer You can also offer your services as a blogger by opting for social media advertising as well. For example, Google and Facebook ads offer an inexpensive option to get your targeted advertisement for your marketing needs as a blogger. Become an Influencer You can also try your hand as an influencer. An influencer is someone who has the skill set to influence people’s purchasing decisions through his or her authority, knowledge, or relationship with his or her audience. social media Influencers are people who have built a reputation for their knowledge and expertise on a specific topic and offer regular posts. Brands are more than willing to pay social media influencers as they help create trends and encourage their followers to buy products they promote. Top Tips to Get More Social Media Followers and Drive Sales It can be difficult to gather a huge following. As a blogger, you can only monetize your content when you have a huge following. When done right, you can easily generate a good following and build a reputation of a captivated audience. Below are some tips to get more social media followers and drive sales. Choose a Specific Niche and Target Audience Your blog’s success depends on you finding your passion and creating compelling content. Not only that your niche should not have too much competition as your blog will need to compete against highly rated sites. You should also avoid focusing on a smaller niche with little or no demand, as it will impact your potential following. Look to strike a balance between an overdone niche and one with little room for growth. Choose a subject that you are knowledgeable about and one that people can take insights from. Here you will also need to get an accurate picture of your target audience are whether in terms of age, level of knowledge of the subject matter, and other factors to make an impact. Focus on a Single Social Media Platform To start, you will need to focus your content on a single social media channel or risk not capturing the right amount of followers to make your blog worth looking into. You will need to identify your target readers and then identify the social networks that they prefer. If your blog post is geared more towards professionals and businesses, you might want to consider using LinkedIn. If your target followers are more visual you may sway towards Instagram or Pinterest. Increase Engagement Rates Part of increasing your fan base is to get more engaged followers. Make sure that your content is important enough or interesting enough that people share, link to, like, and even comment on it. Make sure to reply to comments as well as collaborate with other content creators Build Trust Building trust takes time. For readers, it is the little things that get them to trust you. It falls on your track record of creating useful content that serves them, and the consistency and reliability of your content. Offer Free Products Nothing attracts people more than free stuff. Offer up promotional coupons, free templates, how-to guides, and other useful stuff to integrate yourself with your audience. Create Content Regularly to Build a Social Media Presence You must consistently create content that your audience finds valuable. Establish a content production calendar and ensure that you produce content regularly and reliably. Use the Right Hashtags Hashtags are important as it helps direct more followers to your blog. Posts with hashtags have higher rates of engagement. Makes sure that the hashtags are funny, interesting, easily recalled, and in good taste. Provide Valuable Content Never forget that readers come to you because you offer them something that they need. So create content that is of value to your reader and an easy way to do this is to think from your readers’ perspective. Use Analytics to Understand Your Audience Use social media analytics to understand your audience. Through it, you get insights on who your followers are to tweak your content to align with their needs. Also, use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technics to maximize your audience and income with ad sales. Have a Social Media Strategy You will need a social media strategy to help drive more traffic to your own website or blog. If done right a huge bulk of your readers can come from social media networks as such formulate a social media strategy that helps boosts your traffic. What social media platforms can you make money on? Twitter: You can earn money by ghostwriting tweets for individuals or brands looking to keep their accounts active, engaging in affiliate marketing by promoting products for a commission, selling your own products directly to your followers, or acting as an influencer where brands compensate you for promoting their products or services. Instagram: On this platform, you can learn how to make money on social media by collaborating with brands as an influencer, promoting affiliate links in your posts or bio to earn a percentage of the sales generated, or generating income from ads shown on your IGTV videos—this option is available to users with a significant follower count. Pinterest: On Pinterest, you can make money by promoting a brand’s pins to your followers, promoting affiliate products within the platform where you’ll earn a commission on any sales, or selling