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Disney put an entire movie on TikTok?!

Jan 28, 2026

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8 min read

Disney put an entire movie on TikTok?!

Why giving away your content is the best way to sell your content.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
Twitter's new $1 million contest for long-form writers is a good idea that probably won't work.

Jan 22, 2026

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9 min read

Twitter's new $1 million contest for long-form writers is a good idea that probably won't work.

We love supporting long-form! But the prizing here is gonna be rough.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
How social media teams can better work with legal approvals

Jan 15, 2026

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9 min read

How social media teams can better work with legal approvals

This doesn't have to be a combative relationship—you can be creative AND compliant.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
I think the Head of Instagram is wrong about Instagram...

Jan 7, 2026

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6 min read

I think the Head of Instagram is wrong about Instagram...

Why the rise of AI shouldn't change how you or your brand make content

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
I only have one social media prediction for 2026.

Dec 17, 2025

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6 min read

I only have one social media prediction for 2026.

And it's not about AI, or creators, or authenticity.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Best of Future Social, 2025 Edition

Dec 10, 2025

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7 min read

Best of Future Social, 2025 Edition

My 18 favorite essays on social media strategy from the year, along with a few hundred more articles from the archive

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
U-Haul's viral TikTok earned 7 million views by talking about break-ups

Dec 3, 2025

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6 min read

U-Haul's viral TikTok earned 7 million views by talking about break-ups

When a brand can tie a human emotion to their product? Watch the view counts soar.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Social Media shouldn’t move fast. Speed literally doesn’t matter.

Nov 20, 2025

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8 min read

Social Media shouldn’t move fast. Speed literally doesn’t matter.

Slowing down your reaction speed + your content cadence will net you better results

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Should Brands use AI to make social content?

Nov 12, 2025

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8 min read

Should Brands use AI to make social content?

Some brands are getting cancelled while Coca-Cola just doubled down

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
I ghosted my dream job

Nov 6, 2025

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6 min read

I ghosted my dream job

Sometimes you're just not ready.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
LeBron and Hennessy trolled their way to billions of impressions... but was it a good move?

Oct 22, 2025

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7 min read

LeBron and Hennessy trolled their way to billions of impressions... but was it a good move?

Plus predictions for Social Media Management in 2026, new Twitter news, and more!

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
Why your first social media team hire should be a content creator

Oct 15, 2025

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9 min read

Why your first social media team hire should be a content creator

You gotta start with content, then add all the bells and whistles of social teams.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

TikTok

TikTok sold! What does it mean for brands, creators, and scrollers?

Oct 2, 2025

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5 min read

TikTok sold! What does it mean for brands, creators, and scrollers?

If a forced sale had to happen, we might've ended up with the best case scenario

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
Instagram hit 3 billion users... now what?

Sep 24, 2025

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8 min read

Instagram hit 3 billion users... now what?

Adam Mosseri's take on what's next for IG + how brands should look at Instagram going forward.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
Instagram Trial Reels don't make any sense

Sep 17, 2025

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4 min read

Instagram Trial Reels don't make any sense

The feature should be a testing miracle, but flaws in the ideology make it not worth using.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Just post that bad content request

Sep 12, 2025

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7 min read

Just post that bad content request

It's not worth your time to fight.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Instagram

Are Instagram Collabs bad for brands?

Aug 26, 2025

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9 min read

Are Instagram Collabs bad for brands?

The feature's a good idea at heart, but I worry it's actually limiting our content performance

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Can your brand use Taylor Swift in social content?

Aug 15, 2025

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7 min read

Can your brand use Taylor Swift in social content?

An FAQ on copyright law + celebrity usage

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

TikTok

How Sweet Loren's turned a huge social media mistake into a viral win

Aug 12, 2025

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7 min read

How Sweet Loren's turned a huge social media mistake into a viral win

And how to comfort your employees with they're already too hard on themselves.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Why your brand shouldn't care about comments

Aug 5, 2025

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8 min read

Why your brand shouldn't care about comments

Most of your followers will happily watch content without ever chiming in, and that's okay.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Let's not turn that CEO and Head of HR into brand social content.

Jul 21, 2025

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7 min read

Let's not turn that CEO and Head of HR into brand social content.

Social professionals can be the example of how to act online, not a reflection of the ugliest parts.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
Should your brand be on every social network?

Jun 24, 2025

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6 min read

Should your brand be on every social network?

Yes, with a notable asterisk

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
Future Social turns 3 today!

Jun 16, 2025

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4 min read

Future Social turns 3 today!

Here are 22 of my favorite pieces on social, content, and creators from the last 150 (!!!) issues of the newsletter.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

Why being "chronically online" isn't actually good for social pros

Jun 12, 2025

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6 min read

Why being "chronically online" isn't actually good for social pros

How did a ridiculous expectation become a job description?

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby

Social Strategy

The Best Social Analytics Strategy: Guessing your numbers

Jun 4, 2025

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8 min read

The Best Social Analytics Strategy: Guessing your numbers

Why you should predict your social performance long before the data comes in.

Jack Appleby
Jack Appleby
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