Sherrilynne Starkie

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Gartner: fake social media reviews

Sherrilynne Starkie

Checking online reviews has become a normal part of consumer purchasing decisions, and so, companies are paying for or faking these reviews to gain favour and influence preference. By 2014, we could see up to 15 per cent of all online reviews being ‘faked’, according to Gartner, the research company. Down a new path?

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What is Earned Media?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Product reviews are a great way to gain coverage and credibility. Here a wearable tech product review that sure to convince the media outlet’s tech savvy audience of its value and maybe they’ll even buy it. FitbitVersa 2 Review. Cannabis Canada: New Canopy Growth CEO to focus on consumer, becoming profitable.

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Instagram fact checking comes to Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

Earlier this year Instagram introduced fact-checking in the US to help identify, review and label false information. Instagram users can use the “False Information” feedback option to flag fake news for review by fact checkers. Starting today the program goes worldwide, including in Canada. Let us know in the comments.

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Facebook’s fake news battle in Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

The initiative is a collaboration with Agence France-Presse (AFP) whose Canada-based fact-checkers will review news stories on Facebook in English and French and rate their accuracy. News stories flagged on Facebook will be reviewed by AFP who will check facts and rate their accuracy. Fact-checking stories.

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TikTok For Business: Make your Brand Stand Out

Sherrilynne Starkie

Customer reviews are a great starting point. Embrace User-Generated Content (UGC) to maximize Tik Tok impact. It gives brands authenticity, familiarity and builds trust. In fact, people will enjoy the brand experience more fully through other people’s content. Hashtag Challenges .

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Free white paper: key trends of 2013

Sherrilynne Starkie

Featured Headline Social Media 2013 trends Marketing and Advertising White paper year in review' Related articles. 13 Free Social Media And SEO Xmas Gifts For Your Website. Christmas is almost here. Top 3 hated Chirstmas gifts.

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The wine blogger kerfuffle

Sherrilynne Starkie

Natalie is a much respected blogger and her reviews have been features in wine books and several top-tier mainstream media outlets; the Ottawa Citizen and The Guardian are among these. This incident was followed by further allegations that Natalie asked wine producers to pay to have their products reviewed, a practice known as ‘pay for play’.

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