Viral trends, challenges, and phenomena, Influencer culture and creator economy, Platform changes and community reactions
AdweekAdweek provides breaking news, up-to-date information, and analysis on the latest developments in the advertising, media, and technology industries.(cross-category)
CrowdTangle Newsroom(While part of Meta, focused on public content tracking) Trend data on emerging platforms, hashtag virality, and news rumblings.
Discord BlogUpdates on community-building features, new social experiments, and developer tools for public servers.
Flipboard MagazineCurator insights on trending topics, social magazine creation, and reader-driven collections.
HypeAuditor BlogDeep dives into micro-influencer ROI, shady-account detection, and market shifts in creator economies.
Influencer Marketing HubGuides, platform roundups, and trend reports on emerging creator-economy tools and micro-influencer campaigns.
Later BlogReports on up-and-coming visual platforms, creator scheduling trends, and hashtag challenges.
Mastodon SocialOfficial hub and directory for the federated Mastodon network, with news on instance launches and moderation tools.
Patreon BlogInsights into creator monetization, platform feature updates, and community success stories.
Social Media TodayDaily news and analysis on emerging platforms, viral trends, influencer marketing, and algorithm changes.
Sprout BlogData-driven experiments on lesser-known social apps, algorithm impact studies, and trend forecasting.
Substack BlogSpotlight on newsletter creators, platform policy changes, and the evolving creator-direct economy.
TubefilterNews and analysis on YouTube culture, rising video-creator stars, alternative video platforms, and trend forecasting.