by Katherine K. Ellis | Sep 26, 2019 | Brands, Digital Journalism
Just ahead of the UN’s Climate Action Summit, photos from climate strikes around the world emerged on all platforms, demanding action on the impending climate crisis. We wanted to take a look at how the conversation has shifted in the past few years, and how the...
by Benedict Nicholson | Nov 8, 2018 | Brands, Digital Journalism
The Thanksgiving season is one of the biggest retail events of the year, comprising the day itself, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. We looked at the top content for the period last year so you can prepare for 2018. It marks the beginning of the...
by Benedict Nicholson | Sep 26, 2018 | Digital Journalism
The Deep Web can be a vast and mysterious concept. It’s often poorly defined to those unacquainted with it, so we’ve put together a quick guide. We were at Storyful’s talk at ONA in Austin a couple of weeks ago, and it had us thinking about platforms that...
by NewsWhip | Jun 12, 2018 | Digital Journalism
Your web content can still go viral on Facebook. We take a look at what dark social reveals about top stories, for 25+ publishers. Despite this year’s change to Facebook’s algorithm, our data has shown many publishers and brands doing considerably well....
by NewsWhip | May 22, 2018 | NewsWhip Announcements
On June 14th, 2018, we’re hosting our second annual WhipSmart Summit at the Bowery Hotel in downtown NYC. If you’re in the communications or media business, we’d like to invite you to come join us. WhipSmart is an annual data-fueled summit for our community of...
by NewsWhip | May 17, 2018 | Communications & PR, Digital Journalism
With Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding buzzing on social, we take a look at which stories are royally share-worthy. Do you have royals on the brain? Have you watched “The Crown” several times over? Did you watch the Christmas Prince...
by Benedict Nicholson | May 4, 2018 | Digital Journalism
International Star Wars Day is upon us, and we looked at the data to see which content jumped to light-speed on the day. Did you know it’s International Star Wars Day? If not, you should probably be aware that it’s extremely likely someone you know will approach you...
by NewsWhip | Apr 24, 2018 | Digital Journalism
Conspiracy, propaganda, junk science, and straight-up fake news… who is still sharing it? Is it still something to worry about or can we hope that social users and platforms have become savvy to it all? The spread of misinformation is something we’ve been...
by NewsWhip | Apr 19, 2018 | Digital Journalism
With many audience development teams looking for the best way to diversify their traffic sources, what are some of the channels and strategies worth considering? With questions about the longevity of Facebook’s referral benefits for sites big and small, it’s a good...