What used to be a promising domain for growth and creativity has degraded beyond repair. Juan Mendoza on March 5, 2024 In 2024, going viral on the web can spell almost certain disaster. The worst place for that to happen? On X, in what’s known as the “main character effect.” Ryan Broderick, the author of … Continue reading The zero-sum game of social media: When going viral spells disaster
By The Conversation November 27, 2023 The First Amendment does not protect messages posted on social media platforms. The companies that own the platforms can—and do—remove, promote, or limit the distribution of any posts, according to corporate policies. But all that might soon change. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear five cases during this current term, … Continue reading The Supreme Court is set to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts
By Michael Grothaus October 18, 2023 If you’re the average smartphone user in America, you likely spend over four hours a day in the apps on your iPhone or Android device. That’s according to the latest Market Pulse Ranking report from mobile market trends firm Data.ai. Specifically, the report says Americans spend 4.33 hours … Continue reading We now spend over 4 hours a day in apps, with Threads and ChatGPT leading download growth
By Ian Anderson, Gizem Ceylan, and Wendy Wood—The Conversation August 01, 2023 Is social media designed to reward people for acting badly? The answer is clearly yes, given that the reward structure on social media platforms relies on popularity, as indicated by the number of responses—likes and comments—a post receives from other users. Black-box algorithms then further … Continue reading How to reward social media users for sharing accurate information
What content you publish on social media matters but when you publish it matters too. Kim Davis on April 15, 2022 The quality of the content you publish on social media channels matters, but so does when you post it. That may be obvious; what is less obvious is that the optimum times for publishing … Continue reading The best times to engage on social media
Arik Hanson December 12, 2021 That’s an odd headline, isn’t it? After all, engagements are the cornerstone of social media marketing. Why on earth would we want to de-prioritize them in our programs in the year ahead? Allow me to make the case. But first, let me remind you of the backdrop. Social media is … Continue reading Should We Be De-Prioritizing Engagements in 2022?
Sahail Ashraf November 27, 2021 It’s not always easy to create high quality, engaging social media content for your marketing. In this post we look at a few ways to make it happen. If you’re creating post after post and your engagement rate isn’t steadily rising, then you have a problem. There are ways to … Continue reading Tips For Creating Engaging Social Content
Pam Hughes November 9, 2021 According to the latest semi-annual survey of 10,000 U.S. teens, Snapchat is still their favorite social media network. Despite the real prospect of TikTok becoming the most popular social media platform among U.S. teens, a new report from Piper Sandler reveals that this is not the case. These results are … Continue reading Which Social Media Network Do Teens Like the Most?
Is There A Reliable Standard To Measure Social Media Engagement? by Joel Humowiecki , Tom Lillig , Matthew Stewart , August 25, 2021 The ultimate currency of the social media marketing industry is the engagement rate. It is the key metric that’s often highlighted in the sponsorship pitch, the influencer media kit or the campaign … Continue reading Is There A Reliable Standard To Measure Social Media Engagement?
Sahail Ashraf July 21, 2021 If you have just started with social media marketing, you need to know the buzzwords that matter. We go through a list of essential buzzwords for 2021 and beyond. It’s not easy when you’re new. In social media marketing it’s even tougher, because it is one of those areas where … Continue reading New to Social Media? Here Are the Top Buzzwords You’ll Hear
