- 'Wirecutter' Moves To 'NYT' Site
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 29, 2020
The 'Wirecutter' site looks mostly the same and content will be housed in front of 'The New York Times' paywall. However, it's unclear if that will remain the case permanen ...
- Google Provides Snapshot Of News Orgs Getting Emergency Relief Funds
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 29, 2020
More than 5,300 small- and medium-sized local newsrooms worldwide will receive funding, ranging from $5,000 - $30,000. ...
- Google To Consider 'Page Experience' in Search Ranking Of Results
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, May 28, 2020
The algorithm update -- Google Page Experience -- will evaluate the web pages based on users' perceived interaction with them. ...
- Google, Microsoft Hit Most In Impersonation Attacks: Study
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 28, 2020
Google file sharing and storage websites were impersonated the most, making up 65% of form-based attacks, Barracuda reports. ...
- Small Businesses To Use More Email This Year: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 28, 2020
Over three-fourths of small business owners feel their digital marketing is effective, The Manifest reports. ...
- McClatchy Launches Local News Site In Longmont, Colorado
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Called 'The Longmont Leader,' the site is funded by Google News Initiative's Local Experiments Project, aimed at exploring sustainable business models for local publishers. ...
- Why Google Organic Traffic To Websites Continues To Fall
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, May 28, 2020
Searchmetrics attributes the high rate of no-click activity to searchers not finding what they look for, or search engine results page features such as Featured Snippets, Direct Answers, Knowledge Panels, ...
- New Bills Would Restrict Targeted Political Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
The "Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act" would prohibit large online platforms from targeting political ads to users based on demographic or behavioral information, without their explicit
consent. ...
- BBC America Partners With Culture Trip On 'Killing Eve'-Inspired Hub
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
The hub aims to take "Killing Eve" fans into the show's world, via content and virtual experiences set in various story locations - Paris, London, Rome and Moscow. ...
- Email Flies: Engagement Rises By 200% During COVID-19 Pandemic
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Web traffic has declined overall, but aspirational travel has seen growth, Glance reports. ...
- 'Minneapolis Star Tribune' Hits 100,000 Digital Subscribers Milestone
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 22, 2020
The company claims it was one of the first regional news organizations to charge readers for digital access, in 2011. ...
- Grist Taps Christian Skotte To Lead Innovation, Growth
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, May 22, 2020
Skotte will also develop new ways for the environmental media organization to evolve its business model. ...
- Asian Literary Quarterly 'Mekong Review' Launches Digital Subscription
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Due to the global pandemic, "the logistics and costs of printing, distributing and mailing have shot up," noted founder Minh Bui Jones. ...
- Adobe Debuts Tool For Classifying Unknown Website Visitors
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Adobe's new Predictive Analytics helps brands segment visitors and personalize communications, the company says. ...
- Google Backlink Penalties -- The Way Back
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
A combination of manipulative behaviors often triggers penalties on Google Search, but combinations or lists of issues that could prompt a penalty are not always obvious, which makes it difficult ...
- D2C Brands Drive The Highest Traffic To Their Sites
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, May 18, 2020
D2C companies Thrive Market and Daily Harvest saw an increase in paid-search traffic largely thanks to bidding on keywords like "grocery delivery." ...
- Phishing Campaigns Spoof Government and Groups Worldwide: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, May 15, 2020
The templates mimic the websites of the CDC, IRS and WHO, according to a report by Proofpoint. ...
- 'Daily Beast' Kicks Off Crossword Offering
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, May 14, 2020
The puzzle draw's on the publications news coverage - politics to pop culture. ...
- BuzzFeed Shutters UK, Australia News Operations
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, May 14, 2020
The decision comes less than two months after the company cut staffers' pay by 5% to 25%, to deal with the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. ...
- Four Technology Platforms For Email Marketers
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 14, 2020
Here are four platforms that can help you drive website visits and sales with your marketing emails. Digital marketing coach Susan Gilbert describes these tools and offers advice on how ...
- Minute Media Launches Video Platform For Publishers
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The Voltax Video debut comes during a challenging time, as publishers are looking for new and better ways to boost revenue. ...
- Correction: 61.5% Of Advertisers On All 'Betches' Channels Signed For Quarantainment
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, May 14, 2020
In the Publishers Daily May 14 story, "Betches Attracts New Audience, Brands Through "Quarantainment" Programming," it stated 61.5% of brands that advertise on the Betches site have signed on to ...
- NBCUniversal Signs Exclusive 5-Year Deal With Taboola Across Digital News Sites
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The move will place Taboola's feed on the websites of local news stations like NBC 4 NY, NBC 10 Boston across desktop, tablet and mobile, offering visitors a personalized selection ...
- The Long Arm Of The Law: New Privacy Rules Have The Most Impact On Email
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Most marketers are confident in their ability to comply with new regulations, Merkle reports. ...
- 'Jezebel' Relaunches History Vertical 'The Attic'
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, May 11, 2020
"The Attic' will cover education, history, writers and books, essays and cultural critiques, among other topics. ...
- Stocking The Larder: The Basics Are Still Dominating Ecommerce, Study Shows
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
The supermarket sector saw the highest growth in conversions in April, followed by the Home category, Namogoo reports. ...
- Consenting Adults? EU Data Board Says You Can't Use Cookie Walls To Drive Consent
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, May 6, 2020
You can't infer consent from the act of scrolling -- and email permission must be explicit, the European Data Protection Board says -- adding that people must be offered "control" ...
- BuzzFeed Media Names Mark Schoofs Next Editor in Chief
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Schoofs brings more than three decades of experience to 'BuzzFeed,' having earned Pulitzers for his work with 'The Village Voice' and 'The Wall Street Journal.' ...
- Pandemic-Related Malicious Activity Rising, With Online Retailers Hardest Hit
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Spam and opportunistic detection rose 26.3%, while impersonations rose 30.3%, malware rose 35.16%, and blocking of URL clicks rose 55.8%. Lookalike domains are easily forged, according to a report released ...
- PopSugar Launches 'Mental Health Matters' Site
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, May 4, 2020
This is the second year PopSugar has created a destination for mental-health content. COVID-19 global pandemic has caused added stress and anxiety for many. ...
