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Azure DevOps MCP Server, Public Preview

A few weeks ago at BUILD, we announced the upcoming Azure DevOps MCP Server: 👉 Azure DevOps with GitHub Repositories – Your path to Agentic AI Today, we’re excited to share that the local Azure DevOps MCP Server is now available in public preview. This lets GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code […]
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18 Jun 2025

Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support

Copilot agent mode is the next evolution in AI-assisted development—and it’s now generally available in the Visual Studio June update. Agent mode turns GitHub Copilot into an autonomous pair programmer capable of handling multi-step development tasks from end to end. It builds a plan, executes it, adapts along the way, and loops through tasks until […]
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18 Jun 2025

Making it Easier to Create Videos on Facebook

We’re making it easier to share videos on Facebook by simplifying how you create and post videos.
The post Making it Easier to Create Videos on Facebook appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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18 Jun 2025

It’s Now Easier to See More Fediverse Content on Threads

Our new search feature and dedicated fediverse feed help you discover more perspectives from people outside of Threads.
The post It’s Now Easier to See More Fediverse Content on Threads appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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18 Jun 2025

Welcome to Zero-Click Search. Please Leave Your Traffic at the Door.

This sits at odds with Google’s original search model, which worked by passing on referral traffic to third-party sites. Google is getting better at creating zero-click searches, and that means that websites get fewer and fewer clicks in search. Zero-c...

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

The Great Decoupling (or Why Your Clicks Are Down and Impressions Up)

The roll-out of AI Overviews now creates two opportunities for top-ranking content to log impressions for a given keyword, while simultaneously reducing the number of people who click from the search engine results page (SERP) into your content. If you...

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

AI in content marketing: How creators and marketers are using AI to speed up & succeed [data]

With the global revenue for AI in marketing pegged at over $107.5 billion by 2028, there is no doubt that AI in content marketing will (and may already) be an integral part of the digital marketing landscape.

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

Master the art of going viral on LinkedIn with Hala Taha’s four-step formula

LinkedIn might be the most underrated growth channel in marketing right now. I‘ve been obsessing over this lately. While everyone’s fighting for attention on every other platform, LinkedIn remains a place where smart marketers can still build massive audiences without burning through ad budget.

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

How to market your brand to budget-conscious prospects

Like many buyers in America today, I cringe whenever I swipe my credit card. Amid a “shifting economic landscape” (read: messy economic times), we’re all watching our wallets, trying to keep spending down, and questioning where our dollars go. And it’s not just consumers — businesses, too, are monitoring budgets and seeking better deals.

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

How South Africa’s Gen Zs Are Reshaping Maskandi Culture for a New Era

In South Africa, the rebirth and resurgence of the vibrant folk genre Maskandi has captured the attention of music fans, becoming the country’s fastest-growing sound on Spotify over the past two years. Steeped in Zulu storytelling traditions, Maskandi has spanned generations and has typically resonated mostin rural parts of the country, including the KwaZulu-Natal province...
The post How South Africa’s Gen Zs Are Reshaping Maskandi Culture for a New Era appeared first on Spotify.

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17 Jun 2025

What Are Meta Keywords? + Why to Avoid Them

Learn why we don‘t recommend using meta keywords or meta keyword tags as part of your SEO strategy.

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

Websites Using AI Content Grow 5% Faster [+ New Research Report]

In this article, we’re looking at the performance of AI content. Does it rank? Does it perform better or worse than human content? Is it riskier than human content? Websites using AI content grew 5% faster than those not using…Read more ›

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

London Calling: 15 Activities to Bookend Your Trip to MozCon

MozCon 2025 in London is coming up fast! Are you ready to join us? Meghan has put together a list of fun activities to do with your team or on your own before and after the conference.

