Blog Posts by The Newstex Team

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March 7, 2014
Getty Images Embed Feature for Content Publishers

It looks like Getty Images might finally be catching on to social media and the fundamental changes that have taken place related to digital image publishing and sharing.

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March 1, 2014
The Future of News and Journalism is Just Business

The future of news and journalism all comes down to business according to Marc Andreessen. In fact, Andreessen estimates that the news market will grow to approximately 5 billion people around the world by 2020.

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February 26, 2014
What Content Publishers Need to Know about New Department of Justice Guidelines

This week, a new policy goes into effect from the U.S. Department of Justice that provides guidelines related to obtaining information or records from members of the news media as well as guidelines for questioning, arresting, or charging members of the news media.

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February 21, 2014
The Science Behind the Popularity of Listicles

Ranked lists are a mainstay of digital content publishing and can be found on most sites---from independent blogs to global media sites. For years, content publishers and online marketers have used ranked lists to drive traffic to their websites.

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February 18, 2014
Critical Issues in Mobile-Always Content Publishing

Mobile is a hot topic in content publishing and journalism in 2014. Not only is it critical for publishers to have mobile-always strategies in place, but you need to get your content mobile-friendly as soon as possible.

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February 12, 2014
Data Proves Word-of-Mouth Marketing Works

Social media software company Lithium is expected to acquire online influence measurement company Klout for at least $100 million in advance of its own IPO.

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February 7, 2014
2014 SIIA Previews - Watch Presentations from Innovative Content Companies

Crowd Computing Systems Founder and CEO Max Yankelevich.During the SIIA's 2014 IIS Summit held in New York City last week, Newstex President Larry Schwartz hosted the SIIA Previews Event where five innovative early stage content and content technology companies had the opportunity to present their businesses to an audience...

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February 4, 2014
The Future of Digital Content - Disruption, Change, and a New Focus

Three themes prevailed at the Software and Information Industry Association's IIS 2014 event in New York City last week---disruption, change, and a new focus---and all three are essential for content publishers to understand and prioritize in 2014 and beyond.

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January 29, 2014
Faceboook Drives Double Referral Traffic of 7 Other Social Media Sites Combined

During the fourth quarter of 2013, Facebook drove more than twice as much referral traffic to websites than seven other social media sites combined (Pinterest, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Google+).

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January 29, 2014
10 Ways to Increase Content Promotion with Pinterest

Pinterest is the second biggest driver of social media referral traffic to websites (behind Facebook), but it's still relatively untapped for Authoritative Content promotion.

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January 24, 2014
5 Critical Reasons Publishers Need a "Mobile Always" Strategy

Did you know that most content publishers haven't prioritized mobile content delivery yet? As we near the end of the first month of 2014, one thing is absolutely certain---the world is mobile and your content must be mobile, too.

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January 15, 2014
The Future is Bright for Non-Profit Investigative Journalism

ProPublica President Dick Tofel[/caption]While the amount of true investigative journalism on network television today has dwindled to next to nothing, the future looks good for digital investigative journalism, particularly for non-profit publishers.

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