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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

In 2013, Microsoft demonstrated a research tool called ViralSearch that scoured a year of tweets and mapped out shared links to determine what virality looks like. Posted by Microsoft Research on Friday, March 8, 2013. He focuses on “arousal” – the specific emotions and feelings that content evokes in the consumer.

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The Implications of the Growth of Social News

Cision

Still, television remains a strong contender for the source used by most Americans for news; 40 percent compared to 43 percent who gain the majority of their news online and via social media. The decline of television as a news source pales in comparison with the decline of print, which has been drastically declining since 2013.

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The Power of the African-American Audience

Beyond PR

Communications professionals are aware of the importance of targeting, for example, the considerable number of Hispanics who prefer to consume media in Spanish. The fact is companies that ignore African Americans risk missing out on an increasingly affluent, well-educated and well-connected group of consumers. percent, up from 59.3

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

More consumers are accessing all kinds of websites via mobile devices than from desktop computers. What’s surprising is how slow news organizations are adapting to the rise of the mobile consumer. They hit the site, consume the content they were looking for, and move on to the next shiny thing that catches their attention.

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

More consumers are accessing all kinds of websites via mobile devices than from desktop computers. What’s surprising is how slow news organizations are adapting to the rise of the mobile consumer. They hit the site, consume the content they were looking for, and move on to the next shiny thing that catches their attention.

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Meet the Media: Scotty Reiss, Founder of A Girls Guide to Cars

Bianchi Biz Blog

I started my career at Adweek covering the television business and competing against huge established newsrooms like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. In 2013 a friend suggested we start an automotive site for women and I declined; I didn’t see the automotive market as very friendly toward women.

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The State of the News Media 2015

Journalistics

More consumers are accessing all kinds of websites via mobile devices than from desktop computers. What’s surprising is how slow news organizations are adapting to the rise of the mobile consumer. They hit the site, consume the content they were looking for, and move on to the next shiny thing that catches their attention.

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