What It Really Takes to Stand Out on Social Media as a Business Today

Standing out on social media in 2025 isn’t about gaming the algorithm or chasing the latest viral trend. The businesses that will win are the ones combining great storytelling, thoughtful design, ...
Opinion

How to Diminish the Dangers of Social Media

TikTok, Instagram and other platforms can be noxious, especially for young minds. What can we do about it?

Planet Instagram: The social media app has 3 billion users. But who counts?

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the once-humble photo-sharing app, which he had the foresight to buy for a mere $1 billion in 2012, now has more than 3 billion active users. That's ...

Trading recipes for rage on social media and the hidden mental health toll

Social media once promised connection, but today it often thrives on outrage and addictive design. Experts share tips to regain balance in the digital age.
Pew Research Center

Platforms Americans use to get news, including social media and podcasts

Smaller shares of Americans regularly get news on Instagram (20%), TikTok (20%) or X, formerly Twitter (12%). Fewer say they get news on Reddit (9%), Nextdoor (6%), WhatsApp (5%), Threads (3%), Rumble ...

Do you know where your children are? Why more parents are tracking their kids

Their parents’ generation reminisces about carefree times when kids roamed until the street lights came on. Now, children are being tracked like never before.