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Khaby Lame sold his brand to a company that "plans to create an AI version that will include his face, voice and behaviors to create multilingual social media content, as well as increase his output and posting capabilities across multiple time zones." hollywoodreporter.com/business/digit…

Huh, well, I'm sold. Why internal comms should report in to marketing linkedin.com/pulse/why-inte…

Companies continue to profit off human volunteer content as we feed the insatiable AI machine. socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-sign…

New: Reddit once dominated AI search citations. Now YouTube is gaining ground. LLMs like ChatGPT are increasingly pointing to high-information-density videos with captions and transcripts—reshaping the social platform hierarchy in AI search. adweek.com/media/youtube-…

This is fascinating... the HEIGHT of the ceiling in the room you're working in has a DIRECT impact on how creative you are It's called the Cathedral Effect How it works: Your brain borrows metaphors from the physical world (space is one of the strongest) When a room feels tall and open, your mind unconsciously associates that with freedom and possibility - you zoom OUT When a room feels tight or enclosed, your mind goes into precision mode… attention narrows. You notice typos, spot mistakes, and hone in on details - you zoom IN Researchers found that people in high-ceiling rooms perform better on creativity. People in low-ceiling rooms perform better on detail orientation and error detection Churches and museums have soaring ceilings - meant to inspire awe. Libraries and war rooms are tighter - meant for concentration Startup brainstorms love lofts, and accounting teams love small rooms with doors Even coffee shops do this. The ones designed for deep work tend to be lower and quieter. The ones designed for conversation tend to feel more open So if you’re doing creative stuff - writing, designing, brainstorming - do it in a LARGE room with high ceilings. Then move to a smaller room to edit and proofread.

👀 TikTok is quietly opening its walled garden. Sources and platform docs show TikTok is rolling out a pixel tool linking ads, organic posts, TikTok Shop, and Live videos to off-site sales—giving brands visibility beyond the app for the first time. adweek.it/49uV8wV

Creating with purpose. Telling real stories. The inaugural Shutterstock Impact Awards celebrated visual storytellers from around the world whose work highlights diverse, timely topics. Explore the winning collections: shutterstock.com/impact-awards?…

"OpenAI may be considering making a move on Pinterest to lock up more human-generated data insights, particularly around product searches. That could then help build out ChatGPT as a shopping tool, and provide it with more ad revenue opportunities." socialmediatoday.com/news/reports-s…

Congratulations to the first-ever Shutterstock Impact Award winners! 🏆 Over 1,000 nominations poured in from contributors worldwide, and today we’re celebrating the standout collections that rose to the top. Meet the winning artists: shutterstock.visitlink.me/WLTKTE

Another huge congratulations to the first-ever Shutterstock Impact Award winners! 🏆 Today, we’re honoring the exceptional videographers whose work stood out this year. Check out the winning collections and get to know the creators behind them: shutterstock.visitlink.me/warPFt

The Shutterstock Impact Awards celebrate contributors telling authentic, cohesive visual stories. With over 1,000 global nominations across image and video, 16 winners were selected. Explore the winning collections on our blog: shutterstock.com/blog/shutterst…

A tenth of Meta’s total revenue last year — some $16 billion — came from scam ads and banned goods, according to internal documents seen by Reuters. sherwood.news/tech/meta-proj…

Marketing spending increased 33% from 2023 to 2024, but purchase intent grew only 17%—creating a 12% impact gap. By mid-2025, overall impact dropped another 8%, widening the gap to 20% since 2023, according to @Shutterstock's 2025 Creative Impact Report. bit.ly/4o5nId5

As black hat GEO gains traction, several distinct tactics are emerging – each designed to exploit how AI models interpret and rank content. searchengineland.com/black-hat-geo-…

Every conference should end (or begin) with a presentation by @marketoonist. Always the highlight of an event. @moengage #thecustomerengagementsummit #adaptordie

Big news -> Microsoft is in talks with US publishers about launching a two-sided marketplace that would compensate publishers for their content used by AI products "Microsoft would become the first major tech company to build an AI marketplace for publishers, a milestone in building a sustainable business model for content companies in the AI era." "The new Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), as Microsoft is calling it, will launch as a pilot program with a limited set of publishers, according to publishing executives briefed on the matter." axios.com/2025/09/23/mic…

Introducing... the Shutterstock Impact Awards 🏆💫 Each award winner will receive $1,000, a featured spotlight across our site and social channels, increased submission limits, and more. Nominations are open now: shutterstock.com/impact-awards?…

Brands are increasingly prioritizing Discord as a way to reach niche communities #cmgr digiday.com/media/brands-t…

YouTube rolling out a likeness detection feature to help creators "detect...and authorize the removal of any unauthorized videos using their facial likeness" techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/you…

Words matter. Switch out "your" for "my" on relevant button CTAs to increase CTR. unbounce.com/a-b-testing/fa…