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Launching $350 Digital Product for 200+ Creators
SocialApr 27, 2026

Launching $350 Digital Product for 200+ Creators

Just made myself a second espresso to kick off the start of our Low-Ticket Launchpad LIVE in about an hour. This week, we're going to help 200+ creators launch and start selling a $350 digital product. What are you up to today?

By Nicolas Cole
Social Media Pros Turn $60K Into $1M
SocialApr 27, 2026

Social Media Pros Turn $60K Into $1M

The people that can do this are rare because they have to be someone who's grown up with social media, understands whether it's horizontal or vertical on a phone, has done this before, and is willing to be compensated based...

By Kevin O'Leary
SEO Evolves: Focus on Lasting Search Traffic
SocialApr 27, 2026

SEO Evolves: Focus on Lasting Search Traffic

SEO isn't dead. It's just different. 👀 Viral is exciting. Search is sustainable. Millions of people are searching for what you know every single day. Build content that shows up when they need it. 🎯 https://t.co/O3XyHOZ6Gz

By Sean Cannell
Carousel Dominance Fades; Talking‑to‑camera Content Rises
SocialApr 27, 2026

Carousel Dominance Fades; Talking‑to‑camera Content Rises

You remember when we all started HATING on 6-second b-roll videos with text on top, because they seemed to be everywhere? Yeah, I think that's why carousels have been outperforming them for around a year now. And lowkey, I think the same...

By Amber Figlow
Short‑Form Video Forces News to Redefine Reporter vs Influencer
SocialApr 27, 2026

Short‑Form Video Forces News to Redefine Reporter vs Influencer

Something a lot of us saw over the weekend raised a question that's probably worth exploring -- particularly as news organizations embrace short-form video, what differentiates a reporter from a content creator from an influencer?

By Conor Sen
Future AI Social Apps Highlight Human Creativity, Collaboration
SocialApr 27, 2026

Future AI Social Apps Highlight Human Creativity, Collaboration

i suspect any ai-native social consumer apps that ultimately get traction will feature a novel way of showing (even flexing) the human time/art/ingenuity behind each creation, and will be super collaborative. definitively not a stream of prompt-based generated stuff

By Scott Belsky
Comparing Low‑Light Performance: GoPro Mission 1 vs Compet
SocialApr 27, 2026

Comparing Low‑Light Performance: GoPro Mission 1 vs Compet

Looking forward to the release for the GoPro MISSION 1 Series how do you think it will preform in low light vs DJI pocket 4 vs GH5S vs IPhone

By Mikul Wing
Earn $3K+ Monthly Ghostwriting on LinkedIn—No Experience Needed
SocialApr 27, 2026

Earn $3K+ Monthly Ghostwriting on LinkedIn—No Experience Needed

Last week, I spent 8 hours creating a Claude Skill pack to help you make $3,000+/month on LinkedIn. But how can you make this kind of money on this platform? Simple. By ghostwriting. LinkedIn ghostwriters are charging $3,000-$5,000/month per client. And I just made it...

By Nicolas Cole
Oprah Signs Amazon Deal for Podcast, Book Club, TV
SocialApr 27, 2026

Oprah Signs Amazon Deal for Podcast, Book Club, TV

Oprah Inks Amazon Deal for Her Podcast, Book Club and Her Original TV Show https://t.co/g6Z3s0TY4o via @variety

By Todd Spangler
Fully Automated AI UGC Ads Delivered in Eight Minutes
SocialApr 27, 2026

Fully Automated AI UGC Ads Delivered in Eight Minutes

Everyone preaching “AI UGC ads” is straight-up lying. They call it automated… But they’re still: • Writing the scripts • Hunting for clips • Fixing the voiceovers • Manually stitching the final video That’s not automation. That’s just faster manual work. I built the real thing: One custom system powered...

By Kamil Sattar
MrBeast's Book Film Rights Hit Market, Echoes Squid Game
SocialApr 27, 2026

MrBeast's Book Film Rights Hit Market, Echoes Squid Game

New: MrBeast's reps are shopping the film rights to his forthcoming book with @JP_Books. (The manuscript is done.) The book is a lot like MrBeast's reality show, which is itself a lot like Squid Game. So, if you want to make MrBeast's...

By Lucas Shaw
Creator‑run Ads Slash CPA and Boost CTR
SocialApr 27, 2026

Creator‑run Ads Slash CPA and Boost CTR

Partnership Ads are quietly becoming one of the highest-leverage easy changes in our clients' accounts. Same creative. Same offer. Same landing page. The only difference: running from the creator's handle instead of the brand's. The results across our book: > 19-30% lower CPAs (on...

