Copycat: How Facebook Tried to Squash Snapchat

In an excerpt from a new book on Snapchat, Billy Gallagher explains how Facebook fought back against a tiny rival's challenge. Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Sweet, Hearst's Snapchat media property, pivots to video

Even Snapchat publishers are switching to video.Hearst's Sweet, the first Snapchat-only media property, is closing its daily digital magazine, but the brand will be kept alive with a new show under that name. Other video titles will be available as well. The publisher has fired some staff as a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook veteran Dan Rose to depart as VP of partnerships

Facebook is losing its top executive in charge of its platform, partnerships with publishers, and dealmaking, as he steps down after twelve years with the social network. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google AMP beat Facebook Instant Articles, but publishers start to question AMP’s benefits

A new Chartbeat study found only one-third of publishers see clear evidence of a traffic increase from the fast-loading articles format. The post Google AMP beat Facebook Instant Articles, but publishers start to question AMP’s benefits appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat’s creator charm offensive stops short of ad revenue sharing

Snapchat has opted to treat a select group of creators as publishing partners instead of ad inventory. The post Snapchat’s creator charm offensive stops short of ad revenue sharing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook removes accounts tied to influence campaign from Iran and Russia

Facebook said Tuesday it removed 652 pages and accounts associated with separate influence campaigns originating from Iran and Russia. The social network did not say what the campaigns’ goals were, but described one as being organized by Iranian state media and the other linked to Russian... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook exec: media firms that don't work with us will end up 'in hospice'

Campbell Brown, head of news partnerships, tells publishers that without Facebook’s help their businesses will dieA senior Facebook executive told Australian media companies that if they didn’t cooperate with the social network, their businesses would die.According to a report by The Australian,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Just use cat videos': New York Times boss wants Facebook to cut out news

Mark Thompson says site’s attempts to rank news outlets sounds like ‘controlled society’Facebook should consider completely removing news from users’ feeds unless it can find a way to avoid low-quality stories clogging up the site, the chief executive of the New York Times has said.Mark Thompson... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Committing Another $4.5 Million to Initiatives for News Publishers

Facebook announced Thursday that it is pumping another $4.5 million into Facebook Journalism Project initiatives for news publishers. Global head of news Campbell Brown said in a blog post that Facebook will put $3.5 million toward the Facebook Membership Accelerator pilot program and contribute... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook says it has been targeted by a political influence campaign again

Facebook once again has been the target of a political influence campaign, months ahead of the November midterm elections. The social network said Tuesday it removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram for “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” which echoed Russian efforts leading up... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS 'Frontline' special 'The Facebook Dilemma' outpaces the scary stories on other networks

AMC may think it’s cornered the horror market with an upcoming documentary series produced by Eli Roth, but in terms of providing timely, real-life scares, PBS’ “Frontline” looks tough to beat with its latest two-part investigation, “The Facebook Dilemma.” With a well-earned reputation for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook suspends US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

InfoWars owner found to have violated social network’s community standardsAlex Jones, the American conspiracy theorist who runs the InfoWars website, has been suspended from Facebook for bullying and hate speech.The suspension will last for 30 days, and affects only Jones’s personal account on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Facebook are strangling the free press to death. Democracy is the loser | Barry Lynn

As gatekeepers to the news, Google and Facebook pose dangers to even the most successful outlets. Legislators need to speed the process of bringing them to heelAfter Europe’s top monopoly buster Margrethe Vestager fined Google more than $5bn for abusing its dominance over mobile phone... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vote Leave's targeted Brexit ads released by Facebook

The social media ads that helped Vote Leave win the EU referendum are published in full for the first time. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat opens a private marketplace for brands to buy ads in Discover shows

Snapchat has developed a private marketplace for advertisers that could help publishers on the platform sell commercials directly to brands and raise the value of the ad inventory.On Wednesday, Snapchat said advertisers are now able to book ad space in specific shows and channels created by... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is basically done growing in the U.S., Canada, and Europe

Facebook reported misses on revenue, daily active user count, and monthly active user count. Now the stock is in a free fall. Facebook shares are sliding after the company published its most recent quarterly earnings report. A lot has been riding on the company’s financials as it continues to... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Breen and McLysaght on 'Aisling's' transformation from Facebook joke to bestselling franchise

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen’s Facebook-fuelled college joke got out of hand—and landed the duo a bestselling fiction franchise. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friday Wake-Up Call: Trump's 2016 ad strategy reportedly impressed Facebook

Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app. What people are talking about today: Chance the Rapper is also a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is hitting publishers where it hurts: here’s what you can do

It’s no secret that Facebook is cracking down on publishers. This strategic move makes perfect sense for the social media giant, but it leaves many online publishers wary of the buzz that they may have heard recently about abrupt changes that Facebook is planning to roll out. Sponsored by... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers

Participants have been pleasantly surprised at the program, which helped spread best practices for publishers trying to grow their subscriptions. The post ‘To sit down with them is valuable’: With $3m in grants and advice, Facebook finds favor from local newspapers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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