Facebook admits it screwed up, but its proposed research guidelines are meaningless

Facebook is no stranger to controversy, nor is the social network unfamiliar with upsetting its users. It seems as though Zuckerberg's baby has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons lately, and it's not all that long since users vented their fury after it was revealed that their newsfeeds had been manipulated in the name of research. Now the social network says that it was "unprepared for the reaction the paper received when it was published and have taken to heart the comments and criticism" and is now implementing new user research guidelines. "There are things we should… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook plans to stop paying publishers to make news feed videos

According to publishing sources, the original Facebook Live deals, which evolved into live and VOD licensing arrangements with 300 video partners, are going away by the end of the year. The post Facebook plans to stop paying publishers to make news feed videos appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s AR Studio Is Now a Reality for All Third Parties

Tuesday is an augmented reality kind of day at Facebook. The social network announced that the AR Studio it introduced at F8 in April is now available to all third parties. At launch, AR Studio was made available to more than 2,000 brands, publishers and artists, enabling them to create and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook to stop routing ad revenue via Ireland amid pressure over taxes

Company says it will book advertising revenue in countries where it is earned instead of through Dublin headquartersFacebook has said it will start booking advertising revenue in countries where it is earned instead of re-routing it via Ireland, although the move is unlikely to result in it... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: 18 percent of European publishers are ready for GDPR

At the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe in October, we sat down with 35 industry leaders from across the continent and drilled down into two hot topics, ePrivacy and the General Data Protection Regulation. We asked their feedback on and expectations for the coming changes. Check out our earlier... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook reveals how it handles harassment inside US offices

Facebook has been publicly searching for a solution to harassment, hate speech and bullying on the site for years -- and at the same time, less publicly, the company has been honing its internal approach to these subjects. Today, Facebook published i... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fox News and the New York Times led Facebook engagement last month

With Facebook and Google controlling the vast majority of digital ad revenue, all industry eyes are on which media companies perform best on those platforms. For Facebook, the rankings are always a yo-yo, with publishers’ engagement waxing and waning along with the frenetic news cycle and... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conservative Weekly Standard to aid in Facebook fact-checks, prompting outcry

Magazine dubbed ‘serial misinformer’ becomes first explicitly partisan organization to aid in task, fueling concerns over rightwing influence at siteA conservative news organization has been approved to partner with Facebook to fact-check false news, drawing criticisms that the social media... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over a third of UK research available immediately via OA

Thirty-seven per cent of UK-authored research articles were made freely available to the world immediately on publication last year, via Open Access, according to a report from Universities UK's Open Access Co-ordination Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australia investigates Facebook and Google over media impact

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[ Engadget | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unimpressed with revenue, publishers want to sell their own ads on Facebook video shows

Facebook needs to loosen its grip on Watch show sponsorships and mid-roll inventory, publishers say. The post Unimpressed with revenue, publishers want to sell their own ads on Facebook video shows appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CoolGames Brought Classic Game Title Tetris to Facebook Instant Games

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[ AdWeek | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Girlfriend of Philando Castile reaches settlement over his fatal police shooting she streamed on Facebook

The Minnesota city that employed a police officer who fatally shot black motorist Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year has reached a settlement with Castile's girlfriend and her daughter, who were in the car with him when he was killed. The St. Anthony City Council voted Tuesday night... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Bored Panda Survived Facebook's Clickbait Purge

As other viral publishers succumb to Facebook's algorithm changes, Bored Panda thrives with a mix of photos, animal stories, and funny lists. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Translating Facebook's New Ad Policy Manifesto

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[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Restates Its Ad Principles To Try To Show You It’s Not Creepy

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[ Fast Company | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: 33 percent of European publishers report layoffs to support the pivot to video

European publishers are twice as likely as U.S. publishers to have laid off staff or plan to do so to support their pivots to video. The post Digiday Research: 33 percent of European publishers report layoffs to support the pivot to video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: European publishers are less reliant on their owned sites for video revenue than U.S. counterparts

European publishers are less likely than U.S. publishers to make most of their digital video revenues from their owned and operated sites. The post Digiday Research: European publishers are less reliant on their owned sites for video revenue than U.S. counterparts appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: 3 percent of European publishers believe Snapchat offers the best revenue returns

European publishers are building audiences on Snapchat, but they think it offers the worst revenue return among major video players. The post Digiday Research: 3 percent of European publishers believe Snapchat offers the best revenue returns appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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