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Disney+ and Hulu are adding video podcasts as streaming platforms compete for more of our attention. But community conversations reveal a bigger challenge: moving content is easy. Convincing audiences to abandon the platforms and habits built around it is much harder.
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Duolingo is prioritising user growth over squeezing more money from each learner. Daily users are rising quickly, but community conversations reveal another challenge: streaks and AI can increase engagement, but the business still depends on people trusting the learning.
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Premier League clubs are removing gambling companies from the front of their shirts. But replacing the money is complicated. As tech and finance companies move in, fan conversations reveal that changing the sponsor does not automatically earn supporter approval.
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Spotify is evolving beyond music streaming. With AI features, remix tools and more interactive experiences, it wants listeners to do more than simply press play. The bigger opportunity is turning passive listeners into active participants, creating deeper relationships with both artists and the platform.
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Samsung's Reddit AMA revealed a gap many companies face. Samsung believes it is continuing to innovate, while some customers feel the excitement has disappeared. The conversation highlights how improving a product and making people feel like you've innovated are two very different challenges.
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Nivea is one of the world's biggest skincare brands, so why is it struggling? This article explores Beiersdorf's latest results, why consumers have more choices than ever, and how Community Intelligence reveals that trust alone is no longer enough when communities decide which products become the next big thing.
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Trading cards have become much more than collectibles. They are creating thriving communities, huge online conversations and even million pound sales. Here's why the real value isn't just in the card itself, but in the passionate collectors who give every release meaning.
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Paramount+ added 2 million subscribers after changing the way UFC fans watch major events. The biggest lesson isn't about streaming rights. It's about listening to community frustrations. Sometimes the fastest way to grow isn't adding more features. It's removing what customers already dislike.
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BMW’s latest dashboard promotion has sparked a bigger debate than the advert itself. Owners say advertising inside a car they’ve already paid for crosses a line. Here’s why the backlash is really about digital ownership, trust, and where customers believe brands should stop.
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WWE SummerSlam 2026 delivered surprise returns, championship changes and unforgettable moments, but what did fans really think? We analysed the biggest Reddit discussions from Night One and Night Two to uncover the matches, moments and storylines that got the wrestling community talking most.
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Apple's latest lawsuit against OpenAI is about more than trade secrets. It shows how public opinion often forms long before a court reaches a verdict. Here's why community perception can become just as important as the legal outcome itself.
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Spider Man: Brand New Day has shattered box office records, but the biggest lesson is not about ticket sales. It is about the power of community. Here's why Spider Man continues to thrive while other superhero franchises struggle, and what brands can learn from its long term resilience.
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Battlefield 6 became one of EA's biggest gaming successes, but the celebration was overshadowed by developer layoffs and a multimillion dollar CEO pay package. Here's why the biggest story is not the sales, but how communities decide who deserves the credit for success.
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People are posting less on social media, but they are not disappearing. As public platforms become more performative, honest conversations are moving into smaller communities. Discover why this shift matters for brands, marketers and the future of Community Intelligence.
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Sony sold fewer PlayStation 5 consoles, but its gaming business still performed strongly. The console built the audience. The community now creates the long term value.
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Roblox’s safety changes are reducing spending among younger players. That may be the clearest sign that protecting children can require a platform to accept lower revenue.
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Jake Paul has proved that an online audience can sell fights. His next challenge is proving that creator attention can become lasting sporting legitimacy.
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Fortnite creators can now use conversational AI characters inside their experiences. These characters may become guides, hosts, moderators and trusted members of player communities.
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Football fans often wait for one trusted voice before believing transfer news. That behaviour reveals how authority and trust move through every community.
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GTA VI may become one of the biggest entertainment launches in history. The game is expected to drive console sales because players want to be part of the community experience from day one.
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A physical game disc once felt like permanent ownership. Xbox outages are showing that even physical products can depend on online permission, downloads and platform services.
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Netflix is no longer just another streaming service in Britain. It is becoming a major doorway through which people discover television, including programmes originally created by traditional broadcasters.
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Cyera and Oasis Security show why businesses must identify, manage and explain the AI agents operating inside their organisations.
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Roblox is making it easier to create games with AI. The harder challenge will be earning community attention, trust and recommendations.
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Reddit helps Google organise human conversations by topic, question and community. Its deeper value is the structure surrounding the discussion.
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Apple’s new leasing model could make devices easier to access while turning product loyalty into a permanent monthly payment.
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X is connecting payments and banking with public profiles, followers and online reputation. This could change how people decide who they trust with money.
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Robotaxis must earn the trust of passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and everyone else sharing London’s roads.
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Halo coming to PlayStation is about much more than one game. It shows how gaming communities are changing as exclusives disappear.
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Fanatics is becoming much more than a sports merchandise company. It is building one connected experience where shopping, collecting, betting and live sports all work together.
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Meta's smart glasses are creating a new challenge. The people who decide whether they succeed may not be the people wearing them.
