Social media marketing

Social media marketing

I am familiar with this feeling. Breadcrumb trails of heat lead to pain that's called minor, pressure that's called surprising. Rooms like this-the salon where my scalp scalds as my curls burn away or the aesthetician's office where I lie as vulnerable as I might in a hospital bed-are drenched in anxiety's musk, scented with antibacterial spray. The women who leave me their warmth are like older sisters, evidence files, guinea pigs, role models, comrades, and competition.

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In recent years, multimedia content has firmly established itself online, fueled by the development of high-speed Internet technologies as well as the growing availability of tools for creating and editing video. The global lockdowns also contributed to this process by forcing people to look for similar alternatives on the web. If integrating video into your communications sounds like an overwhelming investment, start leveraging your products with music and audio that are often underestimated by marketers.

Reddit has published its latest performance update, with the platform adding another 5 million daily active users, while it's also posted a strong revenue result for Q4. And as it continues to optimize for AI search, both on and off platform, it's engaged, expert communities could help to boost the platform as a key source of information. Unless, that is, Reddit ends up pricing too many LLM projects out of the market.

On Jan. 21, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released a lengthy blog post about what creators can expect in 2026, outlining upcoming changes poised to drastically affect creator experiences on the platform. The changes show just how much YouTube is willing to flex to keep itself ahead of the game - whether that's competing with big streamers like Netflix and platforms like TikTok, cracking down on AI slop, or expanding upon the way creators can get paid.

TikTok has announced its latest TikTok LIVE event, which will feature major Hollywood stars, alongside emerging TikTok talent, in a big-time showcase of some the app's top performers. "From electrifying musicians to show-stopping dancers, these creators will showcase their signature style, adding more unforgettable LIVE moments to the evening." At Global LIVE Fest in Las Vegas, TikTok LIVE will spotlight the winning global creators from the last two months, celebrating their accomplishments on the glamorous Planet Hollywood stage.

Yet rights holders are also meant to protect the value of their products-a value that's currently being chipped away by an endless stream of clips, highlights and post-game interviews. All this churn comes at the expense of creativity, social media talent - and, fundamentally, consumer engagement. The result is the enshittification of sports marketing. Let me explain. So much for creativity

The Meta researcher's tone was alarmed. oh my gosh yall IG is a drug, the user experience specialist allegedly wrote to a colleague, referring to the social media platform Instagram. We're basically pushers We are causing Reward Deficit Disorder bc people are binging on IG so much they can't feel reward anymore. The researcher concluded that users' addiction was biological and psychological and that company management was keen to exploit the dynamic.

The company also reported a fivefold increase in legal requests from law enforcement agencies, government regulators, and legal representatives in 2025, with 1,470 requests up from 2024's 238 requests. While the company previously shared moderation reports in 2023 and 2024, this is the first time it's put together a comprehensive transparency report. The new report tackles other areas outside of moderation, like regulatory compliance and account verification information, among other things.

Dhar Mann's morality tales about Karens getting exposed, kids with disabilities finding acceptance, and the like have made him one of the internet's most popular creators. He also stands out in a mostly unscripted world for his focus on scripted content, including a recent micro-drama production deal with Fox. His videos, shot in a 125,000 square-foot Burbank production studio, regularly run 20 minutes or longer and get upward of a million views on YouTube.

Bluesky says it's planning to make the app feel more "live" this year as part of ongoing efforts to build a competent rival to Elon Musk's X platform. Announcing Bluesky's 2026 development roadmap, product head Alex Benzer said the platform is working to make feeds more interactive and timely during live events, alongside teasing improvements to posting and follow suggestions.

The feature was discovered recently by Christopher Penn, vice president of marketing technology at Shift Communications. "Over the weekend I was playing around with the different ad platforms for social networks and discovered something interesting: my Twitter account was fully enabled for Twitter analytics. So was the Shift Communications account and half a dozen other accounts that I help to manage," he wrote in a blog post.

Since yesterday we've been working to restore our services following a power outage at a U.S. data center impacting TikTok and other apps we operate, "We're working with our data center partner to stabilize our service. We're sorry for this disruption and hope to resolve it soon."

Now, thanks to the advent of accessible text-to-video generators, which can cough up footage from a simple text prompt, the situation on Facebookand other Meta platforms is turning from dire to disastrous. A quick perusal of the r/FacebookAIslop subreddit reveals the macabre underbelly of the AI slop world, once again highlighting how social media feeds have turned from posts created by our friends and family into an endless parade of mind-numbing drek.

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