The Social Media Report

How to use Sora 2, ChatGPT's new AI video social network

With private beta invites selling for hundreds on eBay, OpenAI's latest launch, Sora 2, is the hot ticket in more ways than one.

Oct 13 • 

Drew Benvie

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Notes from San Francisco, end of an era from Typepad, and the future of cars

I'm back from a visit to the Bay Area, and having chatted to local clients, colleagues and friends out there to get a sense of social media, I feel…

Oct 1 • 

Drew Benvie

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September 2025

Crystal ball time: social media in 2026

On 5th November I’ll be presenting at Battenhall’s annual social media keynote in London, and as I look at what's shaping the year ahead, it feels like…

Sep 13 • 

Drew Benvie

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July 2022

The Social Media Report #32: I have a funny feeling

Some holiday reading on dystopian AI-controlled futures

Jul 7, 2022 • 

Drew Benvie

March 2022

The Social Media Report #31: Will UK's 'world first' Online Safety Bill send ripples or a tsunami?

Social media users are to benefit from new laws to protect them online, according to the UK government’s Online Safety Bill which was launched…

Mar 18, 2022 • 

Drew Benvie

The Social Media Report #31: social media in Russia and Ukraine

How social media is being used as the invasion of Ukraine develops

Mar 8, 2022 • 

Drew Benvie

February 2022

The Social Media Report #30: lessons from a month working in the metaverse

From deep thinking and communities to neck ache and sprained wrists

Feb 7, 2022 • 

Drew Benvie

November 2021

The Social Media Report #29: 15 years in virtual worlds - a journey into the metaverse

Why we underestimate the change that will happen in the next two years

Nov 26, 2021 • 

Drew Benvie

The Social Media Report #28: what Meta means for the future of social media

"We're already in the metaverse"

Nov 1, 2021 • 

Drew Benvie

September 2021

The Social Media Report #28: social media sunglasses herald a step toward the metaverse

Facebook launches Ray-Ban Stories

Sep 17, 2021 • 

Drew Benvie

The Social Media Report #27: deciding the next election

Facebook talks to academics about creating election commission

Sep 5, 2021 • 

Drew Benvie

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August 2021

The Social Media Report #26: climate, social media, activism and education

Online movements shaping the environment

Aug 13, 2021 • 

Drew Benvie