Google and Facebook are making a big show of demonstrating their interest in helping news publishers. The post Will Facebook and Google really help drive subscriptions? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
It may be Fourth of July week, but it doesn’t mean that art isn’t doing its thing. In Riverside, an exhibition of photography looks at the forces of dust, while an important New York conceptual artist brings his architecturally minded sculptures to Hollywood. Here are eight exhibitions and events... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Controversial new law that critics claimed threatened internet freedom is rejectedGoogle, YouTube and Facebook could escape having to make billions in payouts to press publishers, record labels and artists after EU lawmakers voted to reject proposed changes to copyright rules that aimed to make... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
“A lot of trust has been destroyed in the past months due to Facebook's unpredictable and unreliable actions." The post Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a change Facebook made June 28, you can now see how much publishers advertise on the platform. The post Here’s how many Facebook ads some publishers are running on their main pages appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
UPDATE: After this article was published, Facebook reversed its decision that the Walmart ad was political and required a "paid for by" disclosure. "The aim of this policy and authorization process is increased authenticity for political ads on Facebook," a spokeswoman said in an email. "It... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Facebook tries to close the book on its Cambridge Analytica scandal, it's still dealing with many more. The FTC is conducting a non-public probe into the company's behavior around privacy data, the EU's stricter laws are making it hard for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook began testing subscriptions in Instant Articles with 10 publisher partners last October, and Wednesday, the social network provided an update, as well as a look at what's ahead. Head of news products Alex Hardiman and product manager Sameera Salari revealed in a blog post that people... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is standing by its policy to include news publishers’ promoted stories in a political ad archive, disappointing publishers. The post Facebook tweaks political ads policy, but not enough to satisfy irate publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The platform said that people were 17 percent more likely to subscribe through Instant Articles versus publishers’ standard mobile web links. The post Facebook claims subscription test results are ‘promising’ so far, though still small appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
“We’d rather keep ad-free content that promotes Chefclub products at the end rather than inserting the content with a Facebook ad. That’s much healthier.” The post How France’s top Facebook publisher Chefclub is growing commerce appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Archive of political content becomes batleground between publishers and platformsGeorge Orwell wrote in his essay Politics and the English Language: “In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues.” When Facebook constructed a new archive of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The semi-evil social network has launched its latest venture, a lifestyle magazine for the elite. Just don’t call it a publisher ...Name: Grow.Age: One issue. Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
For a 16th week, Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is adding a new feed to Watch that intersperses one-off videos from the Facebook pages people follow among episodic original shows. The post ‘That’s YouTube’: Facebook opens Watch to all videos from publishers, creators appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Starting Thursday (June 21), advertisers on Facebook can no longer promote weapon accessories and other related items to people under 18. The social network already had restrictions in place banning ads for weapon sales and modifications, such as magazines, but weapons accessories--such as... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher formed a six-person emerging platforms team to experiment with new products and features. The post Sports publisher theScore’s Facebook Messenger bot has 500,000 monthly users appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following Facebook’s algorithm change, media companies are turning to Instagram, which is also turning them back to Facebook, albeit in a different way. The post How publishers are bridging their Instagram and Facebook audiences appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two new surveys suggest the public still value traditional news publishersWhen you try to imagine a media diet consisting only of retweets, random blogs or the Facebook posts of family and friends, you grasp the value of journalism created by professional media organisations. Traditional news... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook head of global news partnerships Campbell Brown explained in a blog post why news publishers will not be exempted from the social network's recent introduced policy on political ads. Facebook announced last month that all election-related and issue ads in the U.S. on both Facebook and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]