Facebook’s New Mobile Video Research Offers Key Insights for Communicators

By: Ian James Wright
July 24th, 2017

Facebook IQ, the social media giant’s consumer and advertising insights team, recently made public the results of a survey it commissioned to understand video trends. The study, based on 1,500 respondents aged 18-64 in the U.S. and Canada, offers some insights and takeaways that help communicators understand what their video’s purpose should be on various platforms. […]

Google Fights ‘Fake News’ as Americans Prove Unwilling to Fact-Check

By: Ian James Wright
April 28th, 2017

When the mighty Google changes its algorithm, all of PR is pushed in the same direction by the shockwave; here’s hoping that the most recent change will nudge us into a better place. The search engine’s latest move is to demote (but not remove) pages that propagate lies, hoaxes, conspiracy theories and other junk content that […]

How to Approach SEO as Google Moves to a Mobile-First Index

January 5th, 2017

The rules of search engine optimization (SEO) can change so quickly, by the time you implement yesterday’s best practices, a new set of considerations seemingly take their place. And that moving target is set to move again as shifts in user behavior continue to force Google’s hand. Since more searches now come from mobile platforms […]

4 Ways the Latest Google Analytics Update Speeds Up Reporting

October 11th, 2016

Good news for the communicator who relies heavily on metrics, but is often short on time: Google has announced an update designed to make the Google Analytics interface a lot simpler to navigate. Better menu navigation. With a full list of menu options in the leftmost navigation bar, users can switch between reports much faster. The navigation bar is […]

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