Antsy publishers are starting to fear for their position within Facebook's powerful News Feed, now that tests have begun pushing their posts to an alternate timeline.On Monday, Facebook acknowledged it was testing a version of the social network overseas where publishers' articles appear in a river of content separate from the main News Feed, which would be reserved for messages by family and friends. A publisher would have to pay for a sponsored post to get into the family and friends section."People have told us they want an easier way to see posts from friends and family, so we are testing two separate feeds, one as a dedicated space with posts from friends and family and another as a dedicated space for posts from Pages," a Facebook spokeswoman said in an e-mailed statement. "To understand if people like these two different spaces, we will test a few things, such as how people engage with videos and other types of posts." Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's latest news-feed change could affect the cottage industry that has sprung up to help feed viral publishers. The post Collateral damage from Facebook’s news-feed changes begins to pile up appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook began testing a "breaking news" label for developing stories back in November, and now the social network is expanding the option to more publishers. Starting this week, the company says 50 more outlets in North America, Latin America, Europ... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A majority of top publishers continue to post live videos to Facebook each month, according to data from Socialbakers. The post Despite subsidies disappearing, some publishers see hope for Facebook Live post-algorithm change appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LittleThings was more heavily dependent on Facebook than most publishers, making it especially vulnerable to the platform's recent news feed change. The post LittleThings shuts down, a casualty of Facebook news feed change appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to supporting local news publishers, putting $3 million toward helping some of them boost their digital subscription totals. Head of news partnerships Campbell Brown announced in a blog post that the Facebook Journalism Project... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this special Digiday guide, Digiday editors and reporters walk you through what to expect in the post-Facebook era. The post Download: The publisher’s survival guide for the post-Facebook era appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You may start seeing more posts from local publishers popping up in your News Feed. Facebook announced today that it will begin prioritizing local news, bumping it up higher in your feed if you follow a local publisher's Page or if a friend shares a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"We’re not taking resource from Facebook and investing elsewhere; we’re doing the opposite.” The post UK Facebook-first publishers have a stiff upper lip on feed changes appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. executive chairman and 21st Century Fox executive co-chairman Rupert Murdoch is taking on Silicon Valley. The media mogul released a statement today noting that if Facebook is going to revamp its news feed to ensure it's publishing the most legitimate, "trusted" news content on its... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has been fighting something of a losing battle against the problem of fake news, but media mogul Rupert Murdoch thinks he has come up with a solution. He says that the social network should pay "trusted" publishers for the provision of news content. Facebook recently said that it wants... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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African-American- and Hispanic-owned small businesses get the most benefit out of Facebook, a new study concludes, even as the company’s recent changes to News Feed seem likely to make it harder for such operations to drum up customers. According to a study published today by the U.S. Chamber of... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week’s Rundown, publishers of all stripes are coming to grips with Facebook’s major news feed changes. The post The Rundown: Publishing in a post-Facebook world appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Facebook deprioritizing publishers in its news feed, some publishers may turn to traffic resellers to make up for the clicks they’ve lost. The post How Facebook’s feed purge could expose publishers to fraud appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Facebook's announcement last Thursday that its News Feed algorithm was being altered to favor posts from friends and family over those from publishers and pages came as a surprise to anyone, it probably shouldn't have. A source at the social network even said, "We've been openly discussing... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to ensure Facebook is good for people’s wellbeing – but its business model remains unalteredWhen Facebook announced it was tuning out publishers and brands to focus on friends, family and “meaningful interactions”, my immediate response was relief. I desperately... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook playing a shrunken role as the de facto regulator of media will be a good thing in the long run. The post ‘A watershed moment’: Publishers find hope in a more rational post-Facebook media landscape appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers had plenty of warning that the Great Facebook News Feed Purge was coming. That doesn’t make it any less painful for many. The post ‘They’re saying, “F publishers”’: Media winners and losers of Facebook’s feed purge appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brown said that because posts from friends will be weighted most heavily, people are likely to see less content from publishers, brands and celebrities. The post ‘This change will take some time to figure out’: Here’s how Facebook is explaining its feed change to publishers appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg is upending the News Feed, what people see on Facebook every day, in a way that will boost posts from friends, while downplaying messages from brands and media companies, even video posts.The Facebook CEO announced the changes on the social network on Thursday evening, and it... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook shares were down more than 4% early Friday to $180.10 after the social network announced it was making major changes to its signature News Feed. Facebook said it would begin prioritizing posts from users’ friends and families that spark the most interaction over posts from brands and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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