Social Media
Learn the latest news and trends on the most popular social networks and how to reach and engage your audience with social media marketing best practices.
YouTube Adds Auto-Detection For AI-Generated Content
YouTube is moving AI disclosure labels to more visible spots and adding automatic detection for undisclosed photorealistic AI content on videos.
Reddit CEO Says LLMs ‘Would Not Exist’ Without Reddit Data
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman calls user content “modern oil” for AI, discusses deals with Google and OpenAI, and outlines why some companies face lawsuits.
YouTube Brings Conversational Search And Gemini Omni To Creators
YouTube introduced Gemini Omni AI remixing and Ask YouTube conversational search, raising new questions around discovery, creator tools, and future measurement challenges.
Meta Doesn’t Know What Business It’s In & The Traffic Data Shows It
The traffic data doesn’t lie: Google at 111 billion monthly visits, Facebook at 10 billion. Here’s what Marketing Myopia says about that gap.
How To Turn Reddit Communities Into Sales And AI Search Visibility
Elevate your brand’s multi-channel AI visibility using Reddit. Discover strategies that drive trust and revenue for your business.
The Reddit Earnings Story Most Marketers Missed
Ad revenue headlines missed the real story from Reddit’s Q1 2026 earnings. The strategic shift for organic marketers runs much deeper than DAU numbers.
Google Tests ‘Ask YouTube’ Conversational Search Experiment
Google is testing “Ask YouTube,” a conversational search feature that returns AI summaries with cited videos. Available to US Premium users.
ChatGPT Often Retrieves But Rarely Cites Reddit Pages, Data Shows
New Ahrefs data shows Reddit pages appeared often in ChatGPT retrievals but rarely as visible citations.
Your Owned Content Is Losing To A Stranger’s Reddit Comment
AI recommendations increasingly rely on Reddit and community signals, reshaping how brands earn visibility, trust, and influence in the AI-driven discovery layer.
B2B Buyers Trust Peers Over AI Chatbots, Report Finds
A survey of B2B decision-makers found peer recommendations are trusted nearly twice as much as AI chatbots, and white papers rank last for perceived value.
Reddit Marketing in 2026: What Changed & What Actually Works Now
Whether you’re actively using Reddit or still deciding if you should, your customers already made the choice. Buyer behaviors have shifted. Search traffic has declined....
YouTube’s AI Slop Problem And How Marketers Can Compete
“AI-generated slop” now accounts for 21% of Shorts shown to new users. Here’s what the data says about monetization, trust, and long-term organic strategy.
Gen Z Preference For TikTok Over Google Drops 50%, Data Shows
Survey data shows 49% of U.S. consumers have used TikTok for search, but Gen Z’s TikTok-over-Google preference is dropping.
New Platforms Won’t Save Social Media: Here’s What’s Actually Shifting
Social media’s next chapter moves beyond feeds and platforms toward decision-making moments powered by behavior, trust, and machine interpretation.
From Article to Short-Form Video That Holds Attention
Effective article-to-video workflows prioritize what to cut, what to keep, and how to structure 150 words that actually hold attention.
LinkedIn Shares What Works For AI Search Visibility
LinkedIn tested what drives AI search visibility and shared results. Content structure, expert authorship, and timestamps showed the clearest impact.
YouTube CEO Reveals Your Video Marketing Strategy For 2026
YouTube’s CEO Neal Mohan shares the platform’s 2026 priorities, spanning creator-led entertainment, youth safety, diversified monetization, and responsible AI.
45 Best Subreddits For Marketing & SEO Professionals
Key Reddit communities that professionals use to stay informed, ask smarter questions, and learn from peers across industries.
Social Channel Insights In Search Console: What It Means For Social & Search
Social Channel Insights in GSC point to a broader shift where search validation increasingly follows social-driven discovery.
TikTok US Deal Closes After Years Of Regulatory Uncertainty
TikTok’s US spinoff to Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX has closed after a White House official said the US and China finalized the deal.
YouTube CEO Announces AI Creation Tools, In-App Shopping For 2026
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan previews 2026 priorities: AI tools for Shorts creation, text-to-game features, in-app shopping checkout, and image posts in Shorts.
YouTube Expands Monetization For Some Controversial Issues
YouTube is updating advertiser-friendly guidelines so some non-graphic videos on “controversial issues” may be eligible for full monetization.
Social Media Trust Is Breaking Down (And How You Can Rebuild It)
Bots, fake reviews, and undisclosed AI are eroding trust on social media, creating a competitive advantage for brands that prioritize authenticity and real human experience.
Reddit Introduces Max Campaigns, Its New Automated Campaign Type
Reddit introduces Max campaigns, a new automated campaign type designed to simplify setup, improve performance, and provide deeper audience insight for advertisers.
Top 10 Emotionally-Engaging Holiday Ads Of 2025 (With A Bonus One)
An analysis of 2025’s most emotionally effective holiday ads shows why nostalgia, warmth, and human storytelling still outperform spend.
Do Faces Help YouTube Thumbnails? Here’s What The Data Says
A new dataset of 300K viral YouTube videos suggests that faces in thumbnails perform about the same as without them, with larger differences by niche.
Search & Social: How To Engineer Cross-Channel Synergy
Search and social now operate as a single ecosystem where shared signals, audience insights, and unified workflows drive stronger visibility and trust.
YouTube AI Enforcement Questioned As Channels Get Restored
YouTube creators report sudden channel bans for spam policies, with some restored after public outcry. YouTube claims the vast majority of terminations are correct.
YouTube Shorts Algorithm May Now Favor Fresh Over Evergreen
Analysts working with top YouTube channels report Shorts older than 30 days receive fewer views. YouTube hasn’t confirmed any algorithm change.
YouTube Title A/B Testing Rolls Out Globally To Creators
YouTube expands title A/B testing globally to all creators with advanced features. Test up to three titles or title-thumbnail combinations per video.