SOCIAL MEDIA
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Threads Experiments With Games in DMs
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It’s interesting to see how quickly Meta has switched up its stance on DMs on Threads. After initially resisting calls to add a messaging option to the app, and pushing users to utilize DMs on IG instead, Threads rolled out its own…
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LinkedIn Shares Data on Rising Job Roles
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LinkedIn has published its annual “Jobs on the Rise” report, which looks at which jobs are generating more interest, based on related activity on LinkedIn. The data is based on job role changes as listed on LinkedIn user profiles, with trend notes…
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TikTok Takes Action to Protect Shoppers from Fraud
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Will 2026 be the year that TikTok shopping becomes a major force for Western consumers? TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has already seen big success with in-stream shopping in the Chinese version of the app (Douyin), with the platform generating around $500 billion…
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Chinese Officials Weigh US TikTok Proposal
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Look, I’m not saying that TikTok is likely to be banned in the U.S. later this month, but… While reports just before Christmas suggested that a TikTok U.S. deal had been signed, ensuring that the app would remain in operation in America,…
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TikTok Launches New Resources for Sports Organizations
TikTok’s looking to double down on sports content in the app, with a new “TikTok Gameplan” resource that’s designed to help sports clubs and organizations build their presence in the app. As you can see in these example screens, TikTok’s Gameplan tools include a range of add-on tools that can help sporting organizations stand out in-stream. As explained by TikTok:…
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2026 Planning: The AI Dilemma
It’s a new year, which means that it’s time to map out a pathway forward, and put some kind of plan in place for your business or personal brand growth (if that’s what you’re after) in 2026. But with so much changing so constantly, it can be hard to know what you should be focused on, and what skills you’ll…
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How SMBs Can Build Brand on LinkedIn [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LinkedIn has shared some new insights into how SMBs can maximize their success in the app, by building a credible, trusted presence, through regular posting and engaging, which will expand your network, and drive more opportunities. LinkedIn’s SMB guide covers the basics…
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X Publishes 2026 Marketing Calendar
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Have you started planning your 2026 content schedule yet? This could help. X has published its latest marketing calendar, an interactive display of key dates and events throughout 2026, which provides guidance as to what’s happening each month. The guide itself is…
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Snapchat Adds Custom AI Lens Feature
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Snapchat has added a fun new AI activation for the holidays, with its new “Animate It” Lens now available for paying Snap users. As you can see in this example, Snapchat’s new video AI Lens will enable you to activate an animation…
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Which Artists Are Most Referenced in AI Prompts [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The latest generative AI tools enable you to create whatever visuals may come into your head, with custom variations of fantastical scenes, things that you’ve imagined, that complement your stories, or that you just really want to see for whatever reason. Yet,…
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