By Sam Becker September 15, 2022 Many people likely turn to their family members or friends for help when starting a job search. But according to a new study, which looked at how social media and the labor market mesh, it may be more beneficial to skip over our strong connections and consider those on … Continue reading Job seekers: A 50-year-old social theory could be the key to your success on LinkedIn
Snap, TikTok and YouTube need to do more to protect children, lawmakers say Snap, YouTube and TikTok promised new safety features, but lawmakers weren’t impressed K. Bell @karissabe Samuel Corum via Getty Images The Senate Commerce Committee just wrapped up another three-hour hearing about social media’s effect on children and teens. But the latest … Continue reading A new California law will require social media platforms to add more ‘protections’ for children
Shoppers Want Email Offers Before The Holidays, Social Media Is Second by Ray Schultz , September 21, 2022 Email is the preferred channel for 35% of consumers approaching this holiday season. And 38% say email is most likely to catch their attention, according to Optimove’s 2022 Consumer Holiday Retail Shopping Survey. Social media is a distant … Continue reading Shoppers Want Email Offers Before The Holidays, Social Media Is Second
By Grace Buono September 05, 2022 In 2005, just five years after the launch of YouTube, an average of 24 hours of footage was uploaded to the site every single minute–a shocking figure at the time. Ten years later, the site was receiving 400 hours of video per minute. Though YouTube has been … Continue reading How the YouTube platform paved the way for today’s social media
Building GSK’s Social Listening Post: It’s More Than ‘Engagement’ by Steve Smith , Staff Writer @popeyesm, July 29, 2022 “Engagement” is table stakes when it comes to understanding and leveraging the intelligence that social media offers brands. In order to go deeper, you need sophisticated listening protocols, data and analytics infrastructure and a plan for democratizing … Continue reading Building GSK’s Social Listening Post: It’s More Than ‘Engagement’
By Mark Sullivan July 26, 2022 Social networking, as we’ve come to know it, is probably on the way out. It was once a big draw for all kinds of people, and at the same time an amazing way to harvest personal data that could be used to target ads. But everything … Continue reading Social networking as we know it is likely on its way out
By Christopher Zara July 22, 2022 The wild growth that Snapchat and other social media companies enjoyed during the lockdown phase of the COVID pandemic is looking farther and farther in the rearview mirror. Shares of Snap Inc. are tumbling in premarket trading on Friday after the company reported disappointing financial … Continue reading Snap stock price tanks in a warning sign for social media investors: Here’s what happening
Recent moves by Facebook and Instagram show a closer embrace of the short form video content that has made TikTok a sensation. Kim Davis on July 22, 2022 Ads on TikTok reach about 18% of adult internet users. That’s 885 million people. They’re spending more time on TikTok too (44 minutes per user per day), … Continue reading TikTok is setting the ground rules for social media
Research Points To Power Of Social Brand Conversation On Consumer Decision Making by Richard Whitman , Columnist, July 15, 2022 Publicis Media and Twitter recently collaborated on a research study that the companies say point to the power of social brand conversation on consumer decision making and sales. This study surveyed 9,600 consumers on … Continue reading Research Points To Power Of Social Brand Conversation On Consumer Decision Making
Build Your Ecommerce Brand And Stop Leaning On Social TechCrunch, Thursday, July 7, 2022 commerce companies were once considered nearly invincible as they grew unfettered and saw record profits. But of late, they’re braving a new market shaped by three major trends: stunted online shopping growth, the impact of the latest iOS … Continue reading Build Your Ecommerce Brand And Stop Leaning On Social
