Another billionaire has some harsh words for Facebook. Speaking at a dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, George Soros delivered a scathing speech in which he said Facebook and Google were a “menace” to society and called for increased government regulation of both companies. SEE ALSO: One of Silicon Valley’s most…
Paid search spending increased by just over 10 percent year over year in Q4 2017 across Marin Software’s customer base. CPC growth doubled that of overall spend with an increase of roughly 20 percent year over year. Mobile CPCs increased 25 percent year over year, accounting for 53 percent of total spend. Google took 89…
Yesterday I published a news story about schema.org structured data markup for local SEO. What John Mueller said was factually different from what Google’s own Developers Page stated. Google’s own Developers Page contradicted John Mueller. This means either Mueller misspoke or Google’s own Dev Page was incorrect to list a certain structured data markup as…
‘Wild swimmer,’ Norman Todd, braves the icy cold waters of the Scottish Highlands for his workout. Read more… More about Sports, Mashable Video, Cold, Swimming, and Scotland
Shares 605 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production, is an episodic video documentary that shows you what really happens inside a growing business. [embedded content] Watch The Journey: Episode 14 The Journey, a Social Media Examiner production. Episode 14 of The Journey follows Michael Stelzner, founder of Social Media Examiner, as he continues to…
Wondering how live video can help you make money? Looking for ways to increase the return on your investment in live video? In this article, you’ll discover six ways to develop leads and boost sales using live video. How to Use Live Video to Generate Leads and Sell by Brad Smith on Social Media Examiner.…
Instagram is making its stories feature even more animated with a new GIF option. GIF stickers can now be added to any story via an integration with GIPHY. Users can select from hundreds of thousands of GIFs from GIPHY’s database to add as stickers. After tapping on the “GIF” button when adding a sticker, Instagram will…
Having missed the holiday shopping cycle, Apple is finally releasing its HomePod smart speaker on February 9. It will initially be available in the US, the UK and Australia and later “this spring” in France and Germany. With its higher price ($349) and late entrance, Apple is definitely an underdog versus Amazon and Google. There’s…
Wondering how to market with video without being in front of the camera? Have you thought about creating video from product and brand images you already have? In this article, you’ll find two affordable ways to create engaging videos for your business by repurposing visual assets you have on hand. How to Easily Create Marketing…
Facebook should be treated like other companies that make addictive, and potentially harmful, products. That’s according to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders, who says it’s times for the government to step in and regulate social networks just as it does cigarettes. SEE ALSO: Facebook admits that, yea, maybe it’s…