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We’re a Finalist — and We’d Appreciate Your Vote!
We are excited to announce that our CEO Kurt Abrahamson has been chosen as a Best Tech Manager finalist for Tech... 4m read
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How to Strategically Use Share Buttons to Increase Engagement and SEO
Welcome to the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Best Practices series! This is part 3 of the... 6m read
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3 social share buttons for readers who share in private
Welcome to the Secrets of Private Sharing series!  This is part 1 of the series.   In an... 3m read
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How social signals improve search engine ranking
Welcome to the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Best Practices series in which we discuss tips on... 6m read
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3 reasons to add a Flipboard share button to your site
Welcome to How to Use Flipboard Like a Pro series! We’ll explain what is a Flipboard magazine, how does Flipboard work,... 5m read
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How publishers can thrive in the era of visual search
The proliferation of smartphones and the powerful cameras we now have in our pockets has enabled... 6m read
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3 foreign social platforms you should have on your radar
Facebook may be the largest social network in the world, but it hasn’t dominated every nation... 4m read
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Reddit 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Reddit for Publishers
If you’ve ever been on Reddit, you likely know how easy it is to get lost... 6m read
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7 next-level Facebook marketing tactics to increase your readership
7 next-level Facebook marketing tactics to increase your readership By ShareThisNovember 16, 2017 Best Practices, Social... 6m read
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5 fringe social platforms you should know about
You know about Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. But what about those other channels that readers might... 5m read
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5 ways to drive massive traffic via Pinterest
With more than 50 billion total pins, it’s not surprising that Pinterest is the second-highest performing social media platform... 5m read
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4 Actionable Twitter Account Tips for Publishers
Did you know that across the Twittersphere, there are more than 7,000 tweets per second? Let that... 5m read
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How publishers can use LinkedIn to grow their readership
How publishers can use LinkedIn to grow their readership By ShareThisMarch 9, 2018 Best Practices, Social... 6m read
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How publishers can increase engagement through a data-driven approach
Publishers are missing a tremendous opportunity to engage with their audiences and, in the process, create... 5m read
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5 surefire ways to win the race for mobile readers
5 surefire ways to win the race for mobile readers By ShareThisFebruary 1, 2019 Best Practices... 5m read
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Should your publication use inline or sticky share buttons?
You probably know about inline skating and sticky toffee pudding. But do you know how to... 4m read
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3 reasons to have a WhatsApp share button on your website
3 reasons to have a WhatsApp share button on your website By ShareThisFebruary 4, 2019 Best... 5m read
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4 ways to use Facebook’s algorithm to your advantage
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When Summer Ends, School Begins – Meet the Back to School Shoppers
Summer’s on the way — and that means Back to School season will be here before... 3m read
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How to get more readers to share your content on their social channels
How to get more readers to share your content on their social channels By ShareThisFebruary 6,... 4m read
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ShareThis Won A Bronze Stevie® Award in 2017 American Business Awards
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3 hidden lessons in your traffic sources report
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ShareThis launches free social A/B testing tool for publishers
ShareThis launches free social A/B testing tool for publishers By ShareThisApril 11, 2017 News No Comments... 2m read
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Design inspiration: five and a half great examples of our new share buttons in the wild
Last month we launched a complete overhaul of our share buttons. Our goal was to simplify... 3m read
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Spring Holiday Insights: Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
Every year, Americans spend billions on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gifts. According to the National... 3m read
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How One Company Increased Its Expected ROAS by Over 100% With ShareThis Custom Audiences
Consider this: You’re going about your day at home, and you realize you’ve run out of... 3m read
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How publishers can wring more money out of their existing assets
How publishers can wring more money out of their existing assets By ShareThisMarch 27, 2017 Best... 4m read
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5 ways to increase your Facebook engagement
Gaining follower attention has been a constant struggle since Facebook’s inception. Over the years, Facebook’s changing algorithm has... 6m read
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How a Leading Ticket Marketplace Reached Niche Audiences at Scale for Half the Expected Cost
In 2016, the NBA had one of its most remarkable years yet. The Cavaliers won their... 3m read
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How to retool your old content to drive new traffic
How to retool your old content to drive new traffic By ShareThisApril 10, 2017 Best Practices... 4m read
Publishers
Meet our new share buttons: Mobile optimized, beautiful, and lightning fast
We’re pleased to announce the complete redesign of our share buttons! Now you can quickly create and install a set... 2m read
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3 secrets to publishing a viral story
3 secrets to publishing a viral story By ShareThisFebruary 6, 2019 Best Practices No Comments 0... 4m read
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How to pick the right image for your Facebook post
It’s funny that sometimes social media managers spend more time pondering about how many Facebook posts... 5m read
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How to Craft Killer Facebook Headlines That Leave Readers Wanting More
You may have mastered website headlines, but Facebook headlines are a different beast. Knowing how to... 6m read
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ShareThis 2016 Year in Review
2016 has come and gone. In it’s wake, our esteemed data wranglers mined a few interesting nuggets... 3m read
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New New Year, New Design, Better Performance
We’re thrilled to announce the release of our newly designed share buttons to all of our... 1m read
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5 tips for A/B testing your Facebook posts
It’s not easy to come up with the perfect Facebook copy on your first try—or your... 6m read
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ShareThis Adds Analytics Plugin to Suite of Tools
While sharing has been at the core of ShareThis since our founding a decade ago, our... 2m read
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The artful science of Social A/B testing: How thinking Bayesian brings the clicks
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The Secret to Designing Click-Worthy Facebook Ads
On Facebook, the competition for attention is tough. You’re up against baby photos, cat videos, party... 4m read
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How negative SEO ruin good sites — and how to keep your site lookin’ great
How negative SEO ruin good sites — and how to keep your site lookin’ great By... 4m read
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How to craft effective Facebook intro copy
You’re probably aware of the importance of having introduction copy for your Facebook post. We’re talking... 4m read
Engineering
Optimizing DynamoDB data injection with limited capacity
Optimizing DynamoDB data injection with limited capacity By ShareThisFebruary 23, 2017Engineering No Comments 0 Recently we... 4m read
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5 Ways to Treat Your Audience Instead of Trick Them
Halloween is upon us, and that means kids (and kids at heart) are getting ready to... 4m read
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Black Friday shoppers plan ahead. Cyber Monday shoppers wait until the last minute. Black Friday shoppers... 2m read
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ShareThis’ Experience Building Meteor Apps at Scale
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A Big Query case study on efficient data segregation
A Big Query case study on efficient data segregation By ShareThisFebruary 23, 2017Engineering No Comments 0... 4m read
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Using the Strategy Pattern to Control Grouping of Data
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