As we say goodbye to what could be one of the most eventful years in social media, we also look forward to what trends will dominate the space in the coming year. It can be hard to guess which tactics and approaches will dominate in the ever-evolving landscape of social media, but we wanted to share our take on Forbes' predications of the 7 social media marketing movements that professionals will see in 2017.
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Facebook advertising has come under a lot of scrutiny this year, and things just got worse. In addition to admitting to over-estimating video views in September, Facebook has now confessed to “miscalculating several of the metrics it uses to measure how content performs on its property.” This recent disclosure raises further concerns about the validity of the data reported by Facebook and YouTube, the two dominant players in the digital media playground.
About a month ago, Google rolled out its latest algorithm update, Possum. The Google algorithm is what determines where businesses fall on the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). Now that Possum has been around for a few weeks, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) experts are weighing in on what changes businesses can expect thanks to the update.
