
Facebook’s Q4 2016 earnings report in 7 charts
Facebook makes a lot of money… … and the money it makes from advertising keeps growing at a steady pace… … because a lot of people use...

Facebook starts opening its black box to keep advertisers from avoiding Audience Network
Late last May, GroupM’s head of paid social, Kieley Taylor, sent an email to the WPP-owned media agency network’s paid social teams in...

Pinterest introduces Search ads with Keyword and Shopping campaigns
Pinterest introduced its anticipated Search Ads product on Wednesday. Search ads will open up ad inventory across the more than two...

Snapchat rolls out QR-style ‘Snapcodes’ to open links in app
Of course Snapchat has come up with a weird way to browse the web. And of course that way involves snapping a photo. On Tuesday, Snapchat...

Facebook updates News Feed algorithm to show more timely and authentic stories
With the brouhaha about fake news and the significant impacts it’s making, Facebook has come out with two algorithm updates, one of which...

Facebook opens its ad network’s video ads to independent viewability checks
After a series of measurement errors disclosed last year, marketers’ distrust of Facebook’s math grew, as did their calls for more...

#DeleteUber: Companies being forced by events to wade into political fray
Despite the fact that most major US companies do some type of political advocacy behind the scenes, most brands don’t want to take public...

Inmoji launches first self-service platform for its interactive emoji-like icons and stickers
Inmoji used in conversation. Inmoji creates for brands what could be called “interactive emojis.” This week, the company is launching...

Twitter announces Explore, a discovery tool
Move over, Facebook Trending. Twitter’s own revised style of trending stories has been announced today. Called Explore, the objective of...

Facebook tests putting its news feed ads in Messenger to make app more plug-and-pay for brands
Facebook is about to max out the amount of ads it can slot into people’s Facebook feeds, so it’s been ramping up its rollout of ads...

Facebook’s Trending updates deemphasize personalization and leverage publishers
Facebook is constantly refining their Trending tab. Today, the company announced a number of refinements that build upon the evolving...

Trump’s tweets dampen social sentiment toward brands, even when they’re nice
“Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore 3” by Gage Skidmore. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons. When President Donald Trump calls out a...

Women’s March a reminder of the incredible viral power of Facebook
Recently, Facebook has taken considerable criticism (including from me) for being a conduit for fake news during the past election cycle....

Survey: Social and mobile are top drivers of new small business digital spending
Almost three-fourths of small businesses (70 percent) say they’re going to increase digital marketing investments this year. The primary...

LinkedIn refreshes desktop interface, emphasizing content and conversation
Evan Lorne / Shutterstock.com LinkedIn is about to look different. Starting today, LinkedIn’s interface on desktop browsers will sport a...

Snapchat will target ads based on what people buy off Snapchat
If you want to make a lot of money selling digital ads, you need to win over direct-response advertisers, like Google and Facebook have,...

How IBM’s Watson scores the tone of Trump’s tweets
“Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore 3” by Gage Skidmore. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons. Such a beautiful and important evening! The...

Why influencer marketing trumps influencer advertising
“60 Minutes” segment in October, influencer marketing has crossed over. It’s no longer just a topic of interest to advertisers. It’s a...

What I’ve learned from growing and unfollowing over 250,000 followers on Twitter
Up until recently, I had never unfollowed anyone who followed me. I only unfollowed those who weren’t following me. I’ve always...
























