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Growing Privacy Concerns Put Social Networks’ Targeting at Risk

Ignite Social Media

With the release of the Apple intelligent tracking prevention (ITP) settings in 2017, Mozilla and Apple blocking cookies in 2019 and 2020, and Google planning to phase out third-party cookies, this tracking method is gradually being stripped away. Without cookie data, social networks lose access to valuable information.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. Glad to see these priorities. — SS .

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Social Data Analysis: The Pros and Cons of Social Data

Oktopost

In today’s social media-driven world, information about customer behavior, public sentiment, and user preferences is at the tip of any business’s fingers. But when it comes to social data, it’s not about how much data you have but rather how you leverage it. It’s not just about networking anymore.

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How to Find Your Audience on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

Your work here is done — you can use them for your target audience on social media, too. Start with the basic stuff: demographic information. For instance, imagine you’re the social media manager at an organic kombucha brand that predominantly sells to Gen Z and Millennial customers in New York.

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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

Step #1: Identify Your Social Media Competitors Google might seem like an odd place to start a social media audit. For this step in the process, we’ll use the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find sites ranking for similar keywords. Once logged in, click the big box that says Discover new keywords.

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You star in this Google ad

Sherrilynne Starkie

You might be unwittingly embarking on one right now thanks to Google. The change automatically affects Google+ users who are over 18 years of age, although users can opt out. It means that anyone who has ever clicked +1 or wrote a Google review could be featured in a ‘shared endorsement’ Google ad.

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The 2012 Social Networking Privacy Policy

Webbiquity SMM

If you were to do a Google search for some of the top social networking sites , you’ll almost certainly stumble across a news story concerning privacy issues with user data. Since the backlash with Instagram, other social networks have been tip-toeing in their approach to changes in terms of service.