Twitter Updates Rules To Fight Abusive Behavior
Months after ex-CEO Costolo said company "sucks" at dealing with abuse, Twitter finally calls out specific types of user behavior that won't be tolerated.
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Marketing Day: Amazon Holiday Stats, Walmart’s Mobile Payment Payoff & More
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Here’s The Big Payoff Walmart Gets From Its New Mobile Payment System Dec 28, 2015 by Barry Levine Without the costs of a loyalty program, Walmart lands the contact info and purchase […]
Amazon: Almost 70 Percent Of Holiday Customers Shopped On Mobile
Company also touts growth of Prime membership, saying more than three million customers joined in a single week before Christmas.
Marketing Land’s Top 10 News Stories Of 2015: Snapchat Guide, That Dress, FTC Social Guidelines & More
We begin two weeks of year-in-review coverage with a look at the most popular news stories of 2015 as covered by the Marketing Land editorial team.
Marketing Day: Amazon Air Cargo Plans, Top November Video Creators & More
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Amazon Is Reportedly Looking To Launch Its Own Air-Cargo Business Dec 18, 2015 by Martin Beck Ecommerce giant is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767s to avoid shipping delays by third-party carriers, […]
Help Wanted: We’re Hiring A Social Media Reporter
Applications are now being accepted for a full-time position on our editorial team!
WordPress 4.4 Out Now, Makes All Images Responsive & Adds Embeddable Posts
Latest release also includes the platform's new default theme for 2016.
Google Analytics Adds Calculated Metrics
New tool allows the creation of custom metrics that are calculated from traditional metrics, such as Revenue Per User and more.
How Social Marketers Can Stay On The FTC’s Good Side
Social media disclosures (and more) are on tap as our SocialPro conference begins with a keynote conversation between Marketing Land and the FTC.
As Google Analytics Turns 10, We Ask: How Many Websites Use It?
Google hasn't offered an update in years, but estimates suggest as many as 30–50 million websites use Google Analytics.
WordPress Used On 25 Percent Of All Websites [Report]
W3Techs says WordPress's two closest competitors combine for less than five percent usage across the web.
SEO Trended On Twitter Thanks To #SEOHorrorStories Hashtag
Matt Cutts, Google Analytics and hundreds of SEOs put their worst nightmares into 140 characters and hit Twitter's trends.
Barry Levine Joins Marketing Land As Our New Martech Reporter
Former VentureBeat senior writer is our new, full-time reporter dedicated to covering the latest martech news.
LinkedIn Beats Q3 Estimates With 78 Cents Per Share Earnings, $780M Revenue
Company also says it reached the 400-million-member milestone last week.
Amazon Echo Gets Smarter With Local Business Listings From Yelp
Give Echo an address, and it'll let you know what local businesses are nearby -- plus their addresses, phone numbers, hours of operation and more.
Amazon Sues 1,114 Fiverr Users For Offering To Write Fake Product Reviews
It's Amazon's second lawsuit this year in a battle to ensure that product reviews it publishes are legitimate and trustworthy.
Martech Spending: 51% Of Marketers Say Their Companies Don’t Invest Enough
Budget concerns, difficulty of implementation are main things holding back U.S. marketers from employing the latest marketing technologies.
Marketing Day: Twitter To Test Promoted Moments, EU Court Rules On Safe Harbor & More
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the Web. From Marketing Land: Facebook Adjusts News Feed To Load Better In The 2G WorldOct 6, 2015 by Martin Beck The social network is now adjusting and prioritizing what people see in the News Feed depending […]
Apple, Google Lead Interbrand’s Rankings Of Most Valuable Global Brands
Tech industry well represented in annual ranking of top brands, holding six of top 10 spots.
Marketing Day: Twitter Names A CEO, Pinterest Expands Buyable Pins & More
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the Web. From Marketing Land: The New Customer Journey: Think Local, Act Mobile — October 15 Webcast Oct 5, 2015 by Marketing Land Combine location, search and behavior targeting to deliver more relevant mobile ads and offers […]
Search Marketing’s Best Honored At Inaugural Landy Awards
Nebo Agency and iProspect each collect two awards from among a dozen SEO and SEM categories.
Google’s Brad Bender On The Problem With Ad Blockers
Google Display Network executive says online ads are necessary to make sure publishers and content survive.
SMX East: Google Announces AdWords Audience Insights, 100% Viewability For Google Display Network & More
Google's Brad Bender shares new announcements for display and search advertisers during SMX East keynote conversation.
WordPress 4.3 Brings Improved Password Security, Easier Text Formatting
Latest release, named "Billie" in honor of famed jazz singer Billie Holiday, also adds easier menu changes, site icons and more.
Amazon Retiring Product Ads, Offers New Text Ads As Alternative
Amazon has notified its advertisers that the popular Product Ads will be discontinued on October 31.
Election Season Drives Fox News Into Top 2 Of Facebook Publishers In July [Report]
Latest NewsWhip data shows Fox surpassing Buzzfeed and closing in on No. 1 publisher, The Huffington Post.
Twitter Takes On Google’s Alphabet: Today’s Best Tweets So Far
From funny to insightful to just plain interesting, the tech industry took to Twitter today to comment on the news that Google is now a part of Alphabet.
Facebook Pages Get New, YouTube-Like Tools For Publishing & Managing Videos
Secret videos, expiration dates, custom thumbnails and a new Video Library for organizing everything are among today's announced upgrades.
With 7.6 Million Shares, Huffington Post Is Top Publisher In June On Facebook [Report]
HuffPo also a leading Twitter publisher, but BBC tops NewsWhip's list of most retweeted publishers.
LOL…WHAT?!? SEOs Have A Field Day With Google’s SEO Job Posting
The SEO industry fills Twitter with snark, jokes and plenty of reactions to the news that Google is looking for an SEO Manager.
Marketing Day: Facebook Changes CPC Calculations, Pinterest Integrates With 3rd-Party Sites & More
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Celtra Releases New Video Ad Formats To Transform TV Ads For Mobile Viewing Audi’s debut of short form vertical ad format said to outperform all key metrics. Pinterest Launches First Third-Party Integrations […]
Appeals Court Finds Potential For Confusion In Amazon’s Product Search Results
The 2-1 decision finds that Amazon doesn't label its search results pages clearly enough when it doesn't carry a company's products.
Big Brands, Sports Teams, Celebrities & Tech Companies Among 3,400+ Early .sucks Domain Registrants
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon & Salesforce all bought .sucks domains. So did the NFL, Taylor Swift and a couple of the guys in Metallica.
Amazon Echo Now Available To All, Shipping Starts July 14
Invites are no longer needed for Amazon's home-based personal assistant that offers voice search, shopping and more.
Twitter Hires CEO Search Firm, Rules Out Jack Dorsey As Dick Costolo’s Replacement
Company says it's looking for someone who can "make a full-time commitment to Twitter."
European Court Says Internet News Portal Is Liable For User-Generated Comments
Unlike U.S. law, European court says a website accepting comments is more than just a "passive, purely technical service provider."
46 Percent Of Internet Users Are Aware Of New Domain Extensions [Survey]
ICANN-sponsored survey reveals that legacy domains like .com have more than double the awareness of new extensions like .email and .club.
Automattic, WordPress’ Parent Company, Moves Into E-Commerce With WooThemes Acquisition
Deal, estimated at more than $30 million, gives Automattic nearly 400 employees worldwide.
Flickr Adds Smarter Search & Navigation Tools, Updates Mobile Apps
Yahoo says Flickr has more than 112 million users who have uploaded more than 11 billion photos.
Facebook: Smartwatches Are “Absolutely” An Advertising Opportunity
Even without an Apple Watch app, Facebook ad exec says company sees smartwatches and wearables as an advertising venue.