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X expanded Grok Bot with analytic search across X posts. Social teams can ask it to monitor brand mentions, track product feedback and send weekly industry roundups.
Meta’s Edits app now supports Instagram carousel editing: layouts, Edits fonts, overlays and custom sticker cutouts. Here’s what changed and why carousels still win on reach.
Instagram added a Boost option for live videos, turning a livestream into an ad across Feed, Stories and Reels while you broadcast. Here’s how it works and when to schedule it.
From September 2026, Threads ads no longer need a matching Instagram username, and brands without Instagram can advertise from a native Threads profile. Here’s what changes.
X’s Under the Hood report now shows when posts were limited to comply with local laws — and which country. Here’s what it means for X post reach and shadowban worries.
LinkedIn explained how it detects AI slop: 1M+ users reported it in under three weeks, and teacher-student models plus policy agents now screen out-of-network posts with 94% precision. What B2B brands should change.
Threads Gems badges public posts and direct replies that drive meaningful conversation, judged on perspective, discussion and originality. Crossposts don’t qualify. Here’s what brand accounts should change.
An SE Ranking study of 100,000 keywords found social links in 67.66% of Google AI Overviews. Here is how YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn and Facebook shape AI search visibility.
Meta is expanding a test of a Reels-first Facebook feed in India, opening the app straight to Reels and moving News Feed to a separate tab. A U.S. rollout is planned for next year.
X Lift, X’s new AI ad creation tool, turns a business URL into ad images, copy and targeting in a few clicks. Why X is courting new advertisers and what its 50% self-serve growth means.
Instagram’s new Threads sharing sticker lets you add liked or saved Threads posts to Stories. Here is how it works and how brands can use it to cross-promote Threads.
X’s updated video composer adds editable captions plus Grok AI to correct and translate them. Here is what changed and how brands can use the new X video editor.
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