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 | Digital Journalism, Communications & PR
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...
by NewsWhip | Apr 13, 2018 | Product Announcements
We launch the NewsWhip Research Center to crack the code on social sharing and go deeper than we ever have before. With this week’s tense news cycle around social platforms, data, and censorship, there’s been a lot of contemplation over user behaviors, trust &...
by NewsWhip | Mar 2, 2018 | Digital Journalism
The algorithm claimed a publisher. We were saddened to hear about the closing of LittleThings this week. The “feel-good, happy news” publisher’s success story was one we watched closely, welcoming Editor-in-Chief Maia McCann to speak at our events...
by Benedict Nicholson | Mar 1, 2018 | Communications & PR
PR has been the backbone of getting information in front of the eyes of the public and helping companies keep the reputation they want to keep for a considerable time now. We look at how social data could bring even more insight into the industry. PR is still a...
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