Facebook Just Lost a Big Battle to Google for Publishers

Facebook hasn't lost the war against Google for publishers' content, but it looks like it's losing one fight.The company said Thursday that it's created a software extension that lets publishers easily transfer content formatted for its Instant Articles to the No. 1 competition for mobile readers in a hurry, Google AMP.AMP pages load near instantaneously, get prime real estate in Google search results, and have seen widespread adoption from both publishers and ecommerce players such as eBay and 1800Flowers. (Pages that load faster often lead to an uptick in sales.) Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018 will be the year Facebook makes nice with publishers

In the year ahead, publishers might well see more tangible support for video because Facebook knows news adds value to the platform. The post 2018 will be the year Facebook makes nice with publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook plans to stop paying publishers to make news feed videos

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[ Digiday | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google reclaims title of top traffic referrer, and search-focused publishers are enjoying the moment

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[ Digiday | 2017-12-13 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

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Video publishers on what happens after Facebook stops subsidizing video content

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NaNoWriMo Is Big for Writers—and It Helps Publishers, Too

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