This week-end — March 25 & 26 — it’s Worldwide Instameet 15 and the theme is Kindness!

What is Worldwide Instameet you ask?

It’s a celebration taking place via Instagram and inviting users from all around the world to express themselves, sharing their stories and spreading ideas around a theme.

As a member of the global Instagram community, you can join the event in (one of) two ways:

• Online through the platform with this hashtag: #WWIM15❤️

• “Offline”, either by joining an existing Instameet, or by organizing your very own

At Loomly, we have to say that we LOVE this concept: one, because it’s a beautiful thing for a social network to actually bring people together, and two, because there is no such thing as too much kindness and we should enjoy each and every opportunity to give and get some.

What’s in it for Social Media Managers: a great opportunity to engage and federate your audience around a positive theme and spread some kindness around your brand.

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Sometimes, we stumble upon something so great, that we need to drop everything and play with it.

Today is one of these days, as we’ve just found an app that combines two of the things we love the most: cats and Gifs!

The team at Swarm NYC created Cat Gif TV, a very simple app that lets you watch animated Gifs of cats all day long.

There are only two ways to use this app (on mobile): swipe left to see the next cat gif and swipe right to see the previous one.

Dead simple and highly addictive.

Cat Gif TV is available for free on iOS & Apple TV.

What’s in it for Social Media Managers (and everyone else): just fun and a great way to start the week, which is actually quite a lot when you think about it.

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Sometimes, we stumble upon something so funny that we HAVE to share it with you, like this BS generator for instance: the Douchebag Strategist.

Whether you need a killer audience insight, are stuck in a creative rut or not sure how to get senior management / a client up to speed, this Messenger bot has you covered.

Just connect it to your Facebook account from the link above, select a topic, and instantly get a catch phrase containing so many buzzwords that it will actually sound plausible, if not credible.

Here are some samples:

• State of the industry: “Is Snapchat Lens the new interruption broadcasting?”

• Future trend: “In ten years, digital marketing will be all about post-conversational experiences in a digital world”

• Audience insight: “Working moms are super into mobile-only curated content”

• Reframing the problem: “We need a test and learn framework to show how this branded hub will engage various communities of interest”

• Strategy statements: “Our vision is to celebrate fashionistas by showing the authentic side of sustainability”

Amazing, right?

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That was THE big tech news from last week: Snap, the parent company of Snapachat, filed for IPO on Thursday February 2nd, 2017.

Everybody knows that the cobbler’s son have no shoes.

That’s one more reason for us, Social Media Managers, to stand out on LinkedIn with a professional-grade resume.

A good way to start is by avoiding the most common, overused (and often meaningless) words LinkedIn users stuff their profiles with.

Credit: LinkedIn

How lucky we are!

The team at our beloved social network just published the Top 10 LinkedIn buzzwords used on profiles this year:

1. Specialized
2. Leadership
3. Passionate
4. Strategic
5. Experienced
6. Focused
7. Expert
8. Certified
9. Creative
10. Excellent

Most of us can probably find something better — i.e. more personal and more specific — than that.

Way better!

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Before we even installed the Cats Chrome Extension, we already loved it, from reading the headling of their description on the Chrome Web Store:

If you use a computer, a smartphone or the Internet — how would you read this blog otherwise? — chances are you have already had to accept some obscure terms of services… without ever reading them.

If terms of services are too complicated for adults and Internet professionals, imagine what they must look like for kids.

The entire Loomly Team wishes you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2017.

If today is your first day back to work, we’ve got exactly what you need to kick off 2017 on the right foot: some hilarious cat videos — and even more here.

Dog lovers, don’t worry, we thought of you, too: here are some adorable Golden Retrievers pictures and videos.

Just subscribe to these Facebook Pages if you want more of this fun delivered to your Newsfeed on a recurring basis.

And, that’s it for today 😉

We have plenty of time to talk social media for the rest of the year: until then, enjoy this dose of cuteness overload.

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Many tools let us read, browse or monitor Twitter: now, Social Speakers reads tweets.

How, you ask?

Simple, Social Speakers connects to Twitter on your iPhone and Siri does the rest:

Social Speaker can read tweets from your timeline, mentions, favorites or a list.

Whether you enjoy multitasking or just want to make the most of your commute, having Siri read tweets out loud is a clever and fun life hack.

The app is free and available here for iOS.

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It was worldwide hit last year and it will be a hit this year again: 2016bestnine lets you find your Top 9 Instagram photos of 2016 and combine them instantly into a square collage.