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Google+ and LinkedIn drive few, but more engaged social referrals compared to Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Social Media

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Social discovery and sharing platform Shareaholic today released its first report examining engaged social referrals. Since many of us spend an egregious amount of time using social media, the company was interested in answering the question “What is our behavior post-click, when we actually interact with a link one of our friends shared socially?” As such, it was necessary to examine the average visit duration, pages per visit, and bounce rate for each of the top eight social media platforms. Here’s the breakdown (data is from September 2013 to February 2014) from Shareholic, which tracks 250 million users visiting its…

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The guide to effectively A/B test your email creative

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, How-To's, Insider

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Visuals are an essential aspect of your marketing campaigns, especially when it comes to your email messaging on behalf of your organization since 40 percent of people respond better to visual information over plain text. Since visuals are an important factor in the success of your email marketing efforts, it’s helpful to continually A/B test your creative to understand what resonates more effectively with your audience. Why start with A/B testing your creative? Testing the types of buttons, images, headers, product photos and other visuals will benefit your email campaigns in the long-term, since you’ll no longer need to rely on…

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Amazon greenlights six original TV shows and renews Alpha House for a second season

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 1:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Amazon today unveiled a slate of new original TV shows headed to Prime Instant Video, as well as a second season for its political comedy Alpha House. The debutantes moving forward from its latest pilot season include mystery thriller The After, detective noir Bosch and Mozart in the Jungle, a new comedy-drama which promises a unique cocktail of “sex, drugs and classical music”. The final three are Transparent and two children’s TV shows called Wishenproof and Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street. They’ll follow fellow kids series Creative Galaxy, Tumble Leaf and Annedroids, which have already been ordered for a summer…

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Jelly for iOS now lets you ask and answer questions with a location

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 1:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Jelly, the app that helps people from around the world answer each other’s questions, today updated its iOS app with new tools for posing and explaining problems. In version 1.1, you can now create a new question using a map and a specific location. When you tap the compose icon in the top-right hand corner, you’ll see a new mapping option alongside the existing camera tool. Here, you can choose your current location, search for a specific place, or swipe around the Google Maps interface and drop a pin in the center of the screen. As before, you can then…

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Jelly for iOS now lets you ask and answer questions with a location

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 1:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Jelly, the app that helps people from around the world answer each other’s questions, today updated its iOS app with new tools for posing and explaining problems. In version 1.1, you can now create a new question using a map and a specific location. When you tap the compose icon in the top-right hand corner, you’ll see a new mapping option alongside the existing camera tool. Here, you can choose your current location, search for a specific place, or swipe around the Google Maps interface and drop a pin in the center of the screen. As before, you can then…

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