Here are the content creator, social media, influencer, social shopping, digital marketing, social commerce, livestream shopping and blogger news articles I’ve curated for you this week.
AI is going to be a game changer for Black Friday (Fast Company)
Amazon’s Robotic Revolution: Inside the Whole Foods Store-Within-a-Store Experiment (WebProNews)
Blogging, AI, and the SEO road ahead: Why clarity now decides who survives (Search Engine Land)
Collectibles drive toy sales up 7% through September (Retail Dive)
The Debrief | Would Yo u Let AI Shop for You? (Business of Fashion)
Facebook Will Allow Private Groups to Switch to Public Instead (Social Media Today)
How to measure and increase social media engagement in 2025 (Hootsuite)
How to turn holiday shoppers into loyal friends, not one-time buyers (MarTech)
Influencers were kicked out of a market for filming without a permit (Mashable)
Instagram Adds Competitor Insights for Professional Accounts (Social Media Today)
Meta Outlines Evolving Process to Tag AI Generated Content (Social Media Today)
Microsoft’s Phantom Bazaar: AI Agents Flounder in Simulated Economy (WebProNews)
Pinterest Shares Tips to Help Maximize Holiday Sales (Social Media Today)
Report: Google AI Overviews Continue To Drive CTR Downwards (Search Engine Round Table)
A Simple Guide to Crossposting: How to Share Content Across Social Media the Right Way (Buffer)
TikTok Adds New Generative AI Creation Options (Social Media Today)
TikTok’s New AI Tools Will Make It Easier for Creators to Produce Viral Content (Inc.)
The top 10 most-followed Instagram accounts (Mashable)
Top 10 YouTube channels with the most subscribers (Mashable)
25 Creative YouTube Shorts Ideas for Your Next Video (Buffer)
Walmart introduces AI tools for in-store and online holiday shopping (Retail Dive)
YouTube Previews its Coming Likeness Detection Tool (Social Media Today)
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