By Kody Nordquist
Twitch Bans Russian CS2 Streamers Linked to Drone Hub
SocialApr 27, 2026

Twitch Bans Russian CS2 Streamers Linked to Drone Hub

Twitch indefinitely suspended a dozen+ Russian Partners streaming a CS2 esports competition from Russia's Alabuga Polytech. Alabuga Polytech has been widely reported as a Shahad drone-building facility and has been actively recruiting young people.

By Zach Bussey
Most Viral Clips Powered by Chinese AI Tools
SocialApr 26, 2026

Most Viral Clips Powered by Chinese AI Tools

That Video on Your Phone Might Be Made-in-China AI—From short clips to Hollywood, creators lean on AI programs, many of them Chinese @raffaelehuang https://t.co/oAC8UaLZZn https://t.co/oAC8UaLZZn

By Jonathan Cheng
Threads Upgrades Markup to Public Highlight with Emoji Reactions
SocialApr 26, 2026

Threads Upgrades Markup to Public Highlight with Emoji Reactions

Threads is working on an improved version of the "Markup" feature, renaming it to "Highlight" and adding the ability to select a word or phrase and apply an emoji 👀 ℹ️ Highlights are public. Others can see them and react, even...

By Alessandro Paluzzi
AI Replaces $8K Agency in One Weekend
SocialApr 26, 2026

AI Replaces $8K Agency in One Weekend

i fired a $8K/month agency last tuesday and replaced everything they did with 3 AI systems i built myself in a weekend. the agency was doing: - content repurposing - email sequences - social scheduling now it's automated. better quality but zero back-and-forth. the agency...

By Matt Gray
Wife Builds Near‑finished macOS App for Repeatable YouTube Videos
SocialApr 26, 2026

Wife Builds Near‑finished macOS App for Repeatable YouTube Videos

My wife just vibe-coded a macOS Electron app that helps her make YouTube videos (a specific type of video that the process of making them is very repeatable). The app looks so real, 80% of the way. https://t.co/oXliZgZh82

By Tony Dinh
Map Topics First, Then Scale Content for Growth
SocialApr 26, 2026

Map Topics First, Then Scale Content for Growth

Stop publishing 4 blog posts a month and praying they'll rank. Build the topical map first. Then ship 100 pages around 3-4 pillars in a quarter. Most of my clients grow out off a structure that compounds. Volume without it doesn't.

By Flavio Amiel
Structure Your Music for Sync Success Before Pitching
SocialApr 26, 2026

Structure Your Music for Sync Success Before Pitching

Sync licensing companies are very easy to find these days. • Google • Social media • Directories Before you pitch your music, learn how to structure it so publishers can actually use it https://diymusicbiz.com/sync-prep-challenge

By Graham Cochrane (DIY Music Biz)
Adobe Aims to Control New Content Supply Chain Layer
SocialApr 26, 2026

Adobe Aims to Control New Content Supply Chain Layer

The Content Supply Chain Has an Operating Layer Now. Adobe Wants to Own It. https://t.co/GIONAfdDsc

By Shashi Bellamkonda
AI Lets Anyone Craft Influencer Personas Instantly
SocialApr 25, 2026

AI Lets Anyone Craft Influencer Personas Instantly

With A.I., Anyone Can Be an Influencer TikTok and Instagram made it easy to monetize the physical self. Now the social-media-savvy can use A.I. to play with their identity, or overhaul it entirely. https://t.co/7nY9ffs9ov https://t.co/ZUNT7uMXpt

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Lightricks Launches AI Video HDR Generation
SocialApr 25, 2026

Lightricks Launches AI Video HDR Generation

FINALLY: Lightricks just did the unthinkable. They just shipped HDR generation for AI video. Highlights hold. Shadows breathe. Footage finally grades. Resolution was never the problem. Dynamic range was. https://t.co/SY23Fy6zeS

By Hasan Toor
Future-Proof Your YouTube Channel Against Market Shifts
SocialApr 25, 2026

Future-Proof Your YouTube Channel Against Market Shifts

Question for you to ask yourself. Could your YouTube channel withstand a marketshift? What could you do to make sure it could?

