Use a Software Application for Transfer

There are software applications that you can use to transfer your messages to Whatsapp. You can try to Transfer Whatsapp Android to iPhone with Backuptrans. This is an application that can store a backup file for your Whatsapp messages and transfers it to your new phone without any hassle. The application can also let you see the conversation before you transfer it, so you can choose which messages you want to keep. You can also create a backup file for future reference, or if you want to change to another phone again. The applications feature a lot of options that you can utilize and they are useful because WhatsApp contains a lot of file formats like audios, pictures, or documents.

Utilize the Email Method

If you are only looking to transfer selected conversations, then the e-mail chat method is perfect for you. You will not need to download a software application nor do back-ups, because all you have to do is open your Whatsapp and go to Chat Settings. Next, you can click on Email Chat and choose if you want to include the media sent on the conversation or no. A prompt will appear, and you will need to enter your email and click send. 

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After these actions, you can open your email using your new phone and view the messages. One disadvantage of using this method is that you will only be able to view the messages through your email or when you download it. It would be impossible for you to sync it to your Whatsapp.

Use a New Phone Number

This is the easiest way to transfer messages because it would only take a few clicks. Open your Whatsapp account on your old phone and go to the setting where you can change the number. Next, you must enter the phone number you are using on your new phone. Afterward, a verification code will be sent to your phone number for approval of the new number you entered. Lastly, you can now use your new number on your iPhone to backup the messages you had from the old phone.

Messages have a certain significance to people that marks their importance. People think of these messages as part of memories, so they want to save them. Some would save messages because they want to preserve conversations that can be useful to them in the future, but regardless of the reasons, there are a few ways to save the messages.

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But how will that change this year as unemployment becomes more of an issue? Will social media be a great route to find employment? Let’s go into what might be changing in our current economic and public health conditions and how you might be able to use social media to advance your career.

What’s the biggest change?

The biggest change is not your access to communicating with hiring managers and employers, which social media provides. But it’s the notion that unemployment rates may stay the way they are. Causing more employers to have intent to hire but not truly decide to hire. This is a common occurrence. And one that’s entirely acceptable for employers to do. They can place a job search hoping they find an ideal candidate. But if they aren’t comfortable with what the job market is providing them, they can certainly decide to go another route— like hire internally.

Social media can provide you a great inside lens to this. If you can connect with the hiring manager on a 1:1 basis, you can learn more about the status of the position. And gain insights like the one provided. Try to find the hiring manager’s name through the job ad and look them up on Twitter and LinkedIn. If you can’t find their name, search for the department head and then connect with them.

Methods of connecting

When you’ve found the right person to speak to, it comes time to make a connection. Try to think about the connection you are about to make in a neutral way. You aren’t looking to connect with them simply to learn more about the job. The hiring manager or recruiter is going to direct you back to Human Resources.

Instead, try to find a shared common ground. And connect on that level. Is the hiring manager sharing a lot of articles about a particular subject matter? Share your interest in that and connect with them about your mutual passions. Does the hiring manager know people you know? If so, connect with them through your mutual contacts.

Use some type of bridge and reasoning to connect you two. Use this as a form of networking, first. Then ask for the job at a later date. This not only shows your ability to conduct yourself professionally but shows you aren’t simply asking a stranger to do you a favor.

When connecting on LinkedIn, be sure to list your reasoning in a less than 150 character note during your connection request. And on Twitter, try to @ mention the hiring manager multiple times before you decide to send them a direct message or send them an email.

When you decide to send them an email (if you have their email address), be sure to link and refer to the conversations you both have been having on social media. Your email should be similar to a thank you note you would send after a job interview. It should revitalize that person’s memory of who you are and the conversation you had together. Then proceed to your “ask”. Think of this like having a brief introduction over cocktails at a social event. You have some mutual connection and that starts the conversation on the right foot.

Should you continue using social media for your job hunt?

Yes, absolutely. Now more than ever your network will matter. And expanding your network can be far easier utilizing social media than you might think. Including the fact that social events and regular business conference events might be slowing down.

Social media may allow you to access those who are engaged in having a conversation with you more than they may have been before. And it could provide the only opportunity in the foreseeable future to have a social interaction with someone who isn’t your close family member or friend.

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Despite this backlash, social media continues to be a pervasive part of most Americans’ lives. According to a recent report, social media and messaging apps accounts for roughly 1 in every 3 minutes people spend on the internet and Facebook remains the primary platform for most Americans. Approximately two-thirds of U.S. adults (68%) report that they are Facebook users, and nearly three-quarters (75%) of those users access Facebook on a daily basis. Among younger generations, video and photo sharing sites are even more popular as an astounding 94 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds regularly use YouTube.

