After a long hiatus from meetups, conferences and “digital events”, I finally returned to the London Web Analytics meetup, a great London-based meetup for people interested in all things analytics. The subject for this month’s meetup was social media analytics, pretty topical considering that I work in social media analytics day in and day out. I […]
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The infamous PTAT (People Talking About This) metric will soon be removed from Facebook Insights, and that is a very, very good thing.
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A lot of changes are happening starting from 1st January. However, amidst all the changes, it seems like quite a few people (and companies) have forgotten about one key change that’s happening sometime soon on Facebook. No, not just the supposed change in reach, but the change in Facebook Insights that may potentially change the […]
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One of the mysteries that have been long unsolved in Social Media Analytics (and on Facebook marketing in general) is the difference between content consumption and content engagement, and the difference between Consumers and Engaged Users. It’s been a matter of debate among big and respected consultants, analysts, and so-called ‘gurus’. Now, I’ve had a […]
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This is one keyword I’ll be mentioning very often in my future posts, so I thought I might as well create an article I can easily refer to later in the future. Facebook story (or simply ‘story’). This is mentioned in various places in the Facebook Insights dashboard, and several places in the data exports […]
Read MoreFacebook giveth and it taketh away… Facebook held a press event yesterday (6th August) discussing the ins and outs of the EdgeRank algorithm, changes and new additions to the Facebook algorithm(s). This is the first time in almost 7 years that Facebook comes out and transparently discusses how the systematic algorithm works and how it […]
Read MoreAs an analyst, I do come across quite a few methodologies that brands and individuals adopt to measure their performance online. Some are great, some are unusual, and some are downright bizarre. I’ll do my best to list as many as possible on brnrd.me and share my thoughts on them. The latest methodology I’ve heard […]
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