Facebook Is Testing a Separate Destination for Local News in Its Mobile Apps

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, Ill.--may start seeing alerts guiding them to the feature,... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind The Athletic’s plans to grow local sports news subscriptions

The local sports news publisher would like to have 100,000 subscribers by year-end. The post Behind The Athletic’s plans to grow local sports news subscriptions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here Are Some More Details on Facebook’s Upcoming Subscription-Based News Product

More details emerged Thursday on the subscription-based news product announced by Facebook head of news partnerships Campbell Brown earlier this month. Brown said at the Digital Publishing Innovation Summit in New York earlier this month that the social network would begin testing a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why publishers are testing an old Facebook tool originally designed for brands

Publishers are dusting off Facebook Shop, a tool first rolled out to brands, as they look to develop their affiliate commerce revenues. The post Why publishers are testing an old Facebook tool originally designed for brands appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers of Facebook Instant Articles Can Now Compare Them vs. Their Mobile Web Counterparts

Facebook Wednesday introduced a way for publishers to compare the performance of their Instant Articles with that of the mobile web versions of the same content. The social network debuted its interactive, feature-rich, fast-loading Instant Articles in May 2015. Product manager Mona Sarantakos... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Pursuing a Subscription Tool for News Outlets on Its Site

Facebook’s Instant Articles product allows publishers to post news articles that can be read within Facebook rather than on the publisher’s website. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook disables modified link previews to fight fake news

Facebook has begun implementing a new feature that can prevent fake news from making it on the social network. It has started killing non-publisher Pages' ability to edit the link previews that appear on the website when they post a story, including... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook’s Efforts to Combat Fake News Will Affect Link Previews From Publishers

The next battleground in Facebook's war against fake news is the link previews on shared posts from publishers. Product manager for news Alex Hardiman announced in a blog post that non-publisher pages can no longer overwrite link metadata--such as headlines, descriptions and images--in Graph API... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post too much to Facebook and it will be assumed that you're spreading fake news

Facebook's ongoing battle against fake news continues, and the social network has a new weapon in its arsenal. To cut down on the amount of spam and fake news appearing in News Feeds, users who post a lot each day will have their visibility reduced. The thinking behind this is that there are... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Axios, Apple News beats Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles

At a time when premium publishers have pulled out of Facebook Instant Articles, Apple is showing that it is open to creating custom units for publishers. The post For Axios, Apple News beats Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. in Advanced Talks With Facebook on Subscriptions

News Corp., publisher of the Wall Street Journal and the Times of London, is holding "very advanced" discussions with Facebook about subscriptions to its content online, CEO Officer Robert Thomson said."I've been talking with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, exchanging thoughts, on how important it... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All Publishers Can Now Test Ads in the Related Articles Section of Facebook’s Instant Articles

Facebook began testing ads in the related articles section of its Instant Articles in late March, and the results for publishers in the test group promoted the social network to expand the test to all publishers Thursday. Facebook introduced Instant Articles in May 2015 as a way to enable... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How digital upstart Charlotte Agenda makes local news profitable

The local news publisher has focused on lifestyle coverage, diversifying its revenue and making itself a destination for local brand dollars. The post How digital upstart Charlotte Agenda makes local news profitable appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Creating Facebook Instant Articles Can Now Simultaneously Work on Google AMP (Apple News Soon)

The software-development kit for Facebook's Instant Articles media-rich, quick-loading stories from publishers now supports Google AMP, and the social network said support for Apple News is on the way. Partner engineering director Piyush Mangalick said in a Facebook Media blog post that an... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French publishers face delays and transparency issues in Facebook’s fake-news crackdown

French publishers are happy about Facebook's fact-checking initiative, but there's room for improvement. The post French publishers face delays and transparency issues in Facebook’s fake-news crackdown appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Guiding Publishers Through the Rough Waters of Recent News Feed Changes

In the wake of a flood of recent changes to Facebook's News Feed algorithm aimed at drowning out fake news and clickbait, the social network threw a lifeline to potentially overwhelmed publishers. Vice president of News Feed Adam Mosseri shared some "basic guideposts" for publishers looking to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best of the week: Local publishers warm up to the duopoly as Facebook errs again

This week’s top stories covered Facebook’s latest misstep, the duopoly’s relationship with local publishers and more. The post Best of the week: Local publishers warm up to the duopoly as Facebook errs again appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook promised to tackle fake news. But the evidence shows it's not working

Following pressure from users, the social network introduced tools to stem the spread of false information. But the rollout has been rocky at bestWhen Facebook’s new fact-checking system labeled a Newport Buzz article as possible “fake news”, warning users against sharing it, something... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fake news or not, the future belongs to Facebook

Imagine the forecasters are right, and that print will die and social media rises to domination. What would the 2042 general election be like then?It was the week when the fake news furore went legacy-viral. Facebook bought full-page print ads in national dailies featuring 10 tips for spotting... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Trains AI to Identify False News Spam Sites

Facebook is taking another step to penalize the lowest quality websites by lowering their visibility on the social network.Facebook is using artificial intelligence to identify when a link leads to a website with the worst ad experiences, like sponsored content spam and other negative cues, and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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