Facebook's News Feed Update Isn't Good News For Publishers—But It May Be For You

Would you rather get your news directly from publishers or from your Facebook friends?If you've been feeling like Facebook is clogging up your News Feed with too many dispiriting news stories and not enough cute baby pictures, this one's for you: The social network is tweaking its algorithm yet again, much to the dismay of publishers. After receiving user feedback that people were missing updates from friends and family, Facebook is pushing those types of posts—be it links, photos, or videos—to the top of your News Feed. It's an expansion of a similar change the social network made last year.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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