Here are the content creator, social media, social shopping, livestreaming and influencer news articles I’ve gathered for you this morning.
AI Shakes Up Search Landscape: What Marketers Need To Know Now (Content Marketing Institute)
Best Video Editing Software in 2025 — 15 Free + Paid Tools (Buffer)
How to Increase Your Reach on Instagram: 14 Actionable and Easy Methods (For Every Content Type) (Buffer)
How to Use LinkedIn Newsletters: A Guide for Businesses (Social Media Examiner)
Introducing New Ways to Chat on WhatsApp (About.Fb.Com)
Microsoft Lays Out a ‘Golden Opportunity for American AI’ (WebProNews)
Online Won the Holiday Shopping Season, in Another Record (Barron’s)
PSA: Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 Are Not Viable Alternatives to TikTok (Social Media Today)
Social media and influencers: 2025 predictions (MarTech)
The TikTok ban might give “Chinese Instagram” the opening it needs to break into the U.S. (Tubefilter)
WhatsApp Adds More Video Effects, Improved Reactions UI (Social Media Today)
With Tiktok’s Future Uncertain, Livestream Shopping Startups Are Making Moves (Inc)
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