Daily Minute Master Series
December 9, 2025
by Corey Padveen
Marketing News and Updates
Australian Teens Confident That They’ll Beat New Age Checks
We’re only a couple of sleeps away from Australia enacting its new under-16 social media ban, which will see all the major social platforms tasked with boosting their efforts to keep young users out of their apps, at the risk of hefty fines if they fail to do so. And with many other regions considering similar restrictions, in order to enhance protection for youngsters, the world will be watching to see how Australian teens respond, how Australian regulators enact the new ban, and whether enhanced age checking is, in fact, an effective means to limit teen access.
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Pinterest Launches New Shopping Collaboration with Walmart
Pinterest has launched a new collaboration with Walmart that will enable Pinners to easily add recipe ingredients to their Walmart shopping cart, streamlining the connection between recipe ideas and shopping.
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4 Trends Shaping Social Media Marketing in 2026
Social media is one of the most dynamic and fast-moving industries around. Constant innovation, new platforms, changing consumer behaviors; nothing stays the same for very long in this business. For social media professionals, that means we have to constantly be on our toes, adapting to the latest shifts, experimenting with new ideas and keeping ourselves well-informed of the latest trends and ideas. It’s exhausting!
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What Google’s 2025 Year in Review Tells Us About the Future of PPC
As December is quickly coming to a close, Google released its 2025 Year in Review, with a thorough list of product launches, upgrades, improvements all driven by AI. These updates showed up across the board in Search, YouTube, Demand Gen, Performance Max, Merchant Center, and more.
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Ask An SEO: Digital PR Or Traditional Link Building, Which Is Better?
This Ask an SEO highlights the shift from link quantity to meaningful PR coverage that drives real customers and brand demand.
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Google Disputes Report Claiming Ads Are Coming To Gemini In 2026
Google is publicly pushing back on an Adweek report that claimed the company told advertising clients it plans to bring ads to its Gemini AI chatbot next year. Dan Taylor, Google’s Vice President of Global Ads, responded directly on X shortly after the story published, calling the report inaccurate and denying any plans to monetize the Gemini app.
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