LESSON 4: SOCIAL HANDLES & FEATURES
1. Facebook
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Personal Account:
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Create a profile with profile photo, cover photo, bio, and personal information.
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Can post status updates, photos, videos, and stories.
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Friend requests and private messaging (Messenger).
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Privacy controls to limit who sees posts.
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Can join Groups and interact with Pages.
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Page (for businesses, public figures, organizations):
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Designed for brands, companies, public personalities.
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Access to Page Insights (analytics like reach, engagement).
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Ability to run Facebook Ads and boost posts.
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Add shop section, services, appointment bookings.
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Multiple admin roles (admin, editor, moderator).
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Direct messaging with customers via Messenger.
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Group:
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Communities for people with shared interests.
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Can be Public, Private, or Secret.
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Features include group chats, polls, learning units.
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Admin tools like membership approval and post moderation.
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Professional Mode for Profiles:
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A new option where individuals can turn personal profiles into creator-like profiles.
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Gain access to audience insights and monetization options like Facebook Stars.
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2. Instagram
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Personal Account:
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Post photos, videos, stories, and reels.
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Create Highlights from Stories.
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Private messaging through Instagram Direct.
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Ability to follow and be followed.
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Business Account:
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Access to Insights (follower activity, engagement, reach).
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Contact button (Email, Call, Directions).
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Ability to create ads directly from the app.
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Access to Instagram Shopping (tagging products).
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Creator Account (for influencers, public figures):
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Detailed analytics on follower growth and engagement.
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Messaging filtering (Primary, General inbox).
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Creator tools like Branded Content tags.
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Monetization features (Bonuses, Badges, etc.).
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3. Twitter (now X)
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Personal Account:
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Share tweets (text, photos, videos, polls).
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Customize profile picture, header image, and bio.
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Follow and interact (likes, retweets, replies).
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Professional Account:
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Designed for businesses, creators, and professionals.
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Access to Twitter Analytics.
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Ability to promote tweets and run ad campaigns.
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Advanced profile modules (shop, newsletter subscription links).
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Twitter Blue (Premium Subscription):
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Edit Tweet feature.
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Prioritized rankings in conversations and search.
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Longer tweets, custom app icons, bookmark folders.
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4. LinkedIn
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Personal Profile:
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Create a professional resume-style profile (work experience, skills, endorsements).
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Connect with individuals and send direct messages.
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Post updates, articles, and multimedia content.
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Company Page:
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Showcase your business, company culture, and job openings.
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Analytics on visitors, engagement, and followers.
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Can post updates, articles, and host LinkedIn Live sessions.
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Showcase Pages: Sub-pages under the main Page for different brands or initiatives.
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Creator Mode (Profile setting):
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Turn on if you’re focusing on building an audience.
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Highlight your content topics and get access to Live and Newsletters.
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5. TikTok
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Personal Account:
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Create, upload, and share short videos.
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Access to basic editing tools and effects.
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Follow and interact with other users.
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Business Account:
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Access to TikTok Analytics.
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Commercial Music Library (for business-safe music).
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Ability to run TikTok ads (in-feed ads, branded hashtags, TopView).
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Add website links to bio and showcase products.
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Creator Account:
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Focused on individuals producing regular content.
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Eligible for monetization via TikTok Creator Fund.
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Access to deeper analytics and brand partnership features.
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6. Snapchat
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Personal Account:
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Send Snaps (photos/videos) and Stories to friends.
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Access to AR filters and lenses.
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Chat and call friends privately.
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Create private groups.
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Public Profile:
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Available to regular users and creators.
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Highlight Snaps, Stories, Lens creations.
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Add a bio, website link, and showcase subscribers.
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Business Account (via Snapchat for Business):
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Access to Snap Ads Manager.
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Create sponsored lenses and geofilters.
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Advanced targeting for ads based on demographics, location, interests.
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7. YouTube
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Personal Channel:
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Upload and manage videos.
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Create Playlists and customize channel layout.
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Community tab for engaging with subscribers (after reaching eligibility).
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Go live with live streaming features.
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Brand Account:
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Allows multiple people to manage the same channel with their Google accounts.
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Access to YouTube Studio analytics and monetization tools.
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Separate YouTube Channel name and profile different from the personal Google Account.
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YouTube Creator Account (once monetized):
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Eligible for revenue through ads, memberships, Super Chats, and YouTube Premium.
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Access to exclusive Creator support and events.
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