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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

How Redditors track mass shootings

Another day, another mass shooting spree.

According to Mass Shooting Tracker, a repository for mass gun violence data gathered by redditors, that's not an exaggeration.

So far this year, there have been 351 mass shootings in the United States — an average of more than one per day. The most recent was Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, California, in which at least 14 were killed and another 17 injured, according to authorities.

The database, launched in 2013, originates from the /r/GunsAreCool subreddit. It seeks to count all incidents in which at least four people were shot and either injured or killed. Read more...

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Linking Instagram to Your Company Facebook Page [Quick Tip]

Visual content garners the most interactions on social media, so being able to share this content across multiple platforms is a must.

One of the best ways to achieve this is by linking your Instagram account to your company's Facebook Page. Let's jump into how you can accomplish this connection for your social media accounts.

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How to Launch a New Product: A 7-Step Checklist for Nailing Your Next Launch [SlideShare]

Like a tree falling in the woods, if you launch a product without spreading the word ... will anyone use it? Will anyone even want it?

Probably not. Whether you're launching something huge, something small, or you're updating a current offering, you'll want to start your preparation well in advance of the launch date. This includes nailing down your positioning and messaging, sharing that with key teams and stakeholders, listing out all the launch activities, creating assets and content, prepping everyone involved in the launch, and so on.

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Taylor Swift ruled Instagram in 2015, but Kendall Jenner got the most likes

11 Pricing Page Examples To Inspire Your Own Design

Whether you're in the market for software or a new coffee pot, searching for price is a natural part of any customer's buying decision.

The means that the majority of people who have made it down the funnel far enough to consider buying from you will likely look at your pricing page. It's a huge opportunity for you to take control of the price conversation and make it even easier for people to buy.

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Want More Web Traffic? How I Used the 'Skyscraper Technique' to Drive 70K+ Page Views

Finding it increasingly difficult to capture the attention of your target audience? Can't seem to actually deliver on their expectations? In today's marketing landscape, the competition is heating up.

As a result, marketers are getting more creative, experimenting with new content mediums, and varying their approaches to bringing in targeted new customers.

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LinkedIn's new Facebook-like app arrives on iOS and Android

LinkedIn just gave its flagship app a major facelift.

The company released a redesigned version of its main app Tuesday. The new app, which was first previewed in October, makes the app look more like Facebook and other social media apps.

Like Facebook, LinkedIn's new app is centered around a central feed, which shows you updates from people in your network and content they are sharing on LinkedIn. Similar to Facebook's News Feed, the app filters which updates you'll see based on what you're most likely to be interested in — and the company says the feature will get better over time as you use the app more Read more...

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