Digital Marketing Trends and Latest AI News: May 21, 2025
Tune into the current social media and digital marketing trends, latest AI news, and top Google Searches on May 21, 2025:
Latest Tech News
- Google I/O 2025: Review the full recap of Google’s May 20 conference here.
- Codex is now available in the ChatGPT iOS app. Users can handle multiple projects on the go, leave tabs open, and pick up where they left off when they are back at their computer.
- Windsurf released SWE-1 – a group of new AI models built for engineering, not just code. The group includes SWE-1, SWE-1 Lite, and SWE-1 Mini.
- Notion announced that the iOS Notion Mail app will be available soon.
- Apple announced the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference – June 9 – 13. Get excited for a week of creativity, technology, and innovation.
- Apple released iOS 18.5. The features include a new Siri animation, Visual Intelligence, ChatGPT integration, Camera Control Selfies, writing tools, and much more. The update is available now on an iPhone near you.
- Perplexity released Perplexify Me, a service that allows you to upload a photo of yourself, your friend, or your pet and turn it into a Perplexity-style portrait poster.
Social Media Trends
- A Never-Ending Story Loop is a storytelling trend where creators end their video with something that flows perfectly with its beginning, creating a story loop that can be played on repeat.
- The Would You Rather Trend is performing quite well on TikTok and Instagram. Creators play a game with their audience, asking them a series of alternative questions or making up unrealistic scenarios and asking the audience which one they’d pick.
- #Mentality paired with motivational quotes, speeches, and videos, oftentimes relating to finances, physique, and health, is trending on TikTok.
- Slowed Music Tracks are trending on Reels, Shorts, and TikTok, often paired with scenic nature clips, love moments, and cozy spaces.
- Stereo Love by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina is a hot track on Instagram and TikTok. Pair it with clips of fun moments, extreme sports, luxury lifestyles, and anything that could be viewed as exciting by your audience.
- How Life Feels When… (finish the sentence). Use this quote to showcase freedom, lifestyle, and excitement. Pair it with slowed or upbeat music, oldies, and classics.
- Remote Jobs has been a trending subject on TikTok – creators post videos describing how to find high-paying remote work, how to apply to those jobs, and offering help with cover letters and resumes.
Google Search Trends
- AI: Microsoft Copilot, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, AI Advertising, Free AI Paragraph Generator, Generative AI for Marketing, AWS AI Certification, Gamma AI, AI Pen, AI Headshot Generator, Clay AI, AI Expo, and Genie AI are trending search queries today.
- Technology: Google IO and Microsoft Build Keynote are trending today.
- Marketing: Topics like Google Marketing Platform, Hubspot, Local Digital Marketing Agency, Marketing Websites for Business, Google Marketing Live, Digital Marketing Reseller, Digital Marketing Consulting, Search Engine Marketing, AI Digital Marketing, and Content Marketing are breaking out today.
- Social Media: Brand Awareness, Government Social Media, Blog, Social Media Video Production, Social Media Management Service, Social Media Management, Fake News, and Social Media Campaign are trending search queries on Google.
- Target Audience: Market Research, Target Marketing, and Target Audience Analysis are rising search queries.
- Advertising: Disruptive Advertising, Automation, Misleading Advertising, LinkedIn Advertising, Advertising on Reddit, Testimonial, Advertising Techniques, AI Advertising Generator, and Discord Advertising are trending search queries.
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