Monday Morning Social Media News for Content Creators and Influencers – Early January

Here are the social media, content creator, social shopping, livestreaming and social influencing news articles I’ve gathered for you this morning.

Ecommerce SMBs Need Faceless Videos (Practical Ecommerce)

5 Content Marketing Ideas for February 2025 (Practical Ecommerce)

5 Influencer Marketing Trends Set to Take off in 2025 (Forbes)

Get Ready for Even More AI Video Taking Over Your Socials in 2025 (Forbes)

Google Has a Secret Bookmarks Feature You Should Be Using (Lifehacker)

How Chris Koerner Built a Massive 820K Social Media Following (Niche Pursuits)

How the TikTok Algorithm Works in 2025: 8 Proven Rules from Top Creators (Loomly)

How To Prepare Your Blog For The New Year: The Definitive Guide (Blogging Wizard)

Instagram Adds ‘Watch Next’ Frame to Highlight Unviewed Stories (Lindsey Gamble)

January Holidays and Newsletter Ideas — 2025 (Constant Contact)

Samsung’s new TVs can find recipes for dishes in shows (TechCrunch)

2025 Social Media Holidays Content Calendar (Loomly)

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #705 (We Are Social)


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