
Forecast: Amazon and Snapchat gain US ad revenues at Google and Facebook’s expense
According to new estimates from eMarketer, Google and Facebook’s hold over the US online ad market is loosening — slightly. The so-called...

Facebook pilots program to help creators build advertiser relationships & drive fan engagement
Facebook is taking steps to make its network more appealing to content creators and influencers by piloting a product testing program...

Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica, firm that exploited its data to support Trump election effort
In 2010 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg famously quipped that privacy, as a social norm, was dead. He was probably right but not in the way...

How Twitter’s latest policy update to stop spam & malicious content is impacting brands
Last month, Twitter made a major announcement that left many social media managers mimicking the guy with blinking eyes GIF. In a move to...

Report: Facebook owns the top mobile app in 10 out of 13 countries measured
Last week, comScore released its 2018 Global Digital Future in Focus report. The document looks at digital media usage patterns on...

Snapchat’s @-tagging test could help brands & influencers build their follower numbers
Snapchat’s latest feature is giving users — along with influencers and brands — a new way to build on their follower numbers by adding...

No, we can’t say Facebook CPMs are up because of the News Feed change
It’s a frustrating truth: Sometimes a data set just can’t tell the story you want or think you should be hearing. On Thursday, a story in...

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey says the platform’s intention is to open verification to everyone
rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com During a 45-minute livestream yesterday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addressed a number of safety-abuse and...

Quora’s ad pixel now supports multi-event conversion tracking
Here’s a look at the new features. Multi-event conversion tracking Using Quora’s tracking pixel, advertisers can now track and optimize...

Pew report: 74% of Facebook users visit the site daily & 51% go several times a day
Pew Research has released a new report summarizing social media usage and found, of the 68 percent of Americans using Facebook, 74...

Report: Just under 400 brands ran video ads on Snapchat Discover channels in past 3 months
Just 397 brands bought video ads on Snapchat Discover channels — which feature content from publishers such as ESPN, Cosmopolitan and...

Facebook gives more than 50 publishers access to ‘Breaking News’ label
“If the expansion is successful, we may add more publishers,” writes Facebook product manager Joey Rhyu on the site’s news blog....

Facebook ends the Explore Feed less than 4 months after its launch
After an unsuccessful run that lasted less than four months, Facebook has decided to end its Explore Feed. Launched last October,...

Twitter’s new Bookmarks feature lets you save Tweets without having to like or retweet them
Twitter is giving users a new way to save content without having to like or retweet it. The site is rolling out a new Bookmarks feature...

Mastering social media advertising
Mastering Social Media Advertising at SMX West. This one-day workshop is a great opportunity to network with other marketers and hear...

Are consumers burning out on social media?
publishes research to answer a serious question, one that we’ve all likely been trying to avoid for some time now: “Is social media bad...

Pinterest names Square’s former Business Lead, Francoise Brougher, as its first COO
Pinterest has named Francoise Brougher as its first chief operations officer. The veteran technology executive will officially begin her...

Report: Facebook leads other platforms for app-install ROI in performance index
According to the latest AppsFlyer Performance Index Report (registration required), Twitter offers the best user retention record (12...

Facebook is removing 20 outdated, redundant ad metrics; adding methodology labels
Facebook has made several changes to how and what advertising metrics it reports in an effort to improve transparency and clear up...
























