Ever since the invitation went out from Facebook to “Come See a New Look for News Feed,” many have been speculating what that might be. Several anonymous sources have been leaking very good clues about what to expect at the big press event later today. Most are certain that an option for multiple content specific feeds, …
Running a successful campaign on Facebook employs many different tools and techniques. You can read about what makes a successful campaign here, but there are some things that you need to understand about what makes Facebook the next big thing and why you should be paying attention. Creating a memorable campaign on Facebook requires greater …
I’m very pleased to introduce SEJ’s first weekly columnist, Srinivas Rao. Srinivas comes from the world of online publishing and specializes in audience development and social media. His column will focus on the art of blogging, content marketing and audience engagement. He’ll also play host to a regular SEJ video interview series featuring internet marketing …
WordPress.com, the popular blog hosting site, has added another service level to their paid services. Now businesses have the option of a WordPress hosted website for $299/year. Here were the options before the business level service was offered: Free – a basic blog hosted as yourusername.wordpress.com Pro – $99/year includes domain registry, HD videos with …
This Thursday Facebook will hold its second big media event of the year. In January they invited us to “see what they’ve been building.” The event was the big announcement of the roll out of Graph Search. Now the news media has been invited back to the Menlo Park headquarters to “see a new look …
Facebook officially announced new partnership agreements that will expand the relatively new Custom Audience targeting for ads within the social network’s space. The Custom Audience tool was launched last September as a way for businesses to target their existing customers with ads on Facebook. Yesterday, Facebook notified advertisers that businesses using Datalogix, Epsilon, Acxiom, and BlueKai …
Yesterday, Instagram Co-founder, Kevin Systrom, announced that the photo sharing app is now in the hands of 100 million active monthly users. The company has come a long way in a very short time. When Systrom and co-founder Mike Krieger started out with the idea, they were just two guys at rented desks in San Francisco. In …
I’m excited to introduce John Rampton as the new Managing Editor of Search Engine Journal. John is a great guy with a lot of love for this community. We know he will bring a level of expertise that SEJ needs and he brings an understanding of the blogging community that is required to be good …
Today, Ford has announced a partnership with Spotify to bring the music streaming service into their line up of Sync voice-activated in car apps. Next month premium subscribers to Spotify on their smartphones will be able to control the app in all Sync enabled Ford vehicles. Drivers will be able to access their music library, …
Earlier this month, Search Engine Journal reported that Pinterest was seeking a fresh infusion of cash after a phenomenal year of growth. Yesterday the virtual pin board company confirmed that it had secured $200 million in new funding and has now been valued at $2.5 billion. ”Our focus is on helping millions of people discover …
