by William Comcowich | Oct 9, 2018 | Social Media Marketing
Google announced it will shut down its unpopular Google+ social media network following media reports of a security breach. A security bug allowed third-party developers to access Google+ user profile data since 2015. Google discovered and patched the bug in March but...
by William Comcowich | Oct 9, 2018 | Journalism
Local news outlets have largely adapted to the internet. The overwhelming majority have a website and a social presence. In addition, many post online videos, accept digital payments and distribute digital newsletters, according to a review of more than 2,000 US local...
by William Comcowich | Oct 4, 2018 | Crisis Management
Nestlé India hopes to finally recover fully from its 2015 PR crisis caused by charges of excess levels of lead in its Maggi noodles. It’s been a long slurp. Once the top-selling noodle in India with 75 percent of the market, Maggi has regained 60 percent market share...
by William Comcowich | Oct 3, 2018 | Instagram
Social media marketers are wondering how Instagram will change following the departure of the founders of the Facebook-owned image-based app. Facebook named Adam Mosseri, its current Vice President of Product, as the head of Instagram. He replaces Mike Krieger and...
by William Comcowich | Oct 2, 2018 | Online Reputation Management
Google no longer permits users to post anonymous reviews on its My Business platform. Importantly, Google has removed all previous anonymous reviews. The decision is a step in the right direction to remedy the problem of fake reviews. Terminating anonymous reviews...