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

Partnering With Top VC Firms to Launch Meta Gaming Accelerator

We are launching Meta Gaming Accelerator, an incubator to empower emerging gaming developers, studios and businesses across India. The Accelerator is being launched in partnership with four leading Venture Capital Funds Elevation Capital, Kalaari Capital, Lumikai Fund, and Bitkraft Ventures.
The post Partnering With Top VC Firms to Launch Meta Gaming Accelerator appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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17 Jun 2025

Trash AI Content, Experimental Budgets, and TikTok for B2B: Ross Simmonds Unfiltered

If you’ve ever stared down a sea of bland AI content and whispered, “Is this my job now?”, you’ll enjoy this master's take: "The amount of blog posts that are written with AI is at an all-time high… And all of it is trash."

Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2025

Francophone Content on Spotify Continues to Thrive Around the World

On Spotify, francophone content continues to cross borders at an unprecedented rate. In 2024 alone, more than 123 million listeners worldwide streamed audio content in French, whether music, podcasts, or audiobooks. What’s more, 100 million of those listeners were outside of the historically francophone regions of France, Quebec, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. “It’s incredible to...
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17 Jun 2025

Does AI Search Traffic Convert Better Than Traditional Search? For Ahrefs, Yes: 0.5% of Visitors Drove 12.1% of Signups

The terminology in this industry is evolving. I’m defining AI search as search that happens in AI assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, etc. While we’re working on a larger study across many websites, I wanted to share more data on…Read more ...

Digital Marketing

16 Jun 2025

Spotify’s Brian Berner on Creativity, Connection, and What’s Next for Advertisers at Cannes Lions

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is officially underway for 2025, and Spotify is back on the Croisette to showcase how our platform is more alive than ever. Spotify—and Spotify Beach during the festival—is where creators share, fans explore, and brands are discovered, powered by a global community that continues to grow and evolve....
The post Spotify’s Brian Berner on Creativity, Connection, and What’s Next for Advertisers at Cannes Lions appeared first on Spotify.

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16 Jun 2025

The 14 Best Competitive Intelligence Tools for Market Research

Discover the competition and reveal strategies and tactics of any industry player with these top 14 competitive intelligence tools, including the Semrush Traffic & Market Toolkit.

Digital Marketing

16 Jun 2025

Helping You Find More Channels and Businesses on WhatsApp

We're introducing channel subscriptions, promoted channels and ads in Status to WhatsApp's Updates tab.
The post Helping You Find More Channels and Businesses on WhatsApp appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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16 Jun 2025

The unconventional, scrappy tactics I used to grow a newsletter to 40K subscribers

You know that moment when you stumble on a brilliant growth tactic hidden in a Reddit thread or buried deep in a comment section? That's the kind of stuff I live for.

Digital Marketing

16 Jun 2025

The actual recession marketing tactics that helped brands survive + how your team can implement them

In 2020, I interviewed Andrea Lisbona for Forbes about her less than two-year-old hand sanitizer brand, Touchland. The pandemic was wreaking havoc and the very green startup needed to act quickly and smartly.

Digital Marketing

16 Jun 2025

WordPress vs. Django CMS: Which Is Better for Your Website?

A friend recently asked me, “Should I use WordPress or Django for my new website?” It’s a great question, and a common one. Choosing the right content management system (CMS) can shape your entire online experience. While WordPress has always been my go-to for building… Read More »
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16 Jun 2025

5 AI-Powered Workflows Every SEO Should Be Using Today

It’s the dawn of a new era in the marketing industry. With LLMs becoming savvier and faster, more marketing teams are looking for ways to implement AI solutions to unlock creativity and untapped potential. Here are five AI-powered workflows that combin...

