With 2025 in full swing, I thought it would be a great time to talk about my social media bingo card for the year.
Some of you might be asking, what the heck is a social media bingo card?
I choose to interpret this in two ways and kind of take my own spin on it. Yes, this bingo card has some predictions of what I think might happen in the social media marketing world but it also has some aspirations that I have for not only our company's socials but also my own personal brand.
A social media bingo card is whatever you want to make it, but for the purpose of this blog, I'm going to focus on the few predictions that I did include in my bingo card.
Prediction #1: Shoppable Live-streaming
Prediction #2: Paid Subscriptions for Ad Free Socials
Prediction #3: AI Memes Start Trending
Prediction #4: X (Twitter) Rebrands... Again
Let me explain...
Shoppable Live-streaming
We all know (and have a love-hate relationship) with CommentSOLD. But with TikTok live shopping on the rise and the ability to shop in app on many platforms, it's only a matter of time before the other big apps have the Shoppable Live-Stream feature native to the platform!
Paid Subscriptions for Ad Free Socials
As soon as Netflix released that they would begin having advertisements on their platform, users either unsubscribed, accepted their fate, or coughed up MORE money to escape the 30-second commercial breaks. Snapchat, already created "Snapchat+" subscription which takes away some of the story ads but not all the rest of the ad placements. I think as much as Zuck loves to make money off of ad dollars, he'd love to make even more off of those who would PAY to stop seeing car dealership ads.
AI Memes Start Trending
The Spiderman trio has long passed and it seems like the screaming goat makes its way back into Facebook's algorithm every couple of months, but now that AI has been around for a while I think it's well overdue for some online bullying. Making fun of the way AI is an emoji repeater (or maybe we're just emoji rememberers) is absolutely going to be hot goss in 2025. The real question is, are the memes about AI going to be created using AI... Only time can tell.
X (Twitter) Rebrands... Again
I'm sorry but when I'm searching for the app on my phone (using the literal search bar because I can't find anything on my home screen) I'm typing in Twitter like a dummy. It's been almost 2 years and we all still say "formerly known as Twitter" just to make sure everyone knows what we're talking about. Hot take- X is just not memorable and it's not even that easy to say. I'm not sure if this is a prediction or truly just a plea for change, but X needs a lift 🚀. (How did GPT get in here?)
Your Social Media Bingo Card
I know some of these seem outlandish, but I don't think anyone could've predicted Instagram adding (stealing) the stories feature. You only miss the shots you don't take! If you're brave enough, please, make some predictions of your own. I'd love to hear your thoughts about the ever-changing platforms. Better yet, make your own social media bingo card! Start building your aspirations now and set goals for yourself this year. But most importantly, from one chronically online girl to another, take care of yourself in the new year! Take breaks! Try something new! Call a friend! Do you agree with any of these predictions? Connect with me on LinkedIn and share your thoughts!
