Flipboard's new 'social websites' help publishers and creators tap into the open social web | TechCrunch Flipboard's social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination.

Is Flipboard's new take on RSS feeds something for the "Don't call it a comeback" file?

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#socialmedia #communication #technology

Very happy to find out in the move to Tulsa that there’s a CreativeMornings chapter here.

Great first event hearing Roniet Sachs speak about her journey that led to Tulsa and the great work she’s doing to promote all the great things the Tulsa Market District has to offer.

#Tulsa #CreativeMornings

Your Content Isn’t Just Competing With Other Brands Anymore - Contently In AI-driven discovery, your content is compressed and recombined with dozens of others. The real question isn't whether you rank—it's whether your ideas survive.

Optimizing content SEO is no longer about being found first. Now the focus is on surviving in the "idea ecosystem." contently.com/2026/01/30/y...

#SEO #contentmarketing #technology

Better Content Writing: Follow This System (With or Without AI) Use this writing system to create standout content marketing. E-book includes AI prompts to craft unique assets tailored to your brand and audience.

Pre-writing isn’t extra work. Writer and editor Ann Gynn thinks it’s what makes writing easier.

Gynn created a strategic process that will help get information organized to help composition flow more smoothly. contentmarketinginstitute.com/content-crea... #communincations #writing #strategy

Music Monday: The Hazies The Hazies’ single, “Skin and Bones,” from their album “Vinnie Smokin’ In the Big Room.”

Music Monday: The Hazies wpmtblog.com/2026/02/02/m...

#MusicMonday #Music #rockandroll

Photo Friday: Commercial studio photography of golf equipment.

#photography #commercialphotography #golf #sports

Global Business Intelligence: The New Survival Skill for Communicators Today’s hyper-connected global economy has all but collapsed the separation between doing business and communicating business. Communicators must craft messaging that resonates across cultures, platfo...

As "doing business and communicating business" are merging into a single strategy, Caterina Valentino makes the case for global communication intelligence (GCI) as a way for organizations to align communications and business goals. www.iabc.com/catalyst/art...

#strategy #communications #business

The 4 Forces Shaping Social Media in 2026 (and What They Mean for Creators) Dive into the forces shaping social media in 2026 and what they could mean for creators.

Breaking through the noise on social media is already a challege for communicators. Four factors are making things even tougher in 2026. buffer.com/resources/20...

#communications #strategy #socialmedia

This ingenious ‘weightless camera’ is changing live sports forever Norwegian startup Muybridge has rocked pro tennis with its ‘weightless camera.’ Next up: soccer, hockey, F1—even emergency medicine.

Norwegian startup Muybridge is changing sports broadcasting with a “weightless” camera system.

The same tech could eventually help ER teams assess patients in real time, even while they’re on the way to the hospital.

www.fastcompany.com/91473380/ing...

#technology #innovation #communication

Photo Friday: A worker deices a plane at Love Field in Dallas, Texas.

#photography #travel #photojournalism

When the clouds are low, you know the sunset will really be something.

#sunset #txwx

Meeting Planners Upbeat Entering 2026 | Associations Now Two new studies show that meeting professionals feel positive about the new year, but are keeping an eye on costs.

A survey of 600+ meeting and event professionals in eight countries found that they are entering 2026 with cautious optimism, but also bringing with them concerns and challenges that burdened them in past years. associationsnow.com/2026/01/meet...

#eventprofs #meetingprofs #business

The dude abides: 7 business lessons from “The Big Lebowski” - SmartBrief The movie, "The Big Lebowski," holds many lessons for leaders around conflict and risk management, as well as overcoming challenges, writes Itai Sadan.

Itai Sadan, CEO and co-founder of website-building platform Duda, offers seven reasons why your leadership skills will benefit from Jeffrey Lebowski, Walter Sobchak and yes, even Franz the Nihilist.

www.smartbrief.com/original/the...

#leadership #business #professionaldevelopment

Music Monday: Reckless Kelly Austin-based band Reckless Kelly performs “Vancouver” from their 2006 live album, “Reckless Kelly Was Here.”

Music Monday: Reckless Kelly wpmtblog.com/2025/12/29/m... #MusicMonday #RecklessKelly #Americana

Photo Friday: Rock band The Supersuckers perform in Denton, Texas.

