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• TikTok adds full-song Apple Music streams to app

  11-03-2026 21:07 via socialmediatoday.com
  The new feature allows users to save played tracks Your Music and add them directly to playlists.
  
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• Indeed addresses job market disconnect with ads that put people first

  03-06-2026 17:00 via marketingdive.com
  The “Jobs Need People” campaign depicts moments of peer-to-peer connection that make work fulfilling amid a rise in trends like employer ghosting.
  
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• How McDonald’s is serving up culture as part of its new strategic plan

  03-06-2026 15:41 via marketingdive.com
  Activations around a Nike sneaker release and box office smash “Backrooms” demonstrate how the fast-food giant uses social media marketing.
  
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• Update for Political Typology Quiz group creators (verified) (TEST)

  03-06-2026 00:24 via pewresearch.org
  Hello! Our records indicate that you created a version of Pew Research Center’s 2021 political typology quiz for your community or group. Access to the results from 2021 community quizzes will no longer be available after June 9, 2026, as we prepare to release an updated version of our political typology report and quiz. If […]
  
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• SEMRush offers AI discovery tips for brands

  02-06-2026 23:37 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  As artificial intelligence searches increase, companies need to consider how to best optimize their reach in order to meet users where they are.
  
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• Reddit launches video replies

  02-06-2026 23:25 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  Users will be able to offer video responses in comment threads, although subreddit moderators will be allowed to disable the feature.
  
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• Instagram will stop bombarding teens with the same kind of obsessively unhealthy content

  02-06-2026 23:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Meta is testing a new Instagram feature to prevent teens from being repeatedly served the same content, as it expands 13+ content settings globally.
  
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• LinkedIn expands in-app mobile post boosting

  02-06-2026 23:09 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  The simplified, paid feature lets users put ad dollars behind organic posts and build a broader presence on the platform.
  
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• Meta tests connected Series Reels option for video creators

  02-06-2026 22:59 via socialmediatoday.com
  The Instagram and Facebook feature offers link shortcuts and collections available on creator profiles, according to TechCrunch.
  
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• Meta tests connected Series reel option for video creators

  02-06-2026 22:59 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  The Instagram and Facebook feature offers link shortcuts and collections available on creator profiles, according to TechCrunch.
  
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• X introduces video reaction option for iOS

  02-06-2026 22:52 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  The “Reply in post” feature allows users to respond to content with a filmed selfie overlay, making it easier to share reaction commentary.
  
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• X introduces video reaction feature for iOS

  02-06-2026 22:52 via socialmediatoday.com
  The update allows users to respond to content with a filmed selfie overlay, making it easier to share reaction commentary.
  
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• Meta rolls out global expansion of teen content restrictions

  02-06-2026 21:38 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  The company’s 13+ limitations are designed to prevent younger users from accessing inappropriate content.
  
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• Majority of new green cards have gone to immigrants already living in U.S.

  02-06-2026 20:00 via pewresearch.org
  A new Trump administration memo could require green card seekers already in the U.S. to apply from abroad, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands annually.
  
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• Snickers wins praise from Reeses for bigger push behind peanut butter

  02-06-2026 16:48 via marketingdive.com
  
  A spot digging at Reese’s shows a focus group composed of people named Reese who assess the flavor and texture of Snickers Peanut Butter.
  
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• Who do Americans think is going to win the World Cup?

  02-06-2026 15:51 via pewresearch.org
  Most Americans say they are unlikely to follow the 2026 World Cup, though immigrants are far more likely than U.S.-born adults to tune in.
  
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• ‘Minecraft’ expands creator marketing ambitions with affiliate program

  02-06-2026 15:17 via marketingdive.com
  
  The Microsoft-owned game is leveraging the rapid growth of the creator economy to push its in-game marketplace.
  
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• Why ClassPass invested $50M in marketing to supercharge partner growth

  02-06-2026 15:00 via marketingdive.com
  
  Zach Apter, CMO at ClassPass parent Playlist, explains how the booking platform is using performance marketing to grow the market for partner studios.
  
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• X app now lets you directly record reaction-style videos and outrage at just about anything

  02-06-2026 10:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  X has launched React with Video, a new feature that lets iOS users respond to posts with a recorded video reaction using green screen, split screen, or picture-in-picture modes.
  
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• LinkedIn chatbot optimization tips offer guidance on content planning

  02-06-2026 01:24 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  A post about increasing visibility and artificial intelligence discovery on the platform provides clues about broader brand strategy concepts.
  
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• Meta hires Snap director of global content partnerships

  02-06-2026 01:20 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  Jim Shepherd, who oversaw Snap’s celebrity relations and editorial strategy, will now help with Meta’s artificial intelligence device push, per The Hollywood Reporter.
  
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• Google shares guidance on visual AI generation

  01-06-2026 23:14 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  Tips about improving prompt language are applicable not only to the company’s Gemini Omni tool, but to other artificial intelligence models as well.
  
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• Hackers got Meta AI to give them Instagram account access

  01-06-2026 22:54 via socialmediatoday.com
  
  A series of screenshots and videos revealed the steps taken to override security features and steal accounts, per a report from 404 Media.
  
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• Federal agency X accounts are getting far more engagement in the second Trump term than under Biden

  01-06-2026 20:52 via pewresearch.org
  Federal agencies are getting far more audience engagement on X in the second Trump administration than they did during the final year of the Biden administration.
  
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• NBCU points to premium video’s broad value as social marketing rises

  01-06-2026 18:00 via marketingdive.com
  
  The broadcaster and partner Gain Theory detailed how premium video can boost the middle funnel — and what’s lost in its absence.
  
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• Walmart Connect expands offsite advertising ambitions with Yahoo, Magnite

  01-06-2026 17:13 via marketingdive.com
  The move, which will eventually include additional partners, allows advertisers using Yahoo’s demand-side platform to access Vizio inventory through Magnite.
  
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• Café Bustelo turns Latin culture into temporary tattoos ahead of World Cup

  01-06-2026 16:50 via marketingdive.com
  The J.M. Smucker brand’s “Game Face” campaign taps into the iconography of tournament heavyweights Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
  
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• Hyundai’s CMO on how to make the most of an official World Cup sponsorship

  01-06-2026 14:49 via marketingdive.com
  The automaker’s U.S. marketing campaign around the tournament, “Next Starts Now,” spans TV ads, social media, experiential activations and more.
  
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• Trust is the new currency in commerce media

  01-06-2026 11:00 via marketingdive.com
  Trust, not attention, is becoming commerce media’s most valuable growth driver.
  
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• Snapchat Planets: What’s the order, and what do they mean?

  31-05-2026 11:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Snapchat Planets turns your friendship ranking into a tiny social solar system, where being Mercury is elite and Neptune might sting a little.
  
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