How Twitter’s Business Compares to Facebook’s
Ever since Twitter revealed last month that it had filed confidential paperwork to go public, the company has been compared to what is arguably its biggest competitor, Facebook. However, the S-1 form that the company filed Thursday shows that the two companies are in fact miles apart — for better or worse. In comparison to […]
Pinterest Update Expands Your Article Pins
Pinterest is expanding its set of “rich pins” to include more details about pinned articles, the company announced Tuesday. Now, when users pin a story or article to a board, the pin will also contain other relevant information such as the author’s name, the article title, a brief description and a larger link. Previously, articles […]
10 Countries That Spend the Most on Digital Ads – Digital Marketing
Norway is home to digital advertisers that spend the most money per Internet user — $209 each, according to data from market-research company eMarketer. However, the U.S. doesn’t fall far behind, with advertisers spending an estimated $201 per Internet user. Online-statistics portal Statista created the chart, below, which shows the estimated digital-advertising costs per Internet […]
YouTube Adds Background Music Library for Your Videos
The perfect soundtrack can really make a video come together and perfect soundtrack is also a key to get real YouTube views, so YouTube is making it much easier to pick an audio backdrop for your footage. YouTube launched an audio library on Wednesday, featuring more than 150 royalty-free instrumental tracks to choose from. The […]
Twitter Unveils Exclusive Feature For Verified Users – Twitter Verified Profile
As if reporting an IPO wasn’t enough news for one day, Twitter followed up their major announcement with a new feature Thursday to help its verified users better manage their Twitter conversations. The update will allow verified users (those with the blue check marks) to filter their Twitter mentions within the “Connect” tab above their […]
Facebook Tests Video Autoplay in Mobile News Feeds
Facebook will begin testing a new mobile feature Thursday that plays videos automatically as users scroll through their News Feeds. The videos will begin playing as they come into view on the screen, and users can preview them within the News Feed without clicking on or opening them. Each video will play silently and can […]
Facebook Now Gives More Control Over What You Share
Facebook announced on Thursday that the site’s two-step app permission process has been fully integrated with users worldwide. The feature, which was first announced in April, allows users to have more control over the content they share to Facebook through third-party applications. When users sign in to an app like Lyft or Words With Friends […]
Are Paid Facebook Ads Worth the Bucks?
To advertise on Facebook, or not to advertise on Facebook? There’s still plenty of debate about whether advertising on Facebook (or social media in general) is worth it, and whether it’s more useful as a lead generation tactic than a direct driver of sales. But as anyone on Facebook can see from the sheer number […]
Gap Buys Up All of Tumblr’s Mobile Ads for a Day – Digital Marketing
Gap wants to create a “pop culture moment” for its fall Back to Blue campaign, and it’s turning to Tumblr to create it. On Monday morning, Gap issued a call on Tumblr for creators to share, through an original piece of content, what “blue” means to them — blue being, of course, the color of […]
You Can Soon Make Restaurant Reservations on Facebook
The next time you visit a restaurant’s Facebook page on your mobile phone, you’ll be able to do more than browse photos and posts: You’ll also be able to book a table for four. The feature is part of a new integration with OpenTable, which allows you to make online reservations at about 20,000 U.S. […]
