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Think Forward 2026

Featured | 22 Jan 2026

Think Forward 2026 is your guide to what happens next. It reveals the emerging behaviours, platform shifts and cultural currents shaping the future of social — and what smart brands should do about it.

Digital 2026

Featured | 15 Oct 2025

Digital 2026 is here! The latest and most comprehensive edition in our Global Digital Reports series, Digital 2026 brings together everything you need to know about global trends across social media, the internet, mobile, AI, and e-commerce.

The Influencer Chronicles #13

The #13th edition of the Influencer Chronicles is here, and creators have been summer-maxxing hard 😎. From dream ice cream jobs and viral mispronunciations to volleyball pianos, microdramas and the baby bike dad who somehow became the internet’s favourite father of the summer, the internet has been serving plenty of chaos. This month, we’re getting […]

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #790

This week, TikTok is opening up a world of fun with voice comments, Twitter 2.0 hits a bump in the courts, YouTube saves our CTV remote woes and more. Meanwhile, remember that amazing time your favourite brand replied to you on TikTok? Well, we might have some tough news for you… Read on for more […]

We Are Social’s Tuesday Tune Up #789

Instagram helps users identify AI profiles, Twitter returns, X gives out free credits to get people using AI and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #788

Reddit launches first test of video Reddit, Meta expands AI-powered gaming app, Youtube updates CTV app, and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #787

"Instagram" gets a makeover, X lets users "under the hood", YouTube ups threshold to earn money and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #786

Edits add new features to beta testing tab, X reboots influencer rewards, Snapchat teaches brands how to be funny, and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #785

This week, it’s battle of AI with LinkedIn and Snapchat swearing off AI slop while Meta is praising AI for its roll out of new apps. Time to work it out on the remix? Meanwhile, the latest Spiderman is out and fans are praising it as the best one yet. And, users are rewording their […]

The Real Stars of the World Cup

In this series we spotlight the emerging communities and behaviours around the biggest events in the sporting calendar. Our second edition covers the stars of the summer: the fans that showed up during the 2026 World Cup.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #784

Facebook rolls out host of new features, X releases new Android app, Bluesky ups its AI offering and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #783

X is taking a stand against content copying, YouTube releases sports creator report, Threads adds Community flairs, and more social media news.

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