by NewsWhip | Dec 4, 2017 | Digital Journalism
A slew of new partisan political sites has gone viral in 2017. What do they have in common? The year since the U.S. election has seen more attention than ever on the links between politics and social media. Social platforms are no longer just marketing add-ons for...
by NewsWhip | Nov 30, 2017 | Brands
What can we learn from the most engaged brand audiences on Instagram? We take a look at nine things to know. Recently, we looked at Facebook and Instagram to find which publishers have built out the most loyal and engaged followings. Given that brands are also trying...
by NewsWhip | Nov 28, 2017 | Digital Journalism
What kind of framework should you use for evaluating content and engagement performance on social media? We look at one option. How does a publisher keep track of the many touch points their organisation has with social and other platforms? Consider the number of...
by NewsWhip | Nov 22, 2017 | Digital Journalism, Brands
With the holidays around the corner, we look at the top trends that will go viral on social for Christmas, New Year’s, and other festive content. In the States, we may be preparing to stuff ourselves with turkey (or ‘tofurkey’) tomorrow, but we all...
by NewsWhip | Nov 20, 2017 | Digital Journalism
We look back at some of the key social publishing takeaways from this week’s News Xchange conference in Amsterdam, from Facebook’s role in breaking news to Twitter’s live video push. This week saw the 17th edition of the News Xchange media...
by NewsWhip | Nov 16, 2017 | Digital Journalism, Brands, Interviews
For the Red Bulls, Disneys, and Taco Bells of the world, creating a buzz on social seems as easy as snapping their fingers. But for other brands, it can be challenging to stand out. We can’t all be Red Bull or BuzzFeed, and we shouldn’t want to be. Instead of looking...
by NewsWhip | Nov 10, 2017 | Digital Journalism
What are the most popular websites creating content? Which sources get the most shares, likes and comments on their stories each month? In NewsWhip’s latest Facebook publisher rankings, we reveal the 25 most engaged sites on the platform in October 2017.  Looking at...
by NewsWhip | Nov 9, 2017 | Digital Journalism, Brands
We might not be living the Jetsons life yet, but the virality of science and tech publishers on social media indicates we’re ready for it. Here’s why science and tech thrive on social. Bill Nye the Science Guy and Neil Degrasse Tyson would be pretty proud...
by NewsWhip | Nov 8, 2017 | Digital Journalism
In the digital world, making content easy to share is vital to engagement success. When we looked at three top U.S. news publishers — CNN, Fox News, and The Huffington Post — what we gleaned from the content on their websites, Facebook pages, and Instagram...
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