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Facebook Marketers are Already Fumbling News Feed Change

Jon Loomer

It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands. In that time, it’s clear marketers are setting the groundwork for future news feed changes. The History of News Feed Changes. Call me cynical.

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Facebook News Feed Updates: Authenticity and Video Completion

Jon Loomer

For some marketers, Facebook’s constant tweaking of the News Feed algorithm — which determines what users see and don’t see in their feed — is a source of frustration. Whether it’s click bait or fake news, Facebook wants to limit how much of this content gets visibility in the news feed.

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This Week in Social Media – 7/17/2013

Social Media Marketing

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Users can now add photos to comments to all Facebook pages globally. These are those links. And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links in the This Week in Social Media Magazine.

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5 Ways to Beat the Facebook News Feed Update

Proactive Report

You might have noticed it in your personal News Feed. “Every time someone visits their news feed there are, on average, 1500 potential stories from friends, people they follow and pages they’ve liked for them to see. Let’s look at what makes content show up in a News Feed. Use the News Feed post advertising option.

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Life After the News Feed: Why Facebook is Shifting to Stories (And Why Your Business Should Too)

Buffer Social

The News Feed is one of Facebook’s marque innovations. For nearly a decade, the News Feed was the jewel in Facebook’s crown. It even admitted the News Feed can have a negative impact on mental health. While the News Feed has been experiencing growing pains, a new format has arisen: Stories. ” The rise of Stories.

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Not Everything Has Changed

Jon Loomer

Don’t Ignore Underrated Placements In 2013, I wrote about how you shouldn’t ignore the sidebar (right hand column) placement. So, they stick with the feed placements and drive up costs. Let me know in the comments below! I was too focused on all of the cool levers and mechanics of advertising. Or what do you miss?

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Decoding the Facebook Algorithm: A Fully Up-to-Date List of the Algorithm Factors and Changes

Buffer Social

The Facebook algorithm helps make sense of the huge number of posts that people and businesses share every day and chooses the posts to show in our News Feed based on a huge number of factors. Read on, and see what goes into the complex, fascinating formulas of the Facebook News Feed. Posts that ask for Likes, comments, or shares.

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