Mark Zuckerberg is upending the News Feed, what people see on Facebook every day, in a way that will boost posts from friends, while downplaying messages from brands and media companies, even video posts.The Facebook CEO announced the changes on the social network on Thursday evening, and it... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers that have been briefed by Facebook believe this latest move would be a dramatic step in the direction of reducing publishers’ presence in the news feed. The post ‘We’re losing hope’: Facebook tells publishers big change is coming to News Feed appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook began testing a feature aimed at providing a destination for local news, in addition to content that can already be found on News Feed and on publishers' pages. Mobile users in six cities--Billings, Mont.; Binghamton, N.Y.; Little Rock, Ark.; New Orleans; Olympia, Wash.; and Peoria,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has published a list that includes every Chromebook model, which are vulnerable to Meltdown and the patch status of each one. You can check out the list here. The column you'll most want to pay attention to is the one titled "CVE-2017-5754 mit... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers may be pulling away from Facebook in favor of keeping readers on their own sites, but they’re finding favor in Facebook Groups. The post ‘We’re marching in the same direction’: Facebook is emphasizing Groups, and publishers are following suit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Say goodbye to M, Facebook's experimental virtual assistant. The company is shutting down M's services without even letting it leave the testing phase, where it had operated since 2015. The service once seemed to hold the promise of acting as a digital concierge, helping people book hotels,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers that aren’t paid to make shows for Watch find they can still take advantage of the real estate by posting existing shows there, but at a risk. The post Publishers are treating Facebook Watch like YouTube appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s a trend–or, at least, it’s almost a trend. Sony/ATV is following in the footsteps of Universal Music Group and signing a deal with Facebook to let users soundtrack their videos on Facebook, Instagram, and Oculus with songs from the publisher’s catalog. That means songwriters will get... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers give Facebook credit for listening to them, but those that are looking for tangible, meaningful benefits say the initiative hasn’t delivered. The post One year in, Facebook Journalism Project gets mixed reviews from publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's no secret that Facebook is a great way for retailers to target and reach audiences. In a blog post published today, Facebook details just how well holiday campaign ads worked for retailers. Overall, Facebook saw online mobile conversions increase 64 percent across its ad partners on Cyber... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cheddar, Newsy, The Young Turks and other media outlets want to bundle up with online TV services from Sling, Hulu and YouTube. The post ‘The future of cable’: Looking beyond Facebook, publishers eye streaming TV bundles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
E L James’ Darker topped the Weekly E-Book Ranking for the week leading up to Christmas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's investment in AMP, its fast-loading article pages, has helped the search giant overtake Facebook in publisher referral traffic. The post How Google AMP beat Facebook Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Zuckerberg has issued his annual New Year challenge to himself, and it's a big one: Fixing Facebook.The hoodie-wearing CEO, who has previously taken on learning Mandarin, reading books and visiting new parts of the country, is setting a less concrete goal in focusing on fixing important... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
An audience development head said Facebook reps advised the publisher to rely less on Facebook than it has in the past. The post Facebook will ‘completely deprioritize publishers’: Confessions of a publisher audience development head appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some Facebook observers think the platform could remove publisher content from its news feed to improve the user experience and drive more revenue. The post 2018 could be the year Facebook banishes news from its feed appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a stealthy opening in April, the company's e-bookstore is steadily adding more titles to its offerings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite a torrid year, leading media agency says UK consumer magazine market has been ‘seriously undervalued’ by marketersThe death of magazines has been overplayed, according to a leading media agency, despite a torrid year that has featured the British title Glamour ending its monthly print... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ian Bartlett says the ruling that Uber is a transport company not a digital service could also change the way we view other digital giants; and Derek Wyatt suggests a post-Brexit Britain could create a Global Digital Foundation to address these issuesUber is officially a transport company and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Under ‘unprecedented’ partnership, users will be able to upload videos containing licensed music on Facebook, Instagram and OculusUniversal Music Group is to become the first major music company to license its recorded music and publishing catalogues for use on Facebook, Instagram and virtual... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]