Publishers: Google update encourages authentic product reviews
Recently, Google launched an algorithm update impacting product review pages, with the goal of ensuring that only authentic, high-quality, and useful reviews are shown to…
How to set up Google Publisher Center, News and Discover: Podcast for Publishers
Google news surfaces can generate nearly as much traffic as regular Google search, so it’s critical that you set up Publisher Center properly for your…
German publishers oppose Google phase out of third-party cookies: The Media Roundup
German publishers oppose Google phase out of third-party cookies Germany’s largest publishers are calling for the EU to intervene over Google’s plans to decommission third-party…
2021 Google algorithm updates will make an impact this year
Google’s expectations for content quality continue to become more demanding, and there are no signs of this stopping in 2022 With Google releasing back-to-back algorithm…
We’ve been getting our newsletter strategies all wrong: The Media Roundup
Is Twitter the biggest driver of newsletter subscriptions? Here’s a fun breakdown from Simon Owens about Twitter’s disproportionate role in driving newsletter subscriptions. Useful for…
Paid podcast infrastructure sets the scene for 2022
For most of podcasting’s 20-year history, subscribing was a simple question of clicking a button to sign up for free RSS updates. But with platforms…
How to use Twitter hashtags to boost referral traffic
New research provides insight into how Twitter drives traffic to publisher sites and outlines best practices for using Twitter hashtags Publishers should include two or…
The unintended consequences of live audio: The Media Roundup
Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter’s new audio service after executives ignored warnings Live audio – from Twitter Spaces to that on Clubhouse…
Facebook fights fires while Google placates publishers with cash payouts: Platforms in 2021
To say that it’s been a bad year for Facebook would be an understatement. But the overall relationship between publishers and platforms has shifted dramatically…
Twitter hashtag code for publishers, cracked
Analysis of 6.5 million publisher tweets across 8 languages quantifies how including hashtags in tweets can impact referral traffic Publishers should regularly include 2 to…
Snapchat: A primer for publishers
Le Monde, M6, Bild and dozens of other publishers use Snapchat to their advantage. Here’s how. In 2021, it’s easy to think Snapchat was left…
Twitter has a new CEO. What about a new business model? — The Media Roundup
Today’s Media Roundup is brought to you by Peter. Media Moments 2021 launches with stellar panel discussion We don’t blow our own trumpets often but we…
Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter, how the Norwich Evening News is speaking truth to power, and more: The Media Roundup
Don’t forget that the launch of the latest Media Moments report takes place tomorrow! The event is free to attend and packed with insight and…
Clickio launches Core Web Vitals Monitoring
Clickio, the tech solution for digital publishers, has announced the launch of Core Web Vitals Monitoring. The solution is designed to help publishers remain compliant…
“Bigger than Twitter, and growing”: Perks of Pinterest for publishers
The platform is already bigger than Twitter and doesn’t seem to stop growing It is believed that Pinterest is only suitable for culinary and fashion…
Growth of The Information is good news for media business: The Media Roundup
Growth of The Information is good news for media business The Information has made some extremely smart plays over the past few years – especially the ones…
Platforms hold on to overwhelming share of US digital ad revenue
Publishers may be celebrating the recovery in the advertising market, but they won’t be the biggest winners. Digital ad revenue earned by what has become…
Subscriber-only podcasts now on Spotify, Medium acquires Knowable: The Media Roundup
Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets Apologies for leading with another Spotify story this morning. But this is actually pretty important for any of you…
Ad loading times allegedly throttled by Google to boost AMP
New court documents allege Google has deliberately throttled ad loading times to promote its AMP (Accelerated Mobile) pages. The antitrust action, originally brought by several US…
Substack has more than 1 million paid subscriptions: The Media Roundup
Substack says it has more than 1 million paid subscriptions Substack has announced that there are more than 1 million paid subscriptions to the newsletters…
