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Facebook Updates News Feed

Mindjumpers

In order to develop the new algorithm, it meant first defining what “high quality content” is for its users and Facebook has therefore surveyed thousands of users about their preferences in content. With the results from the survey, Facebook has built a system to detect content defined as high quality.

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What Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Means To Your Reach

Mindjumpers

Based on surveys showing that people prefer links to articles about current events, Facebook will put a bit more focus on articles and make the algorithm better at distinguishing between relevant news versus a meme photo. Last week, Facebook once again made an update to the way stories are ranked in the news feed. Especially on mobile.

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We wanted to explore consumer misconceptions of social media professionals: Instead, it sparked a dialogue about the need for greater diversity

Sprout Social

That’s the question we set out to answer when we surveyed 1,623 consumers from the US and the UK. The results are telling: According to our Q4 2023 Sprout Pulse Survey, respondents believe the average social media manager is: white (65%), female (73%), 25-40 years old (55%), and a part-time employee or freelancer (40%).

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New Social Media App Uncovers What Gen Z Users Want

The Realtime Report