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PlayStation fans are planning a week-long blackout. The campaign shows what can happen when an online community tries to turn frustration into changes in spending and behaviour.
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Saudi Arabia may be able to buy EA, but ownership does not automatically bring community trust. The real challenge will be convincing players that the games and communities they care about will still be protected.
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The reaction to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey shows what happens when a creator earns enough trust for audiences to study, debate and promote their work.
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Adobe is testing AI feedback for photographs. It could help beginners learn, but it may also shape what millions of people believe a good photograph should look like.
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Trip.com wants AI to help travellers plan trips, compare options and make bookings. This could make travel easier, but it also gives the platform more control over the choices people see.
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Patreon was built to give creators more control over their income and audience. But its latest changes reveal a simple truth. Depending on Patreon is still depending on a platform.
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YouTube wants to reduce AI spam while giving creators more AI tools. It sounds strange at first, but there is a bigger story behind it.
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Six episodes into X-Men '97 Season 2, the strongest signal is not nostalgia. It is the trust, interpretation and participation the series continues to earn from its community.
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The Rest Is Football shows how community success creates evidence, reduces business uncertainty and opens new commercial opportunities.
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HubSpot is treating Reddit, forums and AI search as part of its acquisition engine. This signals a major change in how brands should understand performance marketing.
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Community Intelligence helps businesses detect emerging customer needs, competitor shifts and market trends before traditional research catches up.
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BBC Radio 1 is increasingly choosing creator first talent with established audiences. This signals a wider shift in how organisations value community trust, public evidence and transferable influence.
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England's defeat to Argentina was only the beginning. The real battle started afterwards, as fans, pundits and online communities put Thomas Tuchel, England's players and even mentality itself on trial. A Community Intelligence analysis using The Community Courtroom framework.
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France entered the World Cup semi final carrying enormous expectations. Spain left it forcing football communities to reconsider what they believed. One match produced a Hype Hangover for France and a Belief Correction for Spain.
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The future does not belong to whichever platform is currently popular. It belongs to the evidence that customers, search engines and AI systems all rely upon.
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Reddit is using artificial intelligence to identify spam, coordinated behaviour and low quality participation. Here is what brands need to understand before automating their Reddit strategy.
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AI does not invent trust. It interprets the public evidence surrounding a brand. The AI Authority Formula explains the six signals that shape whether AI systems recommend one company and ignore another.
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Modern businesses have leaders for marketing, product and customer success, yet few have anyone responsible for understanding what online communities genuinely believe. This article explains why Head of Community Intelligence will become a vital leadership role.
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Why Reddit Research Is Entering a New Era of Community Intelligence Editor’s Note: This article isn’t about celebrating the closure of GummySearch. It helped thousands of founders, marketers and researchers better understand Reddit. Instea
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For the past decade, enterprise marketing teams have relied on a comfortable fiction: Social Listening. We bought expensive software, tracked arbitrary keyword spikes on broadcast networks, and presented slick pie charts mapping "positive
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The Redditrepreneur’s monthly research publication tracking the conversations, behaviours and trends shaping brands, markets and culture. Introducing the Community Intelligence Index Every day, millions of people make purchasing decision
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Three Companies. Three Products. One Direction. Editor's Note Over the past week, I published three separate analyses exploring Google's AI Search updates, Reddit's expanding Community Intelligence strategy and Meta's investment in AI pow
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For years, people have added one word to the end of their Google searches: Reddit. Not because Google’s search engine wasn’t working. Because people were looking for something websites often couldn’t provide. Real experiences. Honest o
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For years, we’ve talked about the future of search as though it would be defined by better algorithms. Faster answers. Smarter AI. More relevant results. But I think we’re asking the wrong question. The future of search isn’t just chan
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Last week, Reddit expanded what it's calling its "Community Intelligence" ad strategy: announcing new Shopping List Ads and a free form ad generator at Cannes Lions, just a year after first unveiling the concept in June 2025. Reddit's COO
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Every major technology shift leaves behind clues. Not in press releases. Not in keynote presentations. But in the decisions the biggest technology companies quietly make. Meta’s latest AI search announcement is one of those clues. On t
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Understanding the conversations that shape brands before brands even realise they’re happening. Every day, millions of people discuss brands, products, industries and ideas without ever speaking to the companies behind them. They ask ques
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SpaceX’s decline from over $225 to the $150s is not primarily a stock market story. It is a community story. Across Reddit, X, YouTube comments, investor forums and broader internet discussions, the dominant shift is not a collapse in bel
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A Community Intelligence Analysis Of FOMO, Shared Experience And Cross-Border Event Mobilisation Every year thousands of events compete for attention. Most attract local audiences. Some attract tourists. A small number evolve into somet
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The FIFA World Cup is the biggest football tournament in the world. Community Intelligence suggests it is something larger. For one month, the World Cup transforms how millions of people gather, communicate, argue, celebrate and identify t
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For years, we have been told that we live in an Attention Economy. An economy where the most valuable resource is attention and the winners are those who can capture it. For a long time, that was true. But something is changing. Artific
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