Can AI Read Your Homepage? (Chief Marketer)

The creators brands keep coming back to (Later)

Forget Follower Counts — If Your Audience Isn’t Interacting, Your Brand Is Just an Expensive Illusion (Entrepreneur)

How AI is reshaping resale (RetailBrew)

How Good Editing Takes AI Content From Mediocre to Memorable (Content Marketing Institute)

How to Post to All Social Media at Once? Updated Guide 2026 (Social Champ)

Is AI Music Legal? What Content Creators Need to Know (New Wave Mag)

Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone (The Verge)

Is the Porch Piracy Problem Being Properly Addressed? (RetailWire)

Mother’s Day Spending Expected to Set New Record (Storebrands)

The Richest Content Creators in the World (MSN)

The Rise of the U.S. Creator Economy: From Side Hustles to Digital Empires (Vocal Media)

Shrek Gets the LEGO Treatment (Brands Untapped)

TikTok lets users add relevant keywords to metadata (Social Media Today)

Tired of Posting Into the Void? This Simple Social Media Tactic Will Turn Followers Into Devoted Superfans (Entrepreneur)

Top 8 Affiliate trends for 2026 (Embryo)

Why ‘Kidult’ Nostalgia Is One of Retail’s Fastest-Growing Segments (VMSD)

Will Shoppers Ever Stop Second-Guessing AI Brand Recommendations? (RetailWire)

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Amazon brings back summer beauty event (RetailDive)

Character.AI users can now role-play classic books like ‘Pride and Prejudice’ (Mashable)

Get Ready for the Great American TV Trade-In Rush (Inc.)

Google adds Read more links best practices (Search Engine Land)

Google On Publishing Commodity Content (Search Engine Roundtable)

How to Make Money on Instagram in 2026: 12 Tried + Tested Ways That Work (Buffer)

How to use social media for retail brands: 5 key strategies (Hootsuite)

If your AI content feels generic, this is why (MarTech)

Increasing Conversions: Quick Wins That Work in 2026 (Social Media Examiner)

LinkedIn’s AI is changing how content gets distributed (MarTech)

New AI tool seeks to ‘un-AI’ your writing (Mashable)

The Podcast Where You Can Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite (NY Times)

Social media algorithms in 2026: How 10 networks rank content (Hootsuite)

13 Ways to Get More Views on YouTube in 2026 — Tried + Tested (Buffer)

Why relevance now beats reach in the AI-driven buyer journey (MarTech)

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The Agentic Web is Here: 5 AI Shifts I’m Discussing with Clients about AI Search (Marie Haynes Consulting)

Are You Ready for the Blog Renaissance? Why Smart Creators Are Returning to Owned Platforms (Logie)

11 Best Publishing Platforms for Creators (And What Each Is Best For (Beehiiv)

How to Develop a Professional Social Media Profile (Inspire to Thrive)

How Many Posts Should You Have Before You Launch Your Blog? The Surprising Answer (Margaret Bourne)

How to Repurpose Amazon Videos on YouTube, TikTok & Facebook to Maximize Affiliate Income (Logie)

How to Monetize Instagram in 2026: 7 Ways Creators Are Making Money (Stan.Store)

I’m Rethinking Blogging (Marie Haynes Consulting)

Instagram Caption Generators: Growing IG With the Right Words (Inspire to Thrive)

Meta launches Instagram spinoff Instants as a standalone app (Social Media Today)

Partnerize Launches Cross-Industry Initiative to Measure and Remunerate Influence in AI Environments (Hello Partner)

Podcast Trends Shaping Sponsorships in 2026 (Thought Leaders)

20+ Best TikTok Shop Tools for Explosive Sales Growth in 2026 (DodgePrint)

What I’m Doing Right Now With Content, Social Media, & Ads to Market My Courses in 2026 (Stephanie Kase)

YouTube Just Gave Users the Option to Fully Disable Shorts: What do the Experts Say? (Hello Partner)

YouTube reduces push notifications for unengaged subscribers (Social Media Today)

YouTube Trends in 2026: What’s Shaping the Platform (Thought Leaders)

