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Global online advertising spending. Facebook: Social Reader App Usage May Be Down, But Engagement Is Up. The media, forever a navel-gazing industry, worked itself into a fever earlier this week after evidence emerged that usage of Facebook's social reader apps is declining.

Facebook: Social Reader App Usage May Be Down, But Engagement Is Up

In an article designed to further dramatize The Washington Post's recent tension between its editorial and financial divisions, Jeff Bercovici at Forbes pulled up a chart from AppData illustrating a falloff in the number of monthly average users of the Washington Post Social Reader app. John Hermann at Buzzfeed quickly pointed out that usage of social reader apps was down for many news publications, not just The Washington Post.

Why Small Business Have A Huge Advantage Over Brands In Social Media. I currently have the fortune to experience two different fronts of digital marketing.

Why Small Business Have A Huge Advantage Over Brands In Social Media

Under Plural, I work with brands and, with SocialMouths I mostly jam with small business, personal brands, and bloggers. One of the reasons I absolutely love this setup is that they are two different worlds in how the social web is approached, how it’s handled and how success is measured. So I’m here to tell you that, despite the ridiculous budgets and unlimited resources, small business has a huuuge advantage over brands when it come to social media. Here are my thoughts: Strategy. The Evolution of Communication. Communication is the process of conveying information.

The Evolution of Communication

Almost all species have some sort of communication system. However, successful communication is the trait that has made humans the most successful species. Let’s get physical…and digital: Working out with technology. Who looks at banner ads? How are you securing your online presence?