Social Media Holiday

	Social Media Holiday A marketing holiday is an unofficial holiday which someone invents and promotes in the media. The point of the holiday is for typical users, community organizers, and marketers to share information within a theme. While marketing holidays are often billed as "National days", they do not celebrate the creation of nations or non-sovereign countries—and must be disambiguated from a National day and Public holiday. Marketing holidays can generate large revenue spikes for e-commerce sites. In 2017 the Alibaba Group reported US$25.4 billion in sales on commercial holiday Singles Day. Social media Many social media holidays are recently created but some have longer histories. Professional social media managers use these holidays to market the content which they are promoting. It is considered improper to post content which seems to be for a social media holiday, but which is actually a trick to make the audience view other content. Some people think social media holidays are annoyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Unofficial Holiday A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, the type of job held or personal choices. The concept of holidays often originated in connection with religious observances or associated with traditions. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates on the calendar. In most modern societies, however, holidays serve as much of a recreational functions as any other weekend days or activities. In many societies, there are important distinctions between holidays designated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Public Holiday A public holiday, national holiday, or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Sovereign nations and territories observe holidays based on events of significance to their history, such as the National Day. For example, Australians celebrate Australia Day. They vary by country and may vary by year. With Public holidays in Nepal, 36 days a year, Nepal is the country with the highest number of public holidays but it observes six working days a week. India ranks second with 21 national holidays, followed by Colombia and the Philippines at 18 each. Likewise, China and Hong Kong enjoy 17 public breaks a year. Some countries (e.g. Cambodia) with a longer, six-day workweek, have more holidays (28) to compensate. The public holidays are generally days of celebration, like the anniversary of a significant historical event, or can be a religious holiday, religious celebration like Diwali. Holidays can land on a specific day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Singles Day The Singles' Day () or Double 11 (), originally called Bachelors' Day, is a Chinese unofficial holiday and shopping season that celebrates people who are not in a relationship. The date, 11 November (11/11), was chosen because the numeral 1 resembles a bare stick (), which is Chinese Internet slang for an unmarried man who does not add 'branches' to the family tree. The four '1's also abstractly refer to the demographic group of single people. Ironically, the holiday has become a popular date on which to celebrate relationships: more than 4,000 couples got married in Beijing on this date in 2011, far greater than the daily average of 700 marriages. Originally, the date was celebrated as a cynical response to traditional couple-centric festivals by a small group of college bachelors. However, in 2009 Alibaba's CEO Daniel Zhang began to use the day as a 24-hour shopping holiday festival that offered online shopping discounts and offline entertainment. The holiday has now become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Planet Money ''Planet Money'' is an American podcast and blog produced by NPR. Using "creative and entertaining" dialogue and narrative, ''Planet Money'' claims to be "The Economy Explained." History The podcast was created by Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson after the success of "The Giant Pool of Money," an episode they recorded for ''This American Life''. ''Planet Money'' was launched on September 6, 2008, to cover the financial crisis of 2007–08 in the wake of the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In early 2020, ''Planet Money'' celebrated its 1000th episode, bringing back many former hosts and contributors to mark the occasion. , episodes are hosted by Robert Smith, Stacey Vanek Smith, Kenny Malone, Jacob Goldstein, Amanda Aronczyk, Mary Childs, Sarah Gonzalez, Karen Duffin, Cardiff Garcia, and Greg Rosalsky. Program The length of the podcasts ranges between 6–30 minutes. ''Planet Money'' uses abridged narratives to tackle popular, complex topics like American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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