6 Social Listening Tools and What They’re Best for (With Alternatives)
Social listening is the art and science of monitoring what your buyers and potential customers are saying about. Here are the six best tools that make this job easier. Most…
How I Turned One Community Conversation Into Weeks’ Worth of Content
In this post, we get into how I filled up my calendar with questions from my community – and used Buffer’s Community feature to translate them to content. Most creators…
13 Trending Songs on TikTok in Dec 2025 (+ How to Use Them)
An up-to-date list of the most viral songs and sounds on TikTok in December 2025 — and how to use them to boost your content. Most creators use Buffer to…
How I Prepared My Social Media for an Extended Medical Leave
Preparing for an extended medical leave was necessary as a solo business owner. It also gave me a sense of control when so many other things felt beyond it. Most…
13 Trending Sounds on Instagram in December 2025 (+ How to Use Them)
Stop chasing the tail-end of Instagram audio trends — here are the latest trending songs on Instagram in December 2025. Most creators use Buffer to schedule posts. I turned it…
How Buffer Helped Me Triple My LinkedIn Impressions and Grow My Newsletter
Here’s how I used Buffer to triple my LinkedIn impressions and grow my newsletter. Most creators use Buffer to schedule posts. I turned it into a creativity lab — and…
Looks Like We’re Going to Miss Ready Player One’s Deadline for an Important Event
We’ve finally caught up to a key moment in Ready Player One’s fictional history. Virtual reality platform the OASIS first went live on December 8, 2025, according to an entry…
Buffy Revival Director Defends One of the Original Show’s Worst Characters
Hamnet director Chloé Zhao, who helmed the first episode of the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival, has given her take on one of the show’s eternal questions: Team Spike…
Pluribus Poses a Hive Mind Dilemma The Expanse Never Got to Explore
This article contains spoilers for both Pluribus and The Expanse. It didn’t take long for Apple TV’s Pluribus to use a nearly complete takeover of humanity to pose a philosophical…
Noah Hawley’s Canceled Star Trek Movie Actually Understood Star Trek
Noah Hawley might be the weirdest fan in show business. He makes shows about well-established and beloved properties, tackling the X-Men in Legion, the Coen Brothers’ filmography in Fargo, and…