Hi Friend,

Thank you to those who responded to last week’s newsletter. It was great hearing such positive feedback about my pivot from mostly Twitter/X content to a more rounded scope of social and digital marketing. I love gathering knowledge and then sharing it with others due to my quest to always be learning and growing.

But as we wind down this year, I am slowing things down a bit. Due to the holidays, there was no #LearnWithMadalyn (formerly SmarterX/TwitterSmarter) space this week. And if you haven’t heard, Suze Cooper and I have moved our #AllThingsAudio space from weekly to monthly. It will now be on the first Wednesday of the month. The next one is December 6th. Also, Dhariana Lozano and I ended our run of the Saturday space, Twitter Audits.

Change is in the air. And it can be a great thing! You may have heard me hint on X and Threads that I’m planning to release a new podcast very soon. It has nothing to do with my work in social media and digital marketing. It’s a new passion project that is of a personal nature that I think some of you will find quite interesting. So stay tuned for that.

Now here’s this week’s roundup.

News You Can Use

Did you hear? Instagram now lets all users download public Reels. 

X’s new AI, it’s called Grok, is Elon Musk's new rival to ChatGPT. It’s supposed to be witty, spicy and, rebellious. Um, okay. X plans to launch it for Premium+ ($16/mo) subscribers this coming week.

If you pay for Premium X, you get access to the Highlights tab feature which allows you to showcase your best posts. X says using this feature will get you more reach.

Did you make someone smile today? You've still got time. - Melissa Stewart

That's A Wrap!

Thank you for taking the time to read my newsletter. 😊 I always welcome your thoughts so feel free to hit reply.

Keep rockin’,
Madalyn