Many Snapchat Users Skipping Ads
There’s a ton of buzz right now around Snapchat, the 5-year-old social media site that recently filed for an initial public offering, reports Media Life, which added:…
Facebook Says Videos Will Automatically Play with Sound On
Under pressure to get the sound up from marketers and advertisers, Facebook now says videos will automatically play with sound on. Of course, the…
“LIFT OFF! The Social PR Superhero’s Guide to the Galaxy” Set for Feb. 10, 11, 12
A free, LIVE online mini-training taught by Shonali Burke to help you unleash your Inner Social PR Superhero When: Feb 10, 11, 12,…
Social Media Sites Striving to Make a Better Case to Advertisers, States Media Life
When Facebook admitted (over and over) that it had screwed up the metrics on some of its ad measurements, the top-ranked social media…
Become Superhero Smart Through “LIFT OFF!” The Social PR Pro’s Guide to the Galaxy
By Shonali Burke If you’re like most Social PR pros, you spend your weekend working as hard as you play. Let’s face…
Frances Reimers Launches Firestater
Frances Reimers announced the formation of a new, Alexandria-based consultancy to be known as Firestarter. Firestarter will offer one-on-one consulting, training…
Medium Closes NYC and D.C. Offices
It’s not the happiest new year at social publishing platform Medium, reports TechCrunch, which added that according to a blog post from its…
Facebook Fighting Fake News
Facebook is rolling out new features to combat fake news on its platform, including flagging disputed stories, following a wave of criticism at the…
Digital Marketing News and Updates
Instagram Instagram finally followed in the footsteps of Facebook, Periscope, and Snapchat by launching their own version of a live video streaming feature. Unlike…
Direct Marketing News and Updates
Social media has been known to change daily and, within the past few weeks, some interesting new features were introduced that will affect the…
Direct Marketing News and Updates
Whether you’ve been getting ready for the Halloween weekend or getting spooked by this year’s presidential election, you may have missed some…
Twitter to End Vine Video
Twitter announced plans “to kill off Vine, the short-form looping video app it acquired four years ago in an early effort to bring…
More Lawsuits for Unauthorized Use of Photos – Even on Social Media Sites, States Broadcast Law Blog
In recent weeks, states Broadcast Law Blog, “we have continued to see copyright lawsuits against broadcasters filed by photographers who allege that their photos…
Layoffs Likely at Twitter, Reports Ad Age
Twitter, having failed to sell itself, is planning to fire about 8% of its workforce as the struggling social-media company prepares to go…
Digital Marketing and Other Updates You May Have Missed
While you were cherishing the last few days of summer and tweeting away during NFL football, Carousel30 has been keeping up with the big…