By Sean Cannell
Inanna Sarkis Debuts First Comic Book The Name She Lost
SocialApr 25, 2026

Inanna Sarkis Debuts First Comic Book The Name She Lost

Remember this name: social media personality & actress ⁦@inanna⁩ Sarkis launches her 1st comic book, INANNA: THE NAME SHE LOST from @theVaultcomics and here with producer Emma McAteer, at Revenge Of in Eagle Rock Friday. https://t.co/5ZpOkwMUwy

By Borys Kit
Post Instagram Stories in Three‑Story Bursts, 24‑Hour Gaps
SocialApr 25, 2026

Post Instagram Stories in Three‑Story Bursts, 24‑Hour Gaps

Here's how top creators post Instagram stories. I learned this from the author's mastermind I co-hosted with @JamesClear. They'll post sets of three stories and then nothing for 24 hours. Then three stories again, and repeat. https://t.co/xX5wrxy486

By Nathan Barry
Chinese Micro‑dramas Explode: $12B Market, 1 in 10 Americans
SocialApr 25, 2026

Chinese Micro‑dramas Explode: $12B Market, 1 in 10 Americans

Those Chinese micro-drama apps (ReelShorts, DramaBox, GoodShort) are hitting wild numbers. WSJ says 1 in 10 American adults watch them and estimated to hit $12b in 2027 (Hollywood did $9B box office in 2025). The apps do bite-sized English scripted video content…like...

By Trung Phan
Take Time to Consider Discount Requests; Don’t Feel Pressured
SocialApr 25, 2026

Take Time to Consider Discount Requests; Don’t Feel Pressured

If a brand asks for a discount on a call, don't ever feel like you're backed into a corner and you're forced to give them an answer right there on the spot. It is totally reasonable to say that you...

By Justin Moore
Free Pinterest-Style
SocialApr 25, 2026

Free Pinterest-Style

Wow... Someone built the Pinterest of AI image prompts and it's 100% free. It's called MeiGen. A massive gallery of viral prompts for GPT Image 2, Nano Banana 2, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, and Midjourney all in one place. No prompt engineering....

By Hasan Toor
Seedance 2.0 Offers Unlimited Free Video Generation
SocialApr 25, 2026

Seedance 2.0 Offers Unlimited Free Video Generation

Seedance 2.0 is now completely free to use. It's available on GlobalGPT and it's the same model ByteDance charges premium pricing for, except now you can generate unlimited videos without paying a cent. No credits system. No watermark. No 5-second teaser clips...

By Hasan Toor
Medeo Launches Free Instant Image‑to‑Video Conversion
SocialApr 25, 2026

Medeo Launches Free Instant Image‑to‑Video Conversion

Medeo now lets you use its Image-to-Video tool for free. Just upload a picture, and it will turn into a video in a few seconds.

By Hasan Toor
Half of Surveyed Users Admit Tipping Fatigue, Reduce Tips
SocialApr 24, 2026

Half of Surveyed Users Admit Tipping Fatigue, Reduce Tips

In a clear sign that tipping fatigue is hitting home, nearly half of respondents to a new survey said they're not tipping as much as they used to. https://t.co/RfbfQZTASa

By Vox – Money
Instant Transcripts, Summaries, and Action Items via Hypescribe
SocialApr 24, 2026

Instant Transcripts, Summaries, and Action Items via Hypescribe

I stopped scrubbing 2-hour podcasts for quotes. Now I just paste a link into @Hypescribe. In seconds, you get: → Full transcripts → Bulleted summaries → Action items Works with video/audio files, YouTube, IG, Zoom, live mic across 100+ languages 💥 3 great use cases 🧵↓ https://t.co/zVEY30WL7w

By Data Chaz
One‑take Videos Are My Most Profitable Skill
SocialApr 24, 2026

One‑take Videos Are My Most Profitable Skill

The fact that I can rip off a 60 second video talking to the camera in one take is proving to be my most monetizeable skill. Scripted is much harder.

By Kaleigh Moore
AI Powers Artists to Secure Their First 1,000 Fans
SocialApr 24, 2026

AI Powers Artists to Secure Their First 1,000 Fans

How AI helps artists find their first 1,000 fans. SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton explains how the “First Fans” product works.

By Dan Runcie
AI Lets Solo Founders Out‑earn Ten‑person Teams
SocialApr 24, 2026

AI Lets Solo Founders Out‑earn Ten‑person Teams

For 100 years, the rule was build a team or stay small. Now, one person with AI can out-earn a 10-person company. I learned this the hard way. I spent years scaling Impact Theory the old way. Big team. Layers of management....

By Tom Bilyeu
Podcasts Power Your Content Ecosystem and Repurpose Everywhere
SocialApr 24, 2026

Podcasts Power Your Content Ecosystem and Repurpose Everywhere

Insightful: A #podcast can be central to your content ecosystem for 2 reasons. First, you can host a powerful content program with recurring shows, industry guests, and authority-building through video. Second, you can use the podcast to feed all your other content formats...