The negative aspects of social media are hard to ignore, but on the flipside, what about the positive impact of social?  Social media networks give users an opportunity to connect with others personally and professionally across the globe, catalogue and share life’s important moments, mobilize and fundraise for important causes and simply be entertained. Businesses have an opportunity to engage and service their customers more efficiently in an increasingly connected and digital world.

So, what does 2019 hold for social media? How will user behavior change in light of these issues and opportunities? Here are my social media predictions for 2019:

2019: The Rise of Dark Social for Consumers and Brands

Dark social, despite sounding ominous, means sharing content that occurs outside of what can be measured by traditional web analytics. It can also mean an online community where identity takes a backseat to free, anonymous content sharing. In this political and social climate, I predict an emergence of dark social in terms of how people share content and how brands look to monetize what content is shared in private spaces.

People still want to be social online, but they don’t necessarily want these interactions to occur under the gaze of the entire world. Social networks have become a place for people to share carefully crafted snippets of their life with friends, family and strangers who view their public profiles. The historical record that many social networks leave behind has led to widespread self-censorship. People are reluctant to post content for fear that it will be dredged up months or even years later.

In my view, the context gap is one of the driving forces behind the emergence of dark social. The context gap is where identity and permanence take a backseat to content. In their daily lives, people often interact with different groups. The things you might talk about with your family around the dinner table are often a far cry from the conversations you have with friends during a pub crawl. Context collapse is what happens when these different groups collide in one place — usually weddings or social media. If you share something online, everyone you know is able to see it. This often leads to a chilling effect where people find there isn’t much they want to share with everyone. Dark social just may be the answer.

Dark social accomplishes two goals for users: addresses a desire to project a particular image and gives people an opportunity to avoid damaging material in a social sharing economy that is anything but open and transparent.

One of the ways people avoid leaving behind a trail of (potentially) embarrassing uploads is by favoring networks with disappearing content like Snapchat and Instagram stories. The disappearing nature of Snapchat’s content is especially appealing to younger generations, with 78 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds using the platform. On the app, people can share content they find funny, interesting or important without having it associated with them forever.

For brands, marketing on traditional platforms like Facebook, while highly effective at scale, requires brands to flatten people into pre-established buckets. Dark-social spaces, on the other hand, function more as focus groups. They provide an honest, inside view into what tastemakers and potential customers are thinking and sharing.

Dark social is about understanding overall traffic and consumer sentiment. From there, brands can get a bit more granular by applying basic demographic information to these platforms. Knowing this information can help marketers make better sense of the trends and conversations they observe in these spaces. Combine that insight with a smart understanding of what different groups that have gathered tend to discuss, and there’s a new entry point for understanding how to market products and services.

Visual Communications Continues and Evolves

From text posts to infographics, from pictures to the explosion of online video, and back to short, digestible content like gifs and memes, I predict that the visual culture on social media will continue to shape shift. Our ability to communicate through visual language and the creativity we experiment with in this medium will continue to evolve. The next iteration to go mainstream could be AI-driven gifs or once 5G comes into play, the ability to post high definition selfies or stream 4K live video on social. Whatever form this communication takes, it will be designed to interact with audiences at increasingly quick speeds.  

Social Media and the Generational Divide

In 2019, it is estimated that there will be around 2.77 billion social network users around the globe, up from 2.46 billion in 2017. That 2.77 billion users is now made up of four generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z.  All four cohorts have different user behavior, social channel preferences and varying tech experience. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snap are all important social experiences offering unique ways for connecting people. Facebook will continue to dominate by sheer number of users, but I predict that people will fragment even further and organize by age group. Younger people in the Gen Z group in particular will engage, not only where their peers are, but on the channels that offer authentic, new ways to express themselves and connect with others online.

Rise of Stress Free Social

With so much of traditional social media tied to identity and personal branding, a “comparison” culture has emerged where people feel the need to measure their lives against what other people are posting.  Compounded by the social media drama of 2018, people are welcoming “stress free social” where authenticity and content is entertaining, interesting and real. Posting authentic content anonymously where its free from judgment or trolling will rise in popularity. As users attention spans continue to shrink, I predict disappearing content like Instagram Stories and Snapchat to sharply increase in popularity.

The events of 2018 were dizzying when it came to social media, but 2019 marks an interesting turning point. We’ll continue to create new social media sharing experiences and probably pay closer attention about how our data is used and take greater responsibility for the content we share. As we continue into 2019, “getting back to basics” is the best way to characterize this year: we’ll be sharing more engaging content in new forms and making authenticity our mantra.

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