2020 social media research demonstrates that platforms like TikTok and WhatsApp are starting to make their mark on young audiences and are becoming the most wonderful social networks. Recently, our friends at Edison Research and Triton Digital released their 2020 Infinite Dial report--the annual report on social media usage structures among … [Read more...] about 9 Key Discoveries in 2020 Social Media Research
Ban or no ban, Facebook wins in U.S. threats against TikTok
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. is "looking at" censor Chinese social media apps, including the Chinese-owned company TikTok, comparing it to other Chinese corporations like Huawei and ZTE that ought to have deemed national security threats by the current administration." With respect to Chinese apps on people's … [Read more...] about Ban or no ban, Facebook wins in U.S. threats against TikTok
Fair & Lovely: White lie for brownie points?
By Paromita VohraIn the early 1980 s, my father was posted to Baghdad as an air-force trainer and I met Pakistanis for the first time -- as their air force officers were also deputed as coaches there. I became fast friends with three sisters in one of the Pakistani families -- but once we returned there was no way to keep in touch -- until 1999, … [Read more...] about Fair & Lovely: White lie for brownie points?
13 Newsletters You’ll Want in Your Inbox in 2020
Imagine this: You open your inbox, and there sit a dozen new sections that you'd be thrilled to share to social media. Simple as that! Welcome to the world of email newsletters, where experts from a wide spectrum of topics are finding and sharing the best content they discover--perfect for you to read, to buffer, and to share with your social … [Read more...] about 13 Newsletters You’ll Want in Your Inbox in 2020
COVID-19: Social Media Management in Times of Crisis
These are times of fast-changing news around COVID-1 9. It’s clear that what we are facing -- not just as marketers, as friends, and parents and colleagues -- is unprecedented. And we’re all in it together. In times like these, people look to each other, and to their communities to figure out how to respond. Over the past, 9 years, … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Social Media Management in Times of Crisis