SOCIAL

🔗 Instagram is testing direct link-sharing in post captions.

💵 Meta wants to pay creators $3,000 to start posting on Reels and Facebook.

👻 Snapchat retires separate Bitmoji app.

CAMPAIGNS

👑 Why Burger King fired its mascot.

🧩 Red Bull put a playable Tetris game on a magazine cover.

👗 JC Penney tackles elitism with its own runway for Paris Fashion Week.

🌮 Taco Bell gives us: edible sauce packet.

🎤 Inside the SXSW 2026 brand activations.

AI

🤖 LinkedIn updates feed algorithm with LLM-powered ranking and retrieval.

👀 Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming.

💼 LinkedIn tests out AI-powered interview screening.

💬 This viral tool turns anything into LinkedIn speak.

Monday: This week on The Daily Carnage Show, recent research reveals a new occupational hazard: AI brain fry, which is more likely to happen to employees using more than 3 AI systems in a workday. Plus, Anthropic’s decision to walk away from the Pentagon deal is paying off in spades. And why exactly does Gen Z wish TikTok was never invented?🎙️ Stream “Your Brain on AI” (12:34) now.

Tuesday: Time-sensitive promos in paid search can create urgency and push shoppers to act quickly. You can incorporate these directly into ad copy, extensions, and campaign scheduling in Google Ads to boost your CTR and conversion rates. Try these time-sensitive tactics.

Wednesday: People switch brands at moments of friction or reconsideration. Loyalty is conditional, and those conditions show up predictably in the customer journey. Here are the moments when switching is most likely.

Thursday: Your old list is not an asset unless you treat it like a liability first. Instead of blasting your full list, rebuild credibility from the inside out, starting with your most recent, engaged users and expanding only when positive signals (opens, replies) confirm it’s safe. Here’s how to do it safely.

Can you solve this puzzle? 🧩

✨ Catch up on Season 2 of The Daily Carnage Show:

• Your Brain on AI (12:33)
• Meta, McDonald’s Mukbang, and The OpenAI Mess (14:41)
• Ethics in the AI Era (18:33)

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