⛔ When it comes to using your content for AI, LinkedIn has a default-opt-in policy for non-EU users. Here’s where to opt out.

☀️ Ad Age is celebrating creative excellence for Hispanic Heritage Month.

🚫 Instagram has implemented new restrictions for all teen users.

🐤 Flappy Bird is set to make a comeback a decade after its removal from app stores.

⭐ How viral creators like ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ stretch their 15 minutes of fame.

😍 Infographic: The most loved (and hated) email, messaging, and social apps by country.

🐶 We’re loving this ode to office dogs.

🥃 Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s sponcon moment for Johnny Walker at the Emmys got mixed reviews from viewers.

🥜 So, uh… have you seen the Nutter Butter TikTok account recently?

Monday: Welcome emails reach every new user. They often have the highest open, click rates, and conversion potential. And we know that first interactions have a significant impact on user retention and outcomes. So, how do you warm up your welcome? Here are some top-notch strategies.

• According to our survey, 41% of respondents believe that a Welcome Email should simply welcome users—no CTA necessary.

Tuesday: It’s time. Meta shared some marketing to-dos to to get done before this holiday season.

Wednesday: You have the content. But how do you break through the noise and get your assets in front of the right people? Here are 10 distribution ideas you might not have considered.

• 53% of survey respondents say they pin top-performing posts to their brands’ Instagram accounts, as opposed to timely CTAs or evergreen content. 17% don’t pin anything because it throws off the grid.

Thursday: Optmyzr analyzed over 1 million ads to illuminate what actually works when it comes to Google Ads copy. For example, sentence case outperforms title case.

Laura posted: “We’d like to collect the user’s primary reason for globally unsubscribing from our emails. I’m looking for examples, best practices, and which selections others offer on their exit forms.”

Joy posted: “Has anyone else’s event button/tab disappeared here on Facebook?”

Jody posted: “I’m looking for a program that I can add custom content to enhance a video with text and whiteboard style drawings, doodles and even B roll. I’ve looked at Doodly but I’ve heard mixed reviews. Seeking something professional looking.”

An anonymous Carney posted: “I am looking for a good AI video-generating software that’s not horribly expensive for a non-profit organization.”

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Ingredients

• 2 oz VSOP Cognac, Armagnac, or good California brandy
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
• Superfine sugar, for garnish
• Orange or lemon twist, for garnish

Steps

1. Run a lemon wedge around the glass rims, then dip the rim in a saucer of superfine sugar to create a thin crust.
2. Combine brandy, Cointreau, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well until chilled. Strain into prepared glass; garnish with a twist of orange or lemon peel.

Recipe by Serious Eats

Answer: Bastrop, Texas.

Now all your exes really do live in Texas. X has relocated to Bastrop (population ~8,000) to be near Musk’s other operations, including Starlink.