Social Media Today

• Social media is the leading source of news, per Reuters

  The 2026 Digital News Report found that people rely on social media for news more than TV or news websites, with TikTok and Instagram influence increasing.

• LinkedIn launches AI training courses for marketers

  The program was created in partnership with Adobe and is designed to teach the fundamentals of artificial intelligence usage to marketing professionals.

• Microsoft expands LinkedIn seniority targeting to more ad objectives

  The company has extended the ways marketers can refine their promotions based on specific data sets.

• Snap opens pre-orders for Specs AR glasses

  

  The $2,195 devices come in two sizes and feature hundreds of custom built Snap Lenses, but the company faces stiff competition from Apple and Meta.

• X adds Google Tag Manager integration

  The app expanded several areas of its Ad Managers platform to make promotions more accessible to marketers regardless of coding experience.