your own products directly to users who discover your pins. Facebook: You can make money on Facebook by promoting other brands through sponsored posts or your own Facebook page, engaging in affiliate marketing where you get a percentage of any sales made through your affiliate links, or selling your own products directly to your followers through a Facebook shop. LinkedIn: On LinkedIn, you can earn money by running advertisements for brands as part of their marketing strategies, incorporating affiliate links into your posts or articles, and directly selling your own products or services to fellow professionals within your network. YouTube: You can monetize this platform by posting video content and earning ad revenue once you reach a certain number of subscribers and watch hours, engaging in affiliate marketing by promoting products in your videos for a commission, making sponsored posts where brands pay you to feature their products, or collaborating with brands on video content. TikTok: On TikTok, you can make money through brand partnerships, live stream gifts, the TikTok Creator Fund, affiliate marketing, or selling your own products or services. TikTok also provides an opportunity for influencers to get paid for sponsored posts. Snapchat: Snapchat offers opportunities for monetization through Snapchat’s partner program, where creators can earn a share of the revenue from ads shown in their stories. Influencers can also make money by partnering with brands for sponsored posts. Reddit: While it may not be as conventional as other platforms, you can still learn how to make money on social media through Reddit by promoting a brand, engaging in affiliate marketing, or directing traffic to your own website or product. Keep in mind that Reddit has stringent rules regarding self-promotion, so it’s crucial to provide valuable content and adhere to community guidelines. Twitch: On Twitch, users can earn money by becoming a Twitch Partner or Affiliate, which allows them to earn a share of the revenue from ads shown on their streams. Users can also receive direct donations from their viewers, get a cut from the sale of games promoted on their page, or earn money from sponsored streams. How many followers do you need on social media to make money? To start monetizing from your social media, you will need to have a huge following. For example, with Instagram, you need a minimum of 5,000 Instagram followers and 308 sponsored posts a year to generate $100,000. Youtubers will need at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past year to start earning. With Facebook, you will need to have at least 10,000 followers and 30,000 +1 minute views. Image: Depositphotos This article, "How to Make Money on Social Media: Tips for Small Businesses" was first published on Small Business Trends View the full article

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Netflix's March slate has plenty of variety, from reality TV to true crime docs to sci-fi comedy. John Mulaney is back this month with a new live weekly talk show, Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, a sequel to his 2024 live event Everybody's in L.A. The show, which will include on-screen guests and live calls from the audience, will premiere on March 12 at 10 p.m. ET with 12 weekly episodes on consecutive Wednesdays. Netflix also has new comedy hours in March from Andrew Schulz (LIFE, March 4), Bert Kreischer (Lucky, March 18), and Chelsea Handler (The Feeling, March 25). For reality TV fans, there's a new installment of Love is Blind: Sweden (March 13) as well as the follow-up to the first season, After the Altar (March 6). Netflix is also taking over Temptation Island (March 12), which originally aired in 2001 and was revived in 2019 for five seasons. The new competition show Million Dollar Secret (March 26) is Netflix's response to Peacock's popular series The Traitors, putting strangers through a series of games to figure out the identity of the millionaire. Netflix has a handful of true-crime documentaries this month, starting with the film Chaos: The Manson Murders (March 7), based on the 2019 titular book by Tom O'Neill and directed by Errol Morris. At the end of the month, Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (March 31) will look at the Gilgo Beach murders from the perspective of the victims. The series is directed by Emmy winner Liz Garbus. Finally, The Electric State (March 14) is a new sci-fi comedy film directed by the Russo brothers and starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. The film is adapted from Simon Stålenhag's graphic novel of the same name and follows an orphaned teen's quest to find her brother after a robot rebellion. Here's everything coming to Netflix in March—including the next installment of Formula 1: Drive to Survive (March 7) and lifestyle show With Love, Meghan (March 4)—and everything that's leaving. What's coming to Netflix in March 2025Available soonKhakee: The Bengal Chapter—Netflix Series Available March 1The Potato Lab—Netflix Series SAKAMOTO DAYS—Netflix Anime 50 First Dates Annie (2014) Beginners Black Hawk Down Blade Runner: The Final Cut Blood and Bone Cell 211 Do the Right Thing Friday High-Rise The Holiday Ma National Security Next Friday Pride & Prejudice Runaway Jury See No Evil, Hear No Evil