Monthly Digital Trail Map
Fresh tracks, once a month. We round up the trends, stories, and ideas our Lifties can’t stop talking about—what’s shifting in digital, what’s inspiring in creative, and what’s next in marketing.
Stay sharp. Ride smart. Happy skiing.
June
Twenty national parks that don’t get the attention they deserve.
A ranking of every country’s World Cup kits.
Put your geometry skills to the test with this guess the angle game.
A catalog of colors, and why they’re named what they are.
Unusual spots in all 50 states that people are clamoring to visit.
The 35 most anticipated TV shows of the summer.
The winners of this year’s World Food Photography Awards.
Celebrate summer with these dessert recipes featuring strawberries.
May
The 30 greatest living American songwriters
A NASA website that lets you see your name spelled out via satellite imagery
Heinz kicks off NFL deal by inducting 57th draft pick into new club
The best pictures from NASA’s big drop of unseen photos taken from Artemis II
The viral game that asks you to brush a cat
A study reveals the cheapest day to buy flights
Pinterest’s latest ad campaign encourages people to get off social media
Compare every US national park on one easy platform
Use YouTube’s Channels feature to straighten out the recommendations you get
AI in marketing examples and strategies you can use today
29 Essential Pinterest statistics for marketers in 2026
What marketers need to know as branded films return to screens
April
Behind the scenes of what it takes to run a Broadway show each night.
Test your knowledge with this geography guessing game.
Instagram marketing for small business: A strategic guide to sustainable growth
The secret to making perfectly scrambled eggs.
Original content on social: Harder to find, but more important for brands to nail
A five-second test that measures how fast you can scroll.
Shopify brings native B2B features to millions more merchants
A huge database of almost every snack in the world (with reviews).
The free app that gets you through passport control faster.
A simple, ad-free weather site.
Ten of the cheapest international trips Americans can take this summer.
This game asks you to match a color to its name.
March
Social media demographics to inform your 2026 strategy.
Epic photos from competitors for a wildlife photographer of the year award.
The best new products at Trader Joe’s this winter.
Employee-generated content is the next big thing for brands.
Parent alert: Free designs to print out and color in.
A visual tool that shows how much your media subscriptions cost you.
Tax preparation playlist ideas.
What local SEO is and how to improve your local ranking.
February
This MTV time machine app lets you stream vintage music videos
Anticipated food trends for 2026
How the TikTok algorithm works in 2026
What local SEO is and how to improve your local ranking
Can you identify famous guitarists from a single note?
37 essential Instagram metrics to measure performance in 2026
How to win with the Pinterest algorithm in 2026
It’s Snake, but on a sphere
A tool that stacks time zones to help you find the best time to schedule a meeting
The 10 best Reddit SEO strategies to maximize your brand’s visibility
Still don’t have a 2026 calendar? This free one-pager will do
A website that shows you how far you’ve traveled in the universe since birth
This guy is rebuilding Microsoft Flight Simulator in the browser with Opus 4.6
January
5 ways social media impacts consumer behavior
X released a calendar with some of the biggest sports, entertainment, and other cultural marketing moments of 2026
The most-anticipated TV shows coming out this year
A list of dozens of digital marketing tools that can be helpful (and affordable) for small businesses
How to use Pinterest to grow your brand in 2026
Stats to support a strong text messaging game—plus tips on how to do it.
Lit Hub’s most anticipated books of 2026
The rise of episodic content: Should your brand launch a social media content series?
The most anticipated movies of 2026, including Narnia, The Odyssey, and Dune: Part Three.
