Navigating AI-driven Marketing: Balancing Efficiency and Authenticity – Social Media Explorer

The positivity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased disruptions in the marketing sector due to AI’s human-like presence in customer communications, simultaneously jarring the conversations around trust and authenticity. The business strategies give AI full control over social media marketing and customer communication channels. AI makes the process faster, smarter and more accurate Social […]

Resumption of nuclear explosion testing: a dangerous path

The first Soviet nuclear test Joe 1 in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, August 29, 1949. Credit: CTBTO Opinion by John Burroughs (San Francisco, USA) Tuesday December 2, 2025 Inter-Press Office SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Dec 2 (IPS) – In a Truth Social post that reverberated around the world, President Donald Trump wrote on October 29: “Because of other […]

How Buffer helped me triple my LinkedIn impressions and grow my newsletter

Most creators use Buffer to schedule posts. I turned it into a creativity lab – and within 90 days my impressions tripled and my newsletter passed 1,700 subscribers. After working at Netflix for twelve years, I assumed I knew how to work with content systems. But getting into the creative economy was a different story. […]

How consumers make ends meet during the holidays – Social Media Explorer

Unfortunately, the average American consumer will find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet in 2025. Middle-income households have seen a 23.4% increase in spending on items across the board and a 31.6% increase in necessities specifically. Consequently, the average share of income available to American consumers is only 4.9%, which is at a […]

Meta isn’t going to scan your private DMs for AI training

Just a quick note on clarity to counter a message spreading through social media, regarding Meta allegedly wanting to start using your private DMs for AI training. Yes, as you might expect, that’s not true. In October, Meta has announced an upcoming privacy policy updatewhich comes into effect on December 16 and focuses specifically on […]

Always Bring the Fight Home: A Smarter Strategy for Responding to Public Criticism | Martech zone

Controversy is inevitable for any organization that takes a stand, speaks publicly or publishes with confidence. Whether the criticism comes from a competing publication, a frustrated customer on social media, a creator’s video, or a news story that unfairly portrays your company, your response can limit or amplify the situation. Too often, companies make the […]

Conducts experiments with AI interaction summaries on profiles

This could be an interesting Threads addition, if it comes out of beta testing and becomes a reality in the app. According to a new finding by an app researcher Alessandro PaluzziThreads is working on new AI-powered interaction summaries that would be overlaid on the user profiles when you visit them, giving you a quick […]