January 2019 Archives

January 31, 2019

Software Updates, 1 February 2019

Brand24 Google Reviews coverage. LogoGrab Identifying logo placement within images and videos. NewsWhip Predictive alerts. SocialHub Instagram video publishing and scheduling. Unmetric Discover: new Analysis section. Upfluence New influencer metrics panel. Zoomph Instagram mentions coverage....

January 29, 2019

New Papers, 29 January 2019

Intelligent Social Media Monitoring, Mentionlytics  Pharmaceuticals on Social Media, NewsWhip  Quelle innovation par le numérique dans les Ressources Humaines, Proxem  Social Media Intelligence Guide, Part 2: Strategies for 8 Different Use Cases, Synthesio ...

January 24, 2019

Software Updates, 25 January 2019

Brandwatch New reach metric. Buzzoole Download campaign reports in PowerPoint format. Also, new client dashboard. Crimson Hexagon Brandwatch Vizia integration. Hearsay Instagram support, PDF capture of 3rd party links. QWAM Ask’n’Read v4: retrospective search, filtering, UI. Sprinklr Instagram video publishing. Zignal Labs Brand 360: new consolidated metrics...

January 23, 2019

Cision Snaps Up TrendKite

Cision  announced that it has acquired TrendKite  for $225 million in cash and stock. The TrendKite platform will continue as a standalone product with a longer-term plan of integration into the Cision Communications Cloud product. Cision also announced the sale...

January 23, 2019

The Year in M&A, Social Media Analysis 2018

Companies in social media analysis changed ownership 25 times in 2018—down from 29 in 2017, but with more mergers of equals and an IPO to add interest. As usual, most transactions are portfolio plays, companies adding to their technology and...

January 23, 2019

$115 Million Invested in Social Media Analysis in 2018

Companies in social media analysis reported taking in more than $115 million in new investments in 2018, including the proceeds of one IPO. That's down from the previous year's $194 million and continues the decline from the 2013 peak (totals...

January 22, 2019

New Papers, 22 January 2019

The State of Data-Driven Communications in 2018, PR News / PublicRelay  PR Software Buyer's Guide, TrendKite  Measuring Traffic Manipulation on Twitter, Computational Propaganda Research Project Government Responses to Malicious Use of Social Media, NATO STRATCOM COE The Black Market for...

January 17, 2019

Software Updates, 18 January 2019

NetBase Instagram Authorization Manager. Unmetric Twitter metrics changes....

January 17, 2019

Lucidya Raises $1.1 Million

Lucidya  announced that it has received 4 million Saudi Arabian Riyals (US $1.1 million) in a Series A investment round led by the Badir Technology Incubators And Accelerators Program and Monsha'at. Abunayyan Holding and other investors in the region also...

January 10, 2019

Software Updates, 11 January 2019

Blogmeter Facebook Insights. MavSocial Location tagging, Facebook ad (dark post) comment monitoring. Meltwater Meltwater Mobile: new Explore tool. Salesforce Social Studio January 2019 Release. SOCi New Boost Plus (multi-page, multi-post boost tool). Spredfast Instagram video publishing, targeted Facebook video posts. Swat.io Schedule Instagram video posts ZeroFOX New mobile...

January 8, 2019

New Papers, 8 January 2019

Comment la crise environnementale impacte-t-elle le secteur des énergies sur les réseaux sociaux, Visibrain  Trends 19, GlobalWebIndex...

January 3, 2019

Software Updates, 4 January 2019

Klear First-party authenticated metrics, Instagram tag tracking. Social Report Video scheduling for Instagram....

January 3, 2019

Cision Acquires Falcon.io

Cision  announced that it has acquired Falcon.io  to integrate social media campaigns across paid, owned, and earned media. The Falcon.io product will remain available separately and will also be integrated with the Cision Communications Cloud. Terms of the deal were...

January 1, 2019

New Papers, 1 January 2019

2019 Predictions: What to expect from Social Media, NewsWhip  “State of the Market: The Rise of Localized Social Marketing, SOCi  Social Media Intelligence Guide, Part 1, Synthesio ...