13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (37+ words) I have concluded that social media is only great for marketing. The exceptions is if you want to share how you look and where you went and who …...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (35+ words) What a surprise this morning, when I logged in, I discovered that the tab on the left had changed… with a little something new: the “Game” …...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (213+ words) From Alex Elle to Cleo Wade to We The Urban to the Black Liturgies, and more, we gather our favorite Black emotional wellness creators. Maybe it’s a reminder to breathe or to unclench something you didn’t even realize you were…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1162+ words) In the early days of social media, I used to email writers whose work I enjoyed; later, I even met some in person, and some became friends. I miss those times! Everything was so much simpler. I recently had the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (277+ words) With spooky season officially here, Canadian retailers Bluenotes and West 49 are once again getting into the spirit, stocking a pair of Ghostbusters plush pajama pants. While similar to the sleepwear stocked by both retailers in past years, this latest version…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (667+ words) Marketplace Pulse Amazon's Top Sellers Aren't TikTok Shop's One in five of TikTok Shop’s hundred largest U.S. sellers also ranks among the top 10,000 sellers on Amazon.com. One in twenty-five of Amazon’s hundred largest ranks among the top 10,000 on TikTok…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (855+ words) In July I wrote about the industry's love affair with visibility-based metrics. You can connect the data, but you still have to earn the authority. A few weeks later, the market ran the experiment. In the undying quest to make…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (865+ words) You’ve likely heard about the $17 billion multi-state settlement that tech giant Meta is going to pay out. But do you know why the Facebook and Instagram creators were sued to begin with? Or where that capital B bankroll of cash…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (255+ words) Amazon confirmed it is routing advertiser demand into ChatGPT’s already-scaled ad inventory — and the company supplying that demand is also one of OpenAI’s largest investors. ChatGPT Ads — State of Play, September 2026 ChatGPT Ads annualized run-rate Active advertisers incl. WPP, Omnicom,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (468+ words) Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Nowadays, anyone can post videos on social media, openly and with less fear of judgment, because…...