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Not only is posting great video content important for your account, but it is also absolutely crucial to keep engaged with your audience. One of the best ways to do this is with duets.

There are two parts to this duet (literally and figuratively). You can either:

1. Duet with your own audience in response to comments/engage and help build rapport  with them
2. Duet with other people in your niche, viral videos, or celebrities

First, let’s talk about dueting with your audience.

As entrepreneurs and influencers, we tend to want to go for the big fish in the pond always (it’s our nature). However, it’s important to remember to nurture and build strong relationships with the followers you currently have.

One way is to respond to comments with videos. This is a great way to involve some of your followers or people that have engaged with you already. Simply hit the video button next to the comment to respond with a video.

Next, it’s time to duet with the big fish. By dueting with bigger name celebrities, you have a chance of getting more views since people will recognize the people you are dueting with. 

Same goes for viral videos. If the video is viral enough, your watch time and watch rate can increase drastically even if you’re just doing a reaction video.

So there you have it! Go out there and start dueting!

Use new features and trends immediately to get an algorithm bump

New TikTok Trend: #TiKTokTaughtMe

As we have emphasized before, TikTok is HIGHLY favoring educational content. Not only are they adding the “Learn On TikTok” tab, the latest trend right now is the #TikTokTaughtMe trend that’s topping the list of trending content. This is where people try out different TikTok hacks, recipes, viral videos, and other nifty tricks that have gone viral. Shoot one yourself to join fun!

Amazon Backtracks From Demand That Employees Delete TikTok

Another edge-of-the-seat headline that hit the news Friday was the shocking notification that Amazon required ALL of their employees to delete TikTok off their phones. 

The tech giant stated in an email that was obtained by the NYT that stated “Amazon officials said that because of “security risks,” employees must delete the app from any devices that “access Amazon email.” Employees had to remove the app by Friday to remain able to obtain mobile access to their Amazon email, the note said.”

However, 5 hours later, the email was retracted and was claimed to have been “sent in error.”

TikTok Teens Are 'Going to War' Against the Trump Campaign After Republicans Call to Ban the App

The news of TikTok’s potential ban from the Trump administration have left (especially) younger users infuriated.  “For Gen Z and Millennials, TikTok is our clubhouse and Trump threatened it,” said Yori Blacc, a 19-year-old TikTok user in California who joined in the app protest. “If you’re going to mess with us, we will mess with you.”

Though the likelihood of the app’s actual ban is pretty slim, teens are using their voices to express their frustrations by placing over 700 negative reviews in Trump’s reelection app on the app store.

Top Gamer Ninja Deletes TikTok Over Privacy Concerns

One of TikTok’s heavy hitters decided to take a stand and remove the app because of privacy concerns. The rejection of a highly influential gamer like Ninja is the latest blow to TikTok and to other loyal followers. 

However, despite the concern, Ninja’s account still remains intact and was last seen active on Thursday. "I have deleted the TikTok app off all my devices. Hopefully a less intrusive company (data farming) that isn’t owned by China can recreate the concept legally, such funny and amazing content on the app from influencers,” Ninja tweeted to his 6 million followers.

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Today, we’re featuring @enkiee1 and her dance skills. She also made good use of the new caption feature that shows up only on your profile and not on the actual video. Check it out!

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