
YouTube opens online version of its Brand Partner Program to school agencies
The Google-owned video service is opening up an online version of its three-year-old YouTube Brand Partner Program that teaches marketers...

Instagram advertising: What’s working? Part 2
Chukcha / Shutterstock.com Six months have passed since my last Instagram-focused column, so it’s a good time to provide an update on the...

Snapchat’s Everest Live Story showed climbing production quality of app’s TV-like format
Snapchat’s Everest Live Story used pre-recorded footage that the company’s curation team polished in production. Snapchat’s Live Stories...

Report: Facebook signs major deals for its live streaming service
Facebook Live is paying publishers and celebrities to help promote Facebook Live. The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed a document...

6 top takeaways from the Brands Talk Social Media #SocialPro keynote
When it comes to social media #fails, brands have to expect the worst. “Mistakes will happen even if you have protocols in place,” said...

Twitter launches Engage, a companion app to provide stats on audiences
rvlsoft / Shutterstock.com Want more actionable insights from your Twitter participation? The company wants you to have it too. Today,...

Twitter, Vine extend video lengths and hint at new video revenue
Twitter and its six-second video app Vine are both extending their maximum video lengths to 140 seconds. Vine is also starting to look at...

10 ways to increase your social media engagement like never before
You post day in and day out hoping to see the social side of social media start to happen. Sometimes, a like or two will pop up, but most...

Instagram by the numbers: 500 million members strong (and more)
Instagram has hit a significant milestone today, announcing it has hit 500 million users. But that’s not all — 60 percent (or 300...

Facebook’s web app-like Canvas ads can now run as organic Page posts
Facebook’s web app-like Canvas posts can contain interactive photos and autoplay videos. Facebook has a new weapon in its arsenal in the...

Facebook keynote opens Marketing Land’s Social Pro conference
Good morning from beautiful Seattle! We’re at the Bell Harbor Convention Center today, overlooking Elliott Bay, for the start of...

Facebook makes it clearer when an Instant Article is an advertorial
You’re probably going to start noticing more advertorials adopting Facebook’s Instant Articles format. On Friday, Facebook added some...

How Facebook turned an end-to-end ad tech strategy on its head
Maybe Facebook doesn’t need to own the entire ad tech stack to overtake the entire digital ad ecosystem. Or maybe Facebook just doesn’t...

Social intelligence platform Unmetric launches Discover feature so marketers can see what other mark
An image board in Unmetric’s new Discover feature When a brand wants to conduct a social media or other online campaign, the first step...

Twitter will let brands target ads based on the emojis people use ?????
Today is June 15, not April 1, which means this is a real thing that’s happening. Twitter is going to let brands target ads based on the...

Facebook: 1.15 billion people log in using at least two devices or browsers every 3 months
Facebook has finally put a number on how many people are flitting around from different devices and browsers in an effort to demonstrate...

Pinterest adds site, app retargeting to its ad-targeting options
At this point, it’s almost becoming more newsworthy if a major digital platform does not let brands retarget people who check out their...

Facebook is putting maps in ads and will measure store visits
Facebook is adding maps to its location-based local awareness ads to give brands a better chance you’ll visit their locations. And if you...

API limitations & fluctuations lead to the end of social insights tool ThinkUp
If you build your house on someone else’s land, you have to abide by their rules. ThinkUp, a social insights tool, has learned this the...
























