5 Marketing Trends for 2026? Are you ready for the brutal truth? The year 2026 brings not only new business strategies, but the final burial of the “old” world as we knew it. If you still believe in classic TV ads and faceless corporate logos, you missed the train. Today, attention and personality are king. We live in an era where Elon Musk is really just a top “fashion influencer” with his own line of cars, and where random pickle videos bring in million-dollar contracts. Buckle up, we are entering the attention economy, where the one who stops the finger on the screen wins.
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YouTube has blown out its 20th candle this year. Twenty years. That's the age at which a model becomes a "youngtimer" in the automotive world, and the equivalent of the Mesozoic Era in the tech world. But if you thought that old diesel was going to die, you were wrong. YouTube in 2025 is not just a platform; it's a cultural dictate, determining what we eat, listen to, and talk about over coffee. Or in my case, over a glass of wine while I wonder why people watch other people watching other people. Welcome to 2025. This is YouTube 2025.
If there's one thing we prefer in the age of narcissism over watching content, it's seeing statistics about what we've watched. YouTube has finally heard our call and introduced YouTube Recap 2025 - a tool that turns your screen time into an ID card for the year 2025.
In a time when algorithms decide visibility, influencers from small language groups like Slovenian, Czech, or Estonian are fighting an uphill battle. From friendly connections to interest algorithms – we discover why local languages hit a wall and how small markets can go global with a few smart strategies.
YouTube Music is experimenting with AI DJs, promising an "enriched" music experience with interstitial commentary and trivia. But users are far from enthusiastic — complaints are rife online that no one asked for a digital chatterbox to interrupt a perfect playlist. Is this the future of music streaming, or just another Google idea that will end up in oblivion?
A smartphone as a personal assistant, navigator, game console and TV? Great. Until it turns into a hot brick without energy at three in the afternoon. Below, we reveal which applications are proven to be the biggest battery consumers in 2024-2025 - according to research by serious institutions, not just complaints from sleepyheads on forums. So - energy-hungry smartphone applications.
At this year's Connect 2024 event, Meta introduced the Meta Quest 3S, a more affordable version of the popular Quest 3. It is a device that offers the same mixed reality capabilities and fast performance, but at a significantly lower price - just €279. It is aimed primarily at those who are just entering the world of VR or looking for a cheap upgrade from the older Quest and Quest 2 models.
More and more people are choosing to exercise at home, and YouTube videos are a great alternative to fitness. They offer a wide variety of workouts – from yoga and Pilates to intense HIIT workouts and dance routines. And the best part? It's all free! These are the best YouTube channels for exercise!
CNN is introducing a paywall! CNN began introducing paid access to its online content in October 2024, following the trend of digital media moving away from free news. Together with Reuters, it is introducing a one-meter paywall, which means that readers will only have access to a limited number of free articles before they have to pay for a subscription.
YouTube is venturing into new territory, strengthening its role in the world of digital entertainment. With the launch of YouTube Playables, now available to all users regardless of subscription status, YouTube offers more than 75 games that you can play directly on the platform.
There is hardly anyone who does not use a smartphone to watch video. Where do you find it? There are a lot of possibilities. From YouTube to streaming video services and operators' video stores. Some of you will immediately think that there are problems with them on Huawei phones. There aren't any. They are only challenges, and those are solvable.
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