AWS Arcs & Ales is an evening happy hour hosted by Jason Becker, featuring drinks, appetizers, and networking with fellow welders, fabricators, industry professionals, and AWS members. It is a relaxed opportunity to step away from the convention floor and meet people from across the welding industry. Read more for the RSVP link and full details.

Myspace is officially planning another relaunch, but the bigger story may be what its return says about the current social media landscape. If the new Myspace focuses on personalization, community and giving users more control instead of simply building another algorithm driven feed, it could give businesses and creators a genuinely different place to build an audience.

If you're heading to FABTECH 2026 in Las Vegas, this is another event worth putting on your radar. The Metal Artist Collective is bringing together artists and fabricators, including Kevin Stone, for an opportunity to see large scale metal art and connect with people who approach welding and fabrication from a very different angle.

Heading to FABTECH 2026 in Las Vegas? There is a pretty interesting opportunity happening the night before the show opens. Here's why this could be worth adding to your FABTECH plans.

When people think of LinkedIn, they often picture office jobs and corporate recruiting. That perception is changing quickly. LinkedIn continues investing in tools specifically for small businesses, including…

If YouTube is part of your marketing strategy, there's a useful new update worth paying attention to. YouTube has begun rolling out custom thumbnails for Shorts to creators in the YouTube Partner Program…

Instagram has been quietly rolling out several updates that benefit businesses and creators. One of the more practical changes being tested is an improved business information banner that makes it easier for visitors to find your contact information and business hours….

If you've spent any amount of time in the welding or metal fabrication industry, you've probably heard someone mention FabTech. Whether it's a new welding machine being unveiled, a video from the show floor, or someone talking about all the connections they made, FabTech has earned a reputation as one of the most important events in the industry.

Another week brought more evidence that social media platforms are moving in the same direction. Whether you're using Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube, the focus continues to shift toward video, AI assisted content creation, and making it easier for businesses to publish consistently. Here are the three biggest developments from this week and why they matter for welders and businesses in the trades.

Meta recently announced that Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, making it one of the fastest growing social platforms in recent years…

TikTok recently announced its Q3 2026 Product Preview, introducing several updates designed to help businesses simplify advertising and improve campaign performance. Among the biggest changes are expanded AI powered creative tools, smarter automation…

Instagram continues to invest heavily in Edits, its standalone video editing app, and the latest updates show where the platform is heading…

If you run a local welding, fabrication, mobile repair, or trade business, your Google Business Profile should be doing more than displaying your phone number and hours. Google currently allows eligible businesses to add direct links to Facebook, Instagram,…