BeReal faces a critical juncture with stagnant growth and funding woes: A strategic pivot or acquisition looms as it seeks to remain viable.
Microsoft’s business-focused social network is adding puzzles to boost engagement. Could LinkedIn’s Wordle moment take a toll on productivity?
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how young Gen Zers differ from older Gen Zers, the numbers that tell the story of teens' social media use, and how teens and parents approach screen time. "In Other News," we talk about whether 20-somethings saying "no" to TikTok is a big deal and whether a new push to ban TikTok is for real this time. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jasmine Enberg and Paola Flores-Marquez.
Misleading high-engagement content on “TaxTok” is worrying financial professionals and confusing their clients. Here’s how banks can help.
Reddit introducing native ads ahead of IPO: The platform must balance improving engagement with maintaining user trust and platform integrity.
“Out-of-home (OOH) is cost-effective. It's measurable. It's targetable. You can be hyperlocal with it,” said founder and CEO at Quan Media Brian Rappaport. It’s also growing. US OOH ad spend will increase by 6.5% this year, reaching $9.51 billion dollars, according to our October 2023 forecast. But an added benefit is OOH’s potential to create organic impressions on social media.
While TikTok’s fate is in limbo, the sharks circle round: Surveys show strong support for Reels if the app is banned, while China says it doesn’t support a forced sale.
While making up just 2% of US market share in their categories, the 97 companies on Bain’s Insurgent Brands 2024 list captured nearly 20% of incremental category growth last year, per the firm.
71% of teen YouTube users use the platform at least once per day, while 58% of teen TikTok users do the same on TikTok, according to October 2023 data from Pew Research Center.
If TikTok is banned, can ByteDance bring Douyin to the US? The company is trying to answer that question by testing Douyin on US browsers.
Meta could benefit significantly if TikTok left the US: A House vote looms, impacting national security and social media dynamics.
The future of TikTok’s content creators, advertisers, and 170 million users remains uncertain as the bill moves to the Senate. TikTok’s loss could be Meta’s and Google’s gain.
To form deeper, more authentic relationships with consumers, brands like Claire’s and Pacsun are launching their very own creator communities to help them produce content, provide product inspiration, and advise on marketing campaigns.
“Most marketers want to be cutting-edge, and to be able to say that they’re exploring new technology,” Jack Johnston, associate director at Tinuiti, said about AI’s explosion into social media tools. “But our focus is not just being gimmicky and tapping into AI because it’s AI, but doing it because there’s a real business value and a positive impact that can come from it.”
On today's podcast episode, we discuss why TikTok might not actually be a social media platform, how much young people use it to search for things, and whether TikTok Shop is ruining TikTok. "In Other News," we talk about the battle between Threads and X (formerly Twitter), as well as whether Snap distancing itself from social media will work and start a trend. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg and director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman.
LinkedIn Premium is the company’s AI proving ground: After making $1.7 billion in subscription revenues thanks to AI, the company looks to expand the tech elsewhere.
Instagram beat TikTok in 2023 downloads thanks to Threads: Meta’s social media app is back on top, but it still trails TikTok in crucial areas.
TikTok faces another potential ban: Congress will vote next week to force Bytedance to sell TikTok to a US company