Facebook's Steve Hatch joins Trinity Mirror board

Social network’s UK and Ireland managing director to assist publisher with digital expansionThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has appointed Facebook’s UK and Ireland chief as a non-executive director to boost its drive into digital publishing.Steve Hatch, Facebook’s first managing director for its UK and Ireland operation, is joining the board of Trinity Mirror from 1 December. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scarfe joins Furniss Lawton agency

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook plays content gatekeeper

For the Win has had success driving referral traffic from Facebook’s trending topics, a feature that, despite becoming a mainstay on Facebook, remains an afterthought for some self-styled “viral publishers.” The post How Facebook plays content gatekeeper appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why publishers should cheer Facebook’s click-bait crusade

Reducing the click-bait clutter is just the latest in a series of alterations aimed at filtering the news feed for quality. It looks like long-form publishers have something to celebrate. Sponsor content by Parse.ly. The post Why publishers should cheer Facebook’s click-bait crusade appeared... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook moves to rid its feed of click bait

Facebook will reduce “click-bait” posts of outside links that try to lure users with eye-catching headlines.Headlines such as “You’ll never believe why ...” or “This is the craziest thing ever,” are common on the Internet. Publishers, including marketers, post the links on social sites like... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One weird trick -- Facebook to clear newsfeeds of click-bait headlines

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Steve Laube: Agent + Publisher

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s war on click-bait risks collateral damage

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Facebook’s Plan to Make Apps Work Like Webpages Gathers Momentum

Facebook says that hundreds of online companies have adopted its plan to let mobile apps operate more like the world wide web, seamlessly linking together in much the same way that pages do inside your web browser. According to Facebook’s Vijay Shankar, these companies have published over 3... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Playboy Makes Over Website to Be More Facebook-Friendly

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Jennifer Romanello Joins S&S Children's

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Tricking Facebook's Algorithm

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Brodie joins The Reading Agency

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