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AI Is Changing How Creators Work And Earn (Forbes)

The Best Facebook Groups for Bloggers (2026): Boost Your Blog Growth (Margaret Bourne)

Ecommerce in 2026: How are brands approaching budget, skills, and strategy? (Econsultancy)

Ecommerce Marketing amid AI ‘Slop’ (Practical Ecommerce)

How to Build an Audience From Scratch In 2026 (Copyblogger)

How to Get ChatGPT to Rank You in 2026 (AI SEO + AEO Strategy for Small Business Owners) (Stephanie Kase)

Instagram Story Captions: Boost Your IG Views In 2026 (Inspire to Thrive)

Instagram Reels On TV: Should Your Content Hit The Big Screen? (Inspire to Thrive)

Pinterest Board Covers for Better Conversions on Your Profile (Heather Farris)

Search & discovery in 2026: What’s changing, what’s consistent, and what should marketers do about it? (Econsultancy)

6 Reasons Why You Need an Email List & How to Start Building It in 2026 (Margaret Bourne)

3 Big Reasons The Most Read Blogs Keep Readers Coming Back (In 2026) (Inspire to Thrive)

TikTok and the US Finally Reach a Deal, but Has the Damage Already Been Done for Creators? (Hello Partner)

2026 Creator Economy Predictions (Lindsey Gamble)

Your Brand Needs a Searchable Video Strategy (Contently)

What Happens When Teenagers Become the Backbone of the Creator Economy? (Forbes)

What’s in Store for the Future of Search in 2026? 5 Predictions (Contently)

What Smaller Markets Lose When Content Creators Move (Forbes)

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I am including a few new books about AI, so long as they contain content that may be relevant to content creators.

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“Attention is the New Currency: The Ultimate Guide to Standing Out and Getting Paid on Social Media,” by Marissa Rachel and Shanna Lisa.

Two sisters who are Brazilian influencers share tips on getting brand deals (theirs are with the likes of Marvel and Disney), navigating online hate, standing out in your niche, and how to stay on top of trends.

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“Guru, Inc.: Win in the Creator Economy, Build an Iconic Brand, and Become the Go-To Authority in Your Niche,” by AJ Kumar.

Inside, you’ll learn how to stop the scroll, become the person that people default to when they need expertise, turn views into value, and run your business like a professional. 

Shop for this new book on Amazon or at Barnes & Noble.

“Stream Big: The Triumphs and Turmoils of Twitch and the Stars Behind the Screen,” by Nathan Grayson

This book arrives in paperback on March 31, 2026. It follows the careers of nine Twitch livestreamers. The introduction explains “Why Twitch Matters.” Chapters include: Community; Virality; Recognition; Technology; Consistency; Control; Responsibility; Survival; Solidarity; and Twitch is Dead – Long Live Twitch.

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“A Whole New Human: Ten Ways We Must Evolve to Survive and Thrive in the AI Age,” by Derek Rydall.

Here’s a guide to adapting to AI and new technologies that come along with it, with actions we can take, for creators, business people and educators.

Buy this new book on Amazon or at Barnes & Noble.

“Child Influencers: How Children Become Entangled with Social Media Fame,” by Crystal Abidin.

This book won’t be of interest to everyone, but I thought I would add it here just in case.

Chapters include: Mommy Bloggers; Micro-Microcelebrity; Family Influencers; Child Influencers; KidTok; Meme Celebrities; Viral Stars; Variety Stars; Factories; Ground Zero.

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Beehiiv Wants to Be the OS of the Creator Economy. These New Features Could Make It Happen (Inc.)

