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    Media Metrics Roundup for January 11, 2017

    by Jason Alcorn
    January 11, 2017

    How Axios Will Approach Content, Including Native Ads

    (Max Willens / Digiday)
    “We watch how much time an advertiser’s message stays in your feed.” Is this what next-generation measurability looks like?

    Facebook Is Going To Start Showing Ads In The Middle Of Its Videos And Sharing The Money With Publishers

    (Peter Kafka / Recode)
    Only videos that hold viewers attention for 90 seconds are eligible.

    Machine Learning Is Better Than Stats In Business

    (David Gonzalez / Medium)
    Maybe we skip the whole analysis thing and let robots do the work.

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    “Role of Journalism” Overtakes Monetization as the Media Industry’s Priority in 2017

    (Allie VanNest / Parsely)
    Less important? Platforms, video and ad blockers.

    Gartner Announces Data & Analytics Summit 2017

    (Gartner)
    This year’s summit is March 6-9 in Grapevine, Texas.

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    Jason Alcorn (@jasonalcorn) is the Metrics Editor for MediaShift. In addition to his work with MediaShift, he works as a consultant with non-profits and newsrooms.

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