Social media marketing

Social media marketing

Growing on Instagram in 2025 is brutal without social proof. Most users won't follow your profile unless you already have a substantial following as social proof.

The 'Coldplay couple' incident at a concert led to a flurry of memes online, merging humor with unintentional social commentary on public perception and embarrassment.

Substack's premise is simple, but powerful: creators should own what they create. It's a clear stance in a landscape where platforms have long claimed control over content, data, and distribution.

At 1,000 followers, you're what the industry calls a 'nano influencer,' which, as it turns out, sounds cooler than it is. Your content might earn you free lip balm-if you're lucky.

Hatton's relaxed demeanor and willingness to unwind with Guinness show a distinctive old-school approach to preparing for competition, creating a more positive mindset.

A new social phenomenon has emerged called the 'Gen Z stare', describing the tendency of Gen Z individuals to stare blankly when engaged in conversation, categorized as 'customer service stare' and 'customer stare'. This reflects a growing generational divide that recalls historical critiques of youth behavior across ages.

Employees serve as a company’s best marketing assets on LinkedIn, regardless of their position, when they utilize the right strategy, support, and storytelling framework.

A viral video showed a boy throwing a 15kg chair from a shopping center, narrowly missing shoppers below, part of a series of internet pranks.

LinkedIn reported that video watch time rose 36% year-over-year in 2024, with short-form video creation growing at twice the rate of other post formats.

Instagram requests that search engines refrain from indexing users' private content such as photos and videos from stories, reels, posts, and highlights.

Elmo's social media account on X was compromised by hackers, resulting in the posting of antisemitic comments and a demand for the release of the Epstein files.

The term "incel" was popularized by a Canadian student in 1997 who created Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project to connect with others experiencing a lack of sexual relationships.

Trial Reels appear to users who do not follow your profile, allowing for a test audience before wider sharing.

Tom Pidcock made a remarkable comeback from a fourth-row start to win the UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup in Pal Arinsal-Andorra, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Luca Martin.

Gossip was something to be savoured in my Mauritian household, learned young that bad behaviour yielded widespread circulation of misdeeds, often celebrated in communal gatherings.

For the first time, Pinterest is unveiling a report that dives deep into how men - especially Gen Z men, who are joining the platform in record numbers - are using Pinterest.

After making one of the posts, Grok walked back the comments, saying it was 'an unacceptable error from an earlier model iteration, swiftly deleted' and that it condemned 'Nazism and Hitler unequivocally - his actions were genocidal horrors.'

Publishing fake, AI-generated images of Auschwitz is not only a dangerous distortion. Such fabrication disrespects victims and harasses their memory, the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum declared.

The new Member Post Analytics API allows creators to plug LinkedIn performance metrics into 11 third-party tools, enhancing their content management capabilities.

"I'd be curious to learn more about how the user data and ad stack and process will evolve, which certainly has the potential to be the bigger disruption (as compared to usage numbers)" said Chris Mele, managing partner at marketing agency Siberia.

Paqui's website also does contain a warning label stating that the chips are not for children, among other caveats. "Do not eat if you are sensitive to spicy foods..."

Researchers observed chimpanzees in Zambia adopting the fashion trend of wearing grass and sticks in their ears purely for social reasons, akin to human fads.

Businesses can now use marketing messages on Messenger to keep the conversation with customers active after purchases or inquiries. This encourages customer engagement and retention.