Social Network, Middle Class Immigrants, New York City, And Facebook Audience Networks

Post-modern posts on Ello, this one courtesy of artist Mark Lovejoy
Rene Alegria has what tens of thousands of middle class immigrants streaming into New York City from the cultural deserts of America’s Heartland can only dream of–a cheap apartment with nice landlords in a brownstone on the Lower E…

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In-N-Out Burger, New Lower-cost Competitors, Big Brand Marketers, And Differentiation

Differentiation is still the name of the marketing game. Distinction in service, image, and promise allows a brand to occupy a piece of a customer’s busy mind.
More importantly, differentiation gives the brand’s raison d’

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Sites, Topical Niche Sites, Google, And Traffic

Maybe the best place to start this story is April 2012.
At that point, my little collection of websites (a couple of topical niche sites, www.llcsexplained.com and www.scorporationsexplained.com) enjoyed about

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Vox Media, Cards, Card Stacks, And Easily Digestible Format

Editor?s note: Robert Fan is the co-founder and CTO of Sharethrough.
Nearly three hours a day. That?s the average amount of time you and I spent on our phones every day in 2014. Our dependency on mobile devices for information has forced the design of the web to change. Netizens have come to exp…

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