#photography #music #editorialphotography #musicphotography

[Infographic] 12 Days of social media insights Get key stats to power your social media marketing strategy and break through the noise this holiday season.

Previously considered just another marketing channel, social media has evolved into a critical part of the customer experience.

Social media management platform Emplifi compiled 12 ways to drive engagement during the holidays and beyond. emplifi.io/resources/bl...

#socialmedia #business #strategy

Whenever I’ve seen the Foo Fighters perform “Best pf You” live and Dave gets to the line, “I've got another confession, my friend/I'm no fool,” I always hear it in my head how Prince phrased it.

Perfection.

You’re Probably A/B Testing Too Much. Here’s What to Do Instead. A/B testing, once heralded as the gold standard for data-driven decision-making, often slows companies down due to an overemphasis on statistical significance. Traditional approaches require waiting f...

A/B testing has become the default for organizations. But what if the default is holding us back?

Business and marketing professors Tomomichi Amano and Joonhwi Joo argue that an approach called asymptotic minimax-regret (AMMR) could be more successful.

hbr.org/2025/12/your... #marketing #strategy

It’s time to bring back guerrilla marketing Marketers need to stop playing by the rules and start writing new ones, grounded in cultural relevance, creativity and authenticity.

Platform13 founder Leila Fataar says social media no longer feels social, AI slop is a poor substitution for creativity and too much emphasis is being placed on technology and data.

Her solution? Stop being safe & start writing new rules. www.marketingweek.com/bring-back-g...

#marketing #strategy

The Most Visited Websites in the US [Infographic] Google remains way ahead, though ChatGPT is rising.

In a study of websites with the most visits by Similarweb, the most surprising note may be that the United States Postal Service makes the list.

The rest of the list is what many would suspect, with Google leading the pack.

www.socialmediatoday.com/news/the-mos...

#communications #technology

Is a communications audit part of your 2026 strategic plan?

Join IABC Dallas on Monday, Dec. 8, 6–7:30 pm as Shea Sullivan, internal communications and change consultant, to find out why it should be.

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#communications #professionaldevelopment

Expectations from five generations of attendees, the growth of micro-communities and continued rising costs: Meeting and event professionals still see potential in what a new report calls "the new normal."

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#eventprofs #meetingprofs #business

Doing more with less has always been a day at the office for association marketers. According to Mighty Citizen’s new benchmark report, that trend isn’t stopping anytime soon, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. www.asaecenter.org/resources/ar...

#strategy #marketing #associations

Bluesky Reaches 40M Users — So Should Your Brand Be on It? Bluesky has a growing community of dedicated, knowledgeable users.

Is Bluesky worth the time for brands? For many, the answer has been "no," but that could be changing. www.socialmediatoday.com/news/bluesky...

#socialmedia #marketing #communications

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All the cool kids are doing it, so… A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif.

Podcasts created a new media category. Where do they go from here? The rise of the format opened new doors for content creators and advertisers, but the once audio-only industry is increasingly video-centric.

Podcasts can almost buy beer. So...now what?

Officially named in 2005, the platform has morphed from an audio-only format into a multimedia experience.

As video continues to become the standard, where do podcasts go from here? www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...

#podcasts #technology

The requisite “Hey, look. We’re here!” shot for social media.

(Seriously, teenage me is freaking out that Bill and Ted are in the building).

#WaitingForGodot #Broadway #NewYork

Photo Friday: An outtake from many years ago of a Halloween commercial photo shoot for a craft store ad...shot in May.

It's common to be working in a hot studio during the summer while shooting winter scenes or freezing during a summer-themed shoot.

#photography #commercialphotography

Instagram’s Updated UI Is Coming — Whether You Like It or Not Instagram is looking to put more focus on Reels and DMs.

Citing data that shows video watch time is up 20% year-over-year and more people are using it as an alternative to TikTok, Instagram's Reels and DM buttons are being moved into the second and third tab positions respectively.

www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagr...

#communications #socialmedia

When Words Shape Movements: Communicators at the Forefront of Change Language is never static. It bends and adapts to the pressures of society, shaped by shifting values, cultural moments, and generational voices. Nowhere is this more evident than in the space of socia...

Communications consultant Soumik Roy, CMP, PMP, CCMP, warns that communicators need to practice "linguistic foresight," especially in the digital age, when social movements evolve faster than ever. www.iabc.com/catalyst/art...

#communications #language #strategy