Liam Corcoran
NewsWhip
Ireland
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Past articles by Liam:
What stories and sites go viral on Facebook? 2018 analysis
We look at the data to see what types of websites see the most engagement on Facebook in April 2018, and contrast that with stories that tend to go viral. → Read More
How to promote podcasts and newsletters on social media
More and more content creators are finding success with owned media such as podcasts. Where does social media fit in the strategy? → Read More
How Publishers Are Learning to Embrace Twitter Video
A version of this article was originally published by NewsWhip. Twitter has signaled its intention to focus on video as a key platform feature for 2018, and some publishers have already been noticing the effects. → Read More
The 25 top engaged sites on Facebook in January 2018
We look at the 25 most engaged sites on Facebook in January 2018, and examine the publishers that are getting the most out of their content on Facebook. → Read More
Likes vs comments on Facebook: What's the difference?
Do Facebook posts that receive more comments than likes have much of a discernible difference? → Read More
Local news on Facebook: The top sites, and tips to succeed
A ranking of the 15 US regional news sites with the greatest impact on Facebook, including names such as the New York Post, the LA Times and more. → Read More
Five ways social publishing could change in 2018
We look at five ways that social publishing could change in 2018, from the effects of Facebook's algorithm change to the growth of dark social channels. → Read More
Social media headlines: word count, structure and theme
What were the social media headline trends at the end of 2017, and how can we expect them to change in 2018? → Read More
The most engaged sites on Facebook in December 2017
We look at the most engaged sites on Facebook last month, and examine the publishers that are getting the most out of their content on Facebook. → Read More
How long are the biggest stories on social media? Updated data
New NewsWhip data shows that some of the most shared stories on social media can be thousands of words long - but most fall into a much smaller word count. → Read More
The most engaged publishers on Facebook, October 2017
Which websites are publishing the most engaging content in October 2017? Using NewsWhip data, we rank the top 25 publishers on Facebook for the month. → Read More
The most engaged publishers on Facebook, October 2017
Which websites are publishing the most engaging content in October 2017? Using NewsWhip data, we rank the top 25 publishers on Facebook for the month. → Read More
Your Quick Guide to Using LinkedIn to Distribute Content
This article was originally published by NewsWhip. What type of stories go viral on LinkedIn, and how does the algorithm impact the visibility of certain posts? Below, we take a closer look at the content process on the business professionals’ network. → Read More
5 Steps To Sharing Analytics Throughout The Newsroom
This article was originally published on the NewsWhip blog. So you want to spread content analytics to more people in your organization. How do you make sure you go about it the right way? In many organizations, it’s still the case that metrics are owned by a data or analytics team, with knowledge... → Read More
3 takeaways from a year of elections on social media
We look at the data to see how social media contributed to spreading campaign messages from the U.S. to Germany. → Read More
The biggest sites on Facebook in Germany, Spain and Italy
Following our English-language rankings, we take a look at the most engaged sites in Germany, Italy and Spain in July 2017. → Read More
How NewsWhip helped editors fight 'disinfo' in France's election
NewsWhip Spike was crucial in fighting fake news in France's election campaign, allowing editors to predict how big problematic stories were going to be. → Read More
'News Feed First': How Global Radio uses social media
Digital editors from one of the UK's biggest radio groups tell us how they are reaching their listeners and wider audience on social platforms. → Read More
Why newsrooms should be thinking differently about social data
We look at three ways that publishers should be rethinking how they use social metrics in their workflows. → Read More
How NewsWhip is using machine learning to surface trends
NewsWhip's Head of Machine Learning outlines how machine learning is used in NewsWhip platforms. → Read More