Social Snapshot – 15.09.2021

September 15, 2021

This week’s Social Snapshot is here! Let us take you to the latest Social Media updates.

‘LinkedIn Learning Hub’ to provide a more comprehensive overview for both individuals and businesses.

‘Learning Hub’ to more users, makes 40 popular courses available for free.

Find out more here.

Pinterest tests new full-screen.

The new ‘Watch mode’ looks a lot like TikTok.

Find out more here.

TikTok adds new resources for mental health concerns.

TikTok announces its new resources to support well-being.

Find out more here.

Twitter updates end card providing more information about the spaces of the live broadcast.

Find out more about this update providing information on when Space ended here.

Latest Posts

Meta has started rolling ads into Threads timelines globally from late January 2026. That’s the moment Threads stops being a side app and becomes a paid, recommendation-led public square. Threads has passed 400 million monthly active users, and Meta has put daily actives at around 150 million. The strategic implication for B2C and B2B is the same; distribution gets easier to buy, credibility gets harder to earn. Threads rewards coherence in public conversation, how you answer, how you sound, how specific you are. Treat it as a trust surface, because that’s where decisions get shaped now.

Feeds are getting tired of “perfect”. A lot of the most interesting work going into 2026 is reacting against hyper-digital polish with visuals that feel more handled: scanned textures, mismatched elements, collecting layouts, and deliberate “imperfections” that make the human hand visible again. That matters for social, because audiences clock…

I don’t read a lot of marketing books cover to cover. Most get a flick-through, a speed read (or even a Blinkist), then quietly shelved. But Marketing & Psychology by Dr Tom Bowden-Green and Luan Wise, I read it properly. With a…