Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Social Media - latest Facebook updates

We manage several Facebook communities. Today we received the following notice from Facebook regarding groups:

"At F8 we announced that we're introducing more unique features for different types of groups. As part of these changes, we are simplifying the types that are available for Facebook Groups. We will soon be adding a new type called General, and retiring 13 of the old types. This update to group types will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

What's changing?

1. We're adding three new group types.

General: The standard set of tools available to all groups. Most groups will soon be General groups.
Jobs: Announced at F8, the new Jobs type will include tools likea new post type for members to share job openings and an easy way for job seekers to filter posts and apply on Facebook.
Health Support: Announced at F8, Health Support groups will include tools like the ability for members to ask the group's admins to post on their behalf, which allows a member to make a sensitive post without revealing their identity to everyone else in the group.
2. Retiring 13 existing group types and updating them to General type.

Groups that are currently one of the types listed below will become General groups. This update will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use.

Close Friends
Club
Events and Plans
Family
Neighbors
Parents
Project
School or Class
Study Group
Support
Team
Travel
Custom
All group types have the tools and features available to General groups. The difference is that types such as Buy and Sell or Video Games also include extra tools to meet those groups' unique needs.

3. Groups with no type selected will be updated to General groups.

Groups that had no type selected will become General groups. This will not change the experience for the admins and members of the group. This will not change anything for a group's layout, settings or the tools admins can use...

The full information is at: https://www.facebook.com/community/education/blog/changes-group-types?fb_dtsg_ag=AQyB74M2TYxfAC_1zJRDjSZjoxhM9v1hIEn8BjXkrJEYVQ%3AAQyA_y8OPkzDuIhx8BEmPQ38EWZ4gL3GTCxm5X64R_n7Fg&jazoest=27738

Do you have facebook group? Are you doing any changes to it?

Inheritance related articles

I have compiled herewith inheritance related articles. Note, I'm not affiliated in any way with these selections. I have them listed as personal reference and articles I have read regarding the topic of inheritance.
I hope you'll find it useful:

An interesting opinion piece in the Financial Times abound financial planning and your will. It raises questions about Inheritance Tax. Should you put money in a trust? How much should you gift? When? To whom? How? How often?

Read in New York Times:
A battle over the French entertainer Johnny Hallyday’s estate was effectively decided by his Instagram feed, which a judge consulted in determining that he was a resident of France


Postnup, remarriage and children:
Today in #GirlChat: When it comes to leaving an inheritance for your children

Dubai denied a British teen £500k inheritance, citing that she's Christian!


Check out the new Pinterest Board often, as new information gets is added:
ESTATE LAW | FAMILY LAW || Retirement planning || Relationships and finance

Friday, December 21, 2018

Blogging notes

I have used google's blog platform, the blogspot. I find it much easier to use. I have several blogs using blogger, including this BaysideDigital blog.

However, I will compile here some useful information regarding wordpress.

Here is introduction for wordpress at Wikipedia, you might like to learn about wordpress, which is a powerful tool, if you have the time to devote to it and learn all the tools available:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com. As per Widipedia, it is owned by Automattic Inc. is a web development corporation founded in August 2005. It is most notable for WordPress.com, as well as its contributions to WordPress. The company's name is a play on its founder's first name, Matt.

You might like to check out content management systems.

Comparison of free web hosting services

Comparison of online backup services

Getting back to WordPress, this page has top 10 WordPress tutorials


Tips on building email list

Internationaliztion of Wordpress

Replacing Facebook with personal website.


Comparison of online backup services
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Do you post on Facebook about your personal and family life? You might like to read this article:
We Should Replace Facebook With Personal Websites
Personal websites and email can replace most of what people like about Facebook—namely the urge to post about their lives online.

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Small Business Week, Scaling a Family Business,

This is a great episode for small businesses. We are a small business and we highly recommend watching this video Feel free to post your messages and recommendations from your business experiences as a small business.

Why it's best to use CASH - cash is king

 Via social media post, here is a very interesting explanation as to why pay with cash whenever possible, when you are shopping. I copied th...