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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

The 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer states that out of all the people they surveyed, over 60% trust Google rather than news outlets. Google frequently changes its algorithms, and several minor updates are rolled out each year, which make their presence felt without any prior announcement. Google Fred Update. Image Source: [link].

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After The Russia Scandal, Is Facebook Growing Up?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Is the Russia scandal an ultimate comeuppance for Facebook? voters, I was initially skeptical about any real impact on Facebook’s reputation or its business. Facebook has weathered many storms in its 13-year history. Facebook has weathered many storms in its 13-year history. Today that idea isn’t so crazy.

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Facebook Unfriends News, and it’s a Shame

Flack's Revenge

I had to smile when I read that Facebook’s reducing news content in the newsfeed. Just recall the headlines: May 2016 – Facebook is accused of liberal bias in the feed. Just recall the headlines: May 2016 – Facebook is accused of liberal bias in the feed. March 2017 – Facebook launches new AI tool to fight fake news.

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How To Create a Simple Facebook Messenger Bot

Cision

Facebook Messenger bots (chatbots) are a controversial feature that was added to the standalone Messenger service earlier this year. Recently, Facebook started allowing its Messenger chatbots to take payments – making the interaction between chatbot not only a customer service feature but an e-commerce feature.

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4 Ways to Link Facebook Posts to Business Outcomes

Cision

One of the most frustrating things about Facebook is to understand the potential of the network and not to be able to tie network activity back to business outcomes. We all understand the unique massiveness that is Facebook : 936 million average daily active users. An example might be a unique Facebook landing page.

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12 Questions You Should Ask Google Analytics Every Month

PR 20/20

Long story short, you can run thousands of reports in Google Analytics to evaluate the strength of your marketing program, particularly your website. Your Google Analytics data analysis may be prompted for various reasons, including strategic planning, benchmarking, or campaign evaluation. What were the top traffic-driving channels?

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Google May Penalize Your Crisis Communications If Your Website Is Not Mobile-Friendly

Melissa Agnes

I speak and often write about the use of mobile technology for crisis communication and crisis management. And I’m not the only one who thinks so, Google thinks so as well. Google has actually started to penalize websites that don’t provide mobile users with a mobile-friendly experience. It involves your website.