By Tom Pick
Instagram Insights Revamped: New Reel Metrics Highlight Performance
SocialApr 24, 2026

Instagram Insights Revamped: New Reel Metrics Highlight Performance

Instagram Insights just got an upgrade. 📊 The most important metrics are now front and center, organized into three tabs: Overview, Engagement, and Audience. 📈 There are new “Views over time” and engagement rate metrics for Reels, like share rate and...

By Lindsey Gamble
Standardize YouTube Descriptions with a Simple Affiliate Template
SocialApr 24, 2026

Standardize YouTube Descriptions with a Simple Affiliate Template

I've been helping a client audit their content marketing strategy including their YouTube setup, and the description problem jumped out immediately. Five hundred videos with descriptions that were either bare-bones or wildly inconsistent, and an affiliate links program they'd barely...

By Paul Boag
YouTube Livestream Ads Hijack Mobile Audio, No Mute Option
SocialApr 24, 2026

YouTube Livestream Ads Hijack Mobile Audio, No Mute Option

Live stream ads now on mobile, and they take over the audio -> YouTube is rolling out a new ad format for livestreams on mobile that won't disrupt your viewing experience, but with a big catch "Since the ad runs alongside...

By Glenn Gabe
Boost Visibility with High‑Value Comments, Not More Content
SocialApr 24, 2026

Boost Visibility with High‑Value Comments, Not More Content

You don’t need more content. You need better distribution. Visibility is borrowed before it’s owned. Consistent commenting puts you in front of an existing audience. Leave 5–10 high-value comments frequently on relevant blogs No links. Just insight people remember.

By Mos Clement
AI Video Studio Boosts Production, Still Needs Human Creators
SocialApr 24, 2026

AI Video Studio Boosts Production, Still Needs Human Creators

Another Gen AI Video studio and this is really good. All the features/ function to help to generate very accurate and consistence video. Either for your ads, marketing, short series and more. Such tools will not replace Creative ppl, we...

By Curry Khoo
Travel Conferences Unlock Tourism Board Partnerships
SocialApr 24, 2026

Travel Conferences Unlock Tourism Board Partnerships

I got my first tourism board partnership at a travel conference. Even better, the conference itself included local tours and FAM trips I could use to build my portfolio as a travel blogger. I highly recommend attending a travel conference...

By Jen Ruiz
From $50 Slack to $15M: Build Your First Digital Product
SocialApr 23, 2026

From $50 Slack to $15M: Build Your First Digital Product

Ship 30 began as $50 for a Slack channel—and I refunded my first 60 customers. But since then, I've generated $15,000,000 with digital products. And on April 27th, I'm launching a bootcamp to help you build your first digital product. Hop aboard here:...

By Dickie Bush
SaaS Brands Must Win Niche Creator Trust for AI Search
SocialApr 23, 2026

SaaS Brands Must Win Niche Creator Trust for AI Search

SaaS brands are about to compete for creator partnerships in a way I don’t think they’re fully aware of just yet. Lots of leverage in the hands of people with niche subject matter expertise owning their topics. Trust comes from...

By Kaleigh Moore
Minto Pyramid: Secret Blueprint Behind Viral Content
SocialApr 23, 2026

Minto Pyramid: Secret Blueprint Behind Viral Content

i've never seen anyone talk about it but the minto pyramid is the most critical distribution skill in 2026 i use it religiously. it's how i average 10m+ impressions a month and pull about $5k mrr just from X revenue...

By itsolelehmann
Clips Outperform Live: 257k vs 7k Viewers
SocialApr 23, 2026

Clips Outperform Live: 257k vs 7k Viewers

7,000 people watch TBPN live. But over 257,000 people watch the average clip. That gap is the business model. Read the full breakdown:

By Eric Siu
Shift to Monthly Analytics, Transform Your Content Perspective
SocialApr 23, 2026

Shift to Monthly Analytics, Transform Your Content Perspective

Looking at your analytics month by month instead of post by post is going to change how you feel about your content.

By Amber Figlow
Live AI Workflow Demo: Repurposing Content with Claude
SocialApr 23, 2026

Live AI Workflow Demo: Repurposing Content with Claude

Doing an AI “show and tell” of one of my @claudeai content repurposing workflows on @superpathco at 11 CDT, come hang 👀

By Kaleigh Moore
Distinguish Commodity From Non‑commodity Content for SEO Success
SocialApr 23, 2026

Distinguish Commodity From Non‑commodity Content for SEO Success

Google's @dannysullivan on commodity vs non-commodity content https://t.co/lOelMIgQtP via @marthavanberkel and @gaganghotra_ and others https://t.co/No6L14MbCX

By Barry Schwartz