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Each year, our analysts dig into media and device usage across the world. In total, we looked at 44 markets. Here’s a look at eight key insights our analysts found in the United States and Canada.

Twitter advertisers wait and see as Musk shakeup plays out: Caution about platform’s direction abounds as deep staff cuts loom.

Twitter and TikTok regulatory losses would be Meta’s gain: Musk’s Twitter acquisition has attracted federal scrutiny and TikTok could get banned. There might be hope for Facebook and Snapchat after all.

Your brand should already be on TikTok. Here are five charts evidencing that point.

Could a celebrity exodus under Musk impact Twitter’s bottom line? The platform’s influential nature seems to matter to headliners and advertisers wary of changes to come.

Twitter in transition: Upheaval follows the leadership change at Twitter as it grapples with ramping up profits and drumming up advertising revenue just as brands and users question its content moderation policies.

Instagram is latest to suffer outage: Instagram users are suspended in the latest service outage. Meta’s platforms are becoming unmanageable as users experience weekly outages that are taking longer to resolve.

We forecast that total retail holiday sales will total $1.297 trillion this year. Brands looking for a piece of the pie need to maximize their social media presence, which, of course, includes TikTok.

On today's episode, we discuss the addressable opportunity in the US, how big the connected TV market is, and how measurement, privacy, and fragmentation are disrupting progress in advanced TV. "In Other News," we talk about how TikTok is trying to usher in an age of machine learning advertising and how Google is trying to put Chrome users in control of their ad experience. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Evelyn Mitchell.

Insights from the Future of Meta report: We look at key VR hardware and software opportunities for Meta’s future as the company leverages its dominance in VR headsets to build its vision for the metaverse.

OpenWeb raises $170 million as it prepares for IPO: As news providers and social platforms butt heads, the company’s tools help publishers manage audience discussions on their sites.

In the last year, Meta—and the overall US digital ad market—have changed significantly. Here are seven strategies from our “The Future of Meta” report that marketers should embrace in the new year.

Musk's few hours at the helm of Twitter have been interesting: Those brand safety concerns aren't going away, and product innovation is (maybe) speeding up.

Affiliate marketing is getting a second wind as emerging publishers and creators attract a new crop of advertisers. Here’s a refresher on the benefits of affiliate marketing, as well as a word of caution for advertisers interested in giving it a try.

Pinterest is bright light in dim Q3 for social platforms: Company delivers better-than-expected revenue and notes deeper engagement with users.

Brands miss the old Kanye: the Ye saga offers lesson in crisis response as many cut ties after rapper’s offensive speech.

A quest for pros: Meta’s premium Quest Pro headset is now available, and while early reviews laud the improved design, comfort, and controllers, reviewers also dinged the poor battery life and confusing mixed reality focus.

Phishing attacks on the rise: Trusted brands like DHL, Microsoft, and LinkedIn are often impersonated in phishing emails, causing millions of dollars in breaches. Are brands responsible for educating their customers?

Meta faces rocky road to reverse underperformance: Q3 shows revenue outlook weakening as metaverse projects swell expenses.

For many, Facebook’s new name introduced “the metaverse” as a concept. But a year out, most people have not entered the metaverse. Right now, Meta’s facelift doesn’t appear to have legs. (Quite literally—the little Horizon Worlds avatars still don’t have legs.)