Compliance and Social Media: What You Need to Know About Influencer Content (JD Supra)

How AI Is Completely Changing YouTube Content and What Creators Must Do Now (Entrepreneur)

How Solo Entrepreneurs Are Using ChatGPT’s New Browser to Scale to Seven Figures While Cutting Their Workload in Half (Entrepreneur)

“I Can’t Afford to Take Breaks”: Content Creators Are Struggling With Mental Health, Report Says (Entrepreneur)

The Money Influencers Actually Make: From $400 Instagram Reels to $158K Weeks (Boston Magazine)

Radisson Hotel Group Launches Creator Hub: A Game-Changer for Travel Storytelling (Hospitality Net)

Responding To Post Comments Can Have a Big Impact on Overall Performance (Social Media Today)

Snapchat Shares Insights Into What Creators Are Seeking in Brand Deals (Social Media Today)

Snapchat Study: 45% Of Top Creators Prioritize Long-Term Partnerships, Community Engagement (Net Influencer)

“Those that know how to create content have the power” — Caspar Lee (Gentleman’s Journal)

We’re All Working for the Algorithm Now (Time)

Why Reels’ $50 billion business is great for Meta, but not creators (Business Insider)

YouTube Adds New ‘Hype’ Options, Members-Only Content Filters (Social Media Today)

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Consumers Trust Podcasters More Than Influencers And Celebrities, Study Finds (MediaPost)

18 Ways To Identify A Brand Collaboration Scam And What To Do Instead (Margaret Bourne)

Facebook Group Etiquette: 5 Tips For Bloggers & Solopreneurs (Margaret Bourne)

The Future of Content(ly) (Contently)

Holiday 100: The gifts everyone’s searching for (Google)

How Marketers Are Planning To Use AI, Influencers and More in 2026 (Social Media Today)

Using Mom Influencers To Win Big For Product Launches At Walmart (MediaPost)

Why being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers (Ars Technica)

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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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The AI Celebrity Era: When Virtual Influencers Outsmart the Real Ones (Journal)

Are Dallas Restaurants 86ing Influencers? (Dallas Observer)

Best Buy Doubles Down On Creator Economy For Holiday Season With 200+ Influencer Partnerships (Net Influencer)

Best Buy holiday campaign features influencers, ‘Wicked’ and holograms (Chain Store Age)

Best Buy teams up with influencers and YouTubers for holiday campaigns (Modern Retail)

The Creative Question: Are We Outsourcing Imagination, First to Influencers, then to AI? (E4M)

Creator and influencer trends brand marketers need to know about right now (AdAge)

How AI is going to shape influencer marketing next year (DigiDay)

Meet the micro influencers thriving in Boston (WBUR)

Meet the ‘silver influencers’ taking TikTok and Instagram by storm (BBC)

More Make-A-Wish kids want to meet social media influencers (Axios)

News Influencers Fact Sheet (PEW Research Center)

The Rise of AI Influencer Video Generators (Digital Journal)

Sephora’s Creator Stores Just Killed the Influencer Marketing Playbook (Forbes)

Staying Ahead of the Regulators: An Influencer Marketer’s Watchlist for 2025 (Influencer Marketing Hub)

Walmart, LTK, ShopMy And The Trillion-Dollar Shift In Creator Commerce (Forbes)

Will influencer storefronts replace e-commerce? (NSS Mag)

Wix’s Sarah Adam on influencer marketing: ‘Don’t kill authenticity with your brief’ (The Drum)

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Digital Marketing Funnel Explained: Stages, Strategies, and Best Practices in 2025 (Social Champ)

The easiest way to fix white balance using Lightroom (Creatively Squared)

Helpful Tips And Tricks For Crafting The Correct Length Of Social Media Posts (Three Girls Media)

New Ecommerce Tools: May 15, 2025 (Practical Ecommerce)

A New Framework for Going Viral (Harvard Business Review)

Roblox now lets creators sell physical products within their experiences (TechCrunch)

The 10 Best Link in Bio Tools in 2025 (DashSocial)

The Smart Way to Stay Consistent: How to Batch Create Social Media Content (Red Website Design)

10 unexpected ways to improve your content distribution (Embryo)

TikTok Launches AI Alive to Turn Photos into Animated Videos (Lindsey Gamble)

TikTok Shop’s Tariff Turbulence: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Opportunities in 2025 (Logie)

YouTube adds Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart, teases ‘more features’ (9 to 5 Google)

YouTube Ads Are About to Get Even More Annoying (LifeHacker)

YouTube Unveils New TV Ad Features at Brandcast 2025, Including an Interactive Shoppable Product Feed (Lindsey Gamble)

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