Social Media Platforms & Trends Directory

Viral trends, challenges, and phenomena, Influencer culture and creator economy, Platform changes and community reactions
MetaFilter
A general-interest community weblog (since 1999) where members share and discuss noteworthy web finds and phenomena
Social Media Today
Daily news and analysis on emerging platforms, viral trends, influencer marketing, and algorithm changes.
Influencer Marketing Hub
Guides, platform roundups, and trend reports on emerging creator-economy tools and micro-influencer campaigns.
Tubefilter
News and analysis on YouTube culture, rising video-creator stars, alternative video platforms, and trend forecasting.
Patreon Blog
Insights into creator monetization, platform feature updates, and community success stories.
Substack Blog
Spotlight on newsletter creators, platform policy changes, and the evolving creator-direct economy.
Discord Blog
Updates on community-building features, new social experiments, and developer tools for public servers.
Mastodon Social
Official hub and directory for the federated Mastodon network, with news on instance launches and moderation tools.
Flipboard Magazine
Curator insights on trending topics, social magazine creation, and reader-driven collections.
Sprout Blog
Data-driven experiments on lesser-known social apps, algorithm impact studies, and trend forecasting.
Later Blog
Reports on up-and-coming visual platforms, creator scheduling trends, and hashtag challenges.
HypeAuditor Blog
Deep dives into micro-influencer ROI, shady-account detection, and market shifts in creator economies.
CrowdTangle Newsroom
(While part of Meta, focused on public content tracking) Trend data on emerging platforms, hashtag virality, and news rumblings.
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