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    Media Metrics Roundup for September 13, 2017

    by Jason Alcorn
    September 13, 2017

    How Emma Carew Grovum Uses Metrics to Guide Editorial at The Daily Beast
    Julia Haslanger / MediaShift
    An analytical mindset can take you up the management ladder.

    Business Insider’s Henry Blodget: ‘We Don’t Want To Aim For Reach Growth Anymore’
    Aditi Sangal / Digiday
    Now it’s about engagement, says the O.G. of reach growth.

    Google Analytics Is Enhancing Support For AMP On Cache
    Google Analytics Blog
    What it means: You can unify user metrics across cached and non-cached pages. Don’t forget to opt-in.

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    How Al.com Is Benefitting From ‘Extreme Engagement’ Using Groups
    Josh Mabry and Dorrine Mendoza / Facebook
    One lesson is that people are more comfortable with closed or secret groups.

    Smartphones Are Driving All Growth In Web Traffic
    Rani Molla / Recode
    Key takeaways from Adobe’s Media & Metrics Report.

    Facebook Tells Advertisers It Can Reach Many Young People. Too Many.
    Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times
    Are there 41 million 18- to 24-year-olds in the U.S., as Facebook’s Ads Manager suggests? Not according to the U.S. census.

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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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