Tag Archives: Desktop

How to track Facebook’s ratio of ads to organic posts in your desktop news feed

The Facebook Ad Spotter extension for Chrome browsers highlights ads as they appear in the news feed and calculates the ratio of ads to organic posts. Tim Peterson on March 22, 2017   Some time this year, Facebook will max out the number of ads it can squeeze into people’s news feeds. But how many … Continue reading How to track Facebook’s ratio of ads to organic posts in your desktop news feed

Facebook’s testing another ad-free Pages design for desktop

Facebook is testing a new look for of its desktop Pages that drops right-hand ads and repositions the page’s cover photo, profile photo and navigation bar. Tim Peterson on July 11, 2016  The trend of ad-free Facebook Pages continues. Facebook has started testing another redesign of its desktop Pages that omits the ads that normally … Continue reading Facebook’s testing another ad-free Pages design for desktop

3 Stats About the Impact of Desktop PCs on eCommerce You Need to See to Believe

by Leo Strupczewski July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 Among all the analyses we performed for the just-released edition of the Ecommerce Quarterly, the one big takeaway was this: Desktop still dominates. That may not come as a surprise to those paying close attention to your customer’s buying habits, but there’s been so much talk about … Continue reading 3 Stats About the Impact of Desktop PCs on eCommerce You Need to See to Believe

Mobile, Desktop Search Behavior Differs Greatly On Google, Study Shows

by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 26, 2016 On the heels of Google’s forthcoming AdWords change that allows advertisers to modify bids for smartphones, tablets and desktops, cClearly set out to take an in-depth look at the differences in consumer search behavior between mobile and desktop among industries, products, countries and search engines. Here’s what they found. … Continue reading Mobile, Desktop Search Behavior Differs Greatly On Google, Study Shows

Mobile Commerce Growth Is Outpacing Desktop eCommerce

by Monica Orrigo April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 Mobile commerce posted astounding growth rates in 2015. A recent Forrester Research survey indicates that smartphone sales accounted for 17% of total retail sales in 2015, and that sales from smartphone devices grew 53% year-over-year. This trend is likely to continue in 2016 and beyond. In fact, … Continue reading Mobile Commerce Growth Is Outpacing Desktop eCommerce

Google Mobilegeddon – The Phone and Desktop Search Ranking Differentiation

by Govind Agarwal April 25, 2016 Follow @submitedgeApril 25, 2016 Ever since its inception in 1998, Google was seen as a pioneer in search. It was however un-assumedly thought of as something that would be consistent across platforms. Consistency was thought to prevail all across and would never dub down. This assumption of a static … Continue reading Google Mobilegeddon – The Phone and Desktop Search Ranking Differentiation