Digital Marketing

16 Jun 2025

Arun Srinivas Appointed Managing Director and Head for Meta in India

We are appointing Arun Srinivas as the Managing Director and Head for Meta in India. He will spearhead the India charter and strengthen the strategic relationships with the country’s leading brands, advertisers, developers and partners to drive growth for India as a market.
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16 Jun 2025

How Jake’s Migration to Agency Hosting Made Multi-Site Management Easy

Faced with customer service issues at his previous hosting providers, Jake, a brand designer, began searching for a new web host. Hostinger’s live chat function was one of the mai…
The post How Jake’s Migration to Agency Hosting Made Multi-Site Management Easy appeared first on Hostinger Blog.

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15 Jun 2025

‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song Reveals the Inspirations Behind the Film’s Soundtrack

Photo credit: Atsushi Nishijima If you’re a true lover of rom-coms, chances are you’ve had this weekend circled on your calendar. That’s because Materialists, the much-anticipated film starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans, finally hits theaters. Written and directed by Celine Song, who previously earned an Oscar nomination for her breakout debut Past...
The post ‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song Reveals the Inspirations Behind the Film’s Soundtrack appeared first on Spotify.

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14 Jun 2025

WordCamp Europe 2025 Recap: Connecting and Learning in Basel, Switzerland

Couldn't make it to WordCamp Europe 2025? Don’t worry. While nothing beats the experience of actually being there, this post will give you a detailed summary of some of the most important and meaningful presentations held at the conference.

14 Jun 2025

The ultimate Instagram Reels cover guide (+ free templates)

You don't need to be a professional designer to create an amazing Instagram Reels cover. (Just use our professionally designed templates)
The post The ultimate Instagram Reels cover guide (+ free templates) appeared first on Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard.

Digital Marketing

13 Jun 2025

What Are Heading Tags? & Why They’re Important for SEO

Learn how to use HTML heading tags to improve your SEO and structure your content effectively.

Digital Marketing

13 Jun 2025

Brand pitch guide for creators [deck and email templates]

You don't need to have a ton of followers to land a brand deal, but you do need a way to sell yourself. Enter the brand pitch deck.
The post Brand pitch guide for creators [deck and email templates] appeared first on Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard.

Digital Marketing

13 Jun 2025

Inspiring Creativity That Brings People Together

We're investing in creativity more this year than ever before, just as Instagram turns 15.
The post Inspiring Creativity That Brings People Together appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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13 Jun 2025

Creators, Short-Form Videos, And Messaging Are Disrupting How Offline Retailers Sell And Scale In India

New insights from a study that online insights platform GWI did for us on the retail industry highlight the growing role of online discovery, creators, Reels and messaging in both online and offline purchases. Even in-store shoppers are using our platforms to research and discover products.
The post Creators, Short-Form Videos, And Messaging Are Disrupting How Offline Retailers Sell And Scale In India appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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12 Jun 2025

Spotify’s Heart & Soul Initiative Brings Mental Health Support to Artists and Creators Worldwide

In 2018, Spotify launched Heart & Soul, a mental health initiative developed to provide support and promote deep knowledge about emotional well-being. As conversations around mental health take center stage in the music industry, Spotify is deepening its commitment to artist well-being through our Heart & Soul, Mental Health for Creators initiative. In partnership with...
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12 Jun 2025

Manage your VPS by chatting with AI: Kodee now handles the tough stuff

VPS Kodee, your AI assistant, is now powered by Model Context Protocol (MCP). From security tweaks to system snapshots, it can now manage almost everything on your virtual private…
The post Manage your VPS by chatting with AI: Kodee now handles the tough stuff appeared first on Hostinger Blog.

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12 Jun 2025

I run a zero-employee marketing agency entirely with AI tools — here’s how

A few years ago, I was head of content at a health insurance company — a role that required a team of full-time employees and freelancers to get the job done. But once ChatGPT hit the scene, I realized I could strike out on my own.

Digital Marketing

12 Jun 2025

Taking Action Against ‘Nudify’ Apps

We’ve filed a lawsuit against the entity behind CrushAI and are taking other steps to clamp down on nudify apps.
The post Taking Action Against ‘Nudify’ Apps appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

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12 Jun 2025