State of the News Media: Digital News
Pew Research Center
Essential reading: New digital audience data. (See also: Public Broadcasting)
What Are Users Thinking When They Dismiss Notifications?
Madeline Walsh / The Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab
84 percent said: “They were informed and didn’t need it anymore.”
NowThis and Thrillist Publisher Reduced Its Reliance On Viral Videos And Saw Its Views Soar 59 Percent
Ross Benes / Digiday
What you learn when you publish 2,670 videos a month.
CTOR — The Email Marketing Metric You May Not Know
Shamita Jayakumar / Campaign Monitor
3 tips to make your email more clickable.
AMA with Tal Raviv, Growth & Platform at Patreon
Tal Raviv / GrowthHackers
My favorite tidbit here is that creating-facing content is driving growth.
From MetricShift
What’s The Goal Of A News Site Homepage in 2017? by Jason Alcorn
How an Early Social Media Editor Moved Up to VP at Time Inc.’s The Foundry by Julia Haslanger
#MetricShift Chat: Homepage Metrics with the Engaging News Project by Jason Alcorn
Sex, Lies and Metrics: The Truth Behind The Clicks by Tim Cigelske
How the Early Social Media Editors Embraced Collaboration in New York City by Julia Haslanger
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Motion Graphics for Social Media [Aug. 30]
Making Sense of Local Metrics [Sep. 6]
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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.