Sicario Ted Vampires Wedding Crashers Available March 3Hot Wheels Let's Race: Season 3—Netflix Family Available March 4Andrew Schulz: LIFE—Netflix Comedy Special The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: Week of February 21, 2025 With Love, Meghan—Netflix Series Available March 5Just One Look—Netflix Series The Leopard—Netflix Series Medusa—Netflix Series Available March 6Barbie & Teresa: Recipe For Friendship Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black: Season 1 Part 2—Netflix Series Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta—Netflix Documentary Love is Blind: Sweden: Season 1: After the Altar—Netflix Series Power Rangers Available March 7Chaos: The Manson Murders—Netflix Documentary Delicious—Netflix Film Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 7—Netflix Documentary Nadaaniyan—Netflix Film Plankton: The Movie—Netflix Family When Life Gives You Tangerines—Netflix Series Available March 8SAKAMOTO DAYS—Netflix Anime Available March 10American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden—Netflix Documentary Available March 12Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney—Netflix Live Event Temptation Island—Netflix Series Welcome to the Family—Netflix Series Available March 13Adolescence—Netflix Series Love is Blind: Sweden: Season 2—Netflix Series Available March 14Audrey The Electric State—Netflix Film Available March 15SAKAMOTO DAYS—Netflix Anime Available March 17CoComelon Lane: Season 4—Netflix Family Inside: Season 2—Netflix Series The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 1 Available March 18Bert Kreischer: Lucky—Netflix Comedy Special Love & Hip Hop New York: Seasons 3-4 The Outrun Available March 19Twister: Caught in the Storm—Netflix Documentary Woman of the Dead: Season 2—Netflix Series Available March 20Bet Your Life—Netflix Series Den of Thieves 2: Pantera The Residence—Netflix Series Wolf King—Netflix Family Available March 21Go!—Netflix Series Little Siberia—Netflix Film Revelations—Netflix Film Available March 22SAKAMOTO DAYS—Netflix Anime Available March 25Chelsea Handler: The Feeling—Netflix Comedy Special Available March 26Caught—Netflix Series I Survived a Crime: Season 2 Million Dollar Secret—Netflix Series Available March 27Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure—Netflix Documentary Survival of the Thickest: Season 2—Netflix Series Available March 28The Lady's Companion—Netflix Series The Life List—Netflix Film Available March 31Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer—Netflix Documentary Promised Hearts—Netflix Film Rhythm + Flow Italy: Season 2—Netflix Series What's leaving Netflix in March 2025Leaving March 121 Bridges A Haunted House A Haunted House 2 Aloha Blended Cinderella Man Due Date Free State of Jones Green Lantern In the Heart of the Sea Inception Legends of the Fall Little Mr. Peabody & Sherman Oblivion Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Seven Years in Tibet Sixteen Candles Stand by Me Still Alice The Angry Birds Movie The Other Guys Leaving March 3Ravenous Leaving March 15The Autopsy of Jane Doe Leaving March 16A Walk Among the Tombstones Leaving March 23The Machine Leaving March 24Oldboy Leaving March 25No Escape Leaving March 27Happy!: Seasons 1-2 Leaving March 30Godzilla vs. Kong Mad Max: Fury Road Leaving March 31The Windsors: Seasons 1-3 View the full article

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Oh, you’re here because you captured the image of someone’s Instagram Story and want to know if they’ll get a notification about the screenshot, à la Snapchat? We’ve all been there, but they’re not going to find out if you took a screenshot of their grid post or story, at least not through a notification. There are a few instances where an Instagram user might be made aware that you’re sharing their content, though, or at least filing it away for later. Here’s everything you need to know about taking screenshots, saving, and sharing in Instagram, so you can lurk in relative peace. Can you screenshot someone's Instagram Story or grid post?If you screenshot someone’s grid or Story post, they do not get a notification. Ditto for screen-recording a video post. For better or worse, I am extremely good at creeping around on the app; I do it all the time. If any of the people whose content I was saving got a notification about it, I’d know by now. And I’d tell you. Can you screenshot Instagram direct messages?This is where things get dicey. In a standard Instagram direct message, you can screenshot with no problems. If you toggle on vanish mode, however, you lose that ability. This is a new change to vanish mode that appears to have only gone into effect within the past few weeks. I saw a few people posting about it and tested it myself. It's true: If someone screenshots your chat thread in vanish mode, you get a notification that says, "@theperson took a screenshot." If you screenshot the thread, you also see the notification that "you took a screenshot." It makes sense because vanish mode is supposed to be more private. When you toggle it on (by holding the bottom of your screen and dragging up within the thread), all the messages you send and receive in that chat disappear when you back out of the screen. The other person you're chatting with is supposed to have a reasonable expectation that their messages won't stick around for long, so it stands to reason they deserve to know if you took a recording. This does not apply to messages that are sent in chat threads without vanish mode turned on. It looks like this: The new way Instagram narcs on you. Credit: @ellefs0n/Instagram Has Instagram ever alerted users to other screenshots of their content?That said, there used to be one other way people could see if you’d taken a screenshot of something on Instagram. It was minor, but that’s what made it insidious: Up until very recently, if someone sent a photo directly to you via Instagram direct messaging, using the in-DM camera feature, and you took a screenshot of it, they would get a notification. It looked like this: The old way Instagram used to narc on you. Credit: @ellefs0n/Instagram To demonstrate how that looked, I asked my recipient to screenshot the first picture I sent and to open and view, but not screenshot, the second. The photos were sent in real time, using the camera icon in the bottom left, next to the typing box. As you can see, a little circle icon (it looks like a camera shutter) appeared next to the first one, which meant a screenshot was taken of it. A photo taken with the regular camera and sent from the camera roll did not produce a screenshot notification. Why am I telling you this? Instagram only recently changed this, but it did so in phases. The last time I checked, three months ago, if you screenshot a photo taken with the in-app camera, there was no longer a notification. Now, Instagram prevents it with a pop-up message that says, "You can't screenshot or record this. It's only meant to be replayed once." If the sender toggles on the "replay" option for the photo taken with the in-app camera and the receiver screenshots that, there is still no notification. That's a major change from just a year ago, when a notification would pop up, so this is clearly something always in flux. If and when it changes again, I'll let you know. Other ways to see if people are sharing your Instagram contentTaking screenshots on Instagram is safe, as we've discovered, but there are other ways a person might be able to figure out if you’re disseminating their content or saving it for future review. Technically, you'll still be anonymous, but it could be traced back to you with a little bad luck. If you have a business account, not a personal one, you have access to some additional features that can come in handy if you want to know whether people are sharing your content among themselves. Under your grid posts, you’ll see a button that says “View insights.” Tapping this will bring you to a page that shows how many accounts were reached, how many were engaged, how many people tapped through to see your profile, how many were following you already, and all kinds of other interesting data. You’ll also see, right at the top, a string of four numbers: How many accounts liked it, how many comments it got, how many shares it got, and how many saves it got. Credit: @ellefs0n/Instagram The shares and saves are important here. The rightward facing arrow that looks like a paper plane is your shares. The rectangle with a triangular cutout that looks like a bookmark is your saves. If you check this, you can’t see who is sharing or saving it, but you can get a sense of how many opps (or fans!) you have. Above, see that nine people shared my post and six saved it. What were their intentions? These are the questions that keep me up at night, but alas, I may never uncover the culprits. Bear in mind that if you save or share a post—meaning you send it to someone else via DM, share it to your own Story, or copy the link to send it to someone off-app—if the person has a business profile, they’ll at least know someone did. Depending on the content of the post and how many followers they have, they could narrow it down to you. (To check if someone has a business account, tap their profile. If there’s a descriptor under their name, like Journalist, Blogger, or Public figure, or buttons like “Contact,” they have a business profile.) If you're the one worried someone has shared your post with ill intentions, don't get ahead of yourself. Ask yourself first if you shared your own post to your Story, which would count as a share and increase the number next to that paper plane icon. Speaking of Stories, anyone with a business profile can also see the data related to their Story posts, both when the posts are active in the 24 hours after they are shared and in the Story archive. Next to the eye-shaped icon that indicates viewers, there will be an icon with three rectangles that looks like a bar graph. It reveals how many accounts were reached, how many engaged with the post, how many replies it got, etc. It also reveals shares. Below is an example of a time one of my Stories got 11 shares. I was able to figure out who shared it by looking through the views and taking note of the viewers who were not my followers. Sensing nasty intentions, I blocked the original sharer. If you share someone’s Story in-app, the accounts with whom you share it will appear on the story’s viewership list, which could easily implicate you. Credit: @ellefs0n/Instagram Does any of this matter? 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