
SEC Approves Using Social Media for Company Announcements
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a report this week that clarifies how companies can use social media sites to announce material, nonpublic information.

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April 4, 2013
The Far-Reaching Effects of Branded Content on the Publishing Industry
Branded content, brand newsrooms, branded journalism, native advertising, brand publishing -- these are all terms that weren't part of common vernacular ten years ago, but with the growth of social media, the publishing industry has a new source of competition with very deep pockets -- brands.

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March 29, 2013
The Best Time of Day to Send Email Messages Revealed in New Infographic
Are you sending out your email messages at the best time to get the most opens and responses? Based on email volume between the fourth quarter of 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2012, it's doubtful.

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March 28, 2013
The Future of WordPress
What's coming in the future for WordPress.com? CEO Matt Mullenweg shared some insights into what might be coming for WordPress at a SXSW panel earlier this month that Laura Hazard Owen of Gigaom narrowed down to three key areas of focus: long-form content, curation, and native advertising.

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March 22, 2013
Erosion and Conversion Are Main Themes Found in State of the News Media 2013
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism has released its State of the News Media 2013 report, and two themes are clearly communicated in the findings.

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March 18, 2013
Google Reader Will Die on July 1, 2013
Google Reader will be retired on July 1, 2013 according to a blog post that was published on the Official Google Blog this week.

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March 15, 2013
Mobile Apps Predicted to Generate $25 Billion in Revenue in 2013
Just how big is the mobile app market?The answer is $25 billion in 2013 according to ABI Research.That's just a drop in the bucket compared to what's coming in 2018 when ABI Research predicts mobile app revenue will climb to $98 billion.

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March 13, 2013
Blogging and the Rise of Online Influence
The 2013 Digital Influence Report from TechnoratiMedia has been released, and in addition to analyzing how brands connect with online influencers to promote products and services, the report analyzes how influence is created.

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March 8, 2013
Who Is Reading the Top 100 Blogs?
According to a Pingdom demographic study of readers of the top 100 blogs (according to Technorati), the typical reader of the world's top 100 blogs is 38-years old.

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March 3, 2013
5 Digital Publishing Trends to Watch
The ever-evolving world of digital publishing is moving faster than ever, and to help you stay ahead of the pack, Paul Canetti, CEO and Co-Founder of MAZ Digital, shared five digital publishing trends that are already shaping 2013 with EContent.

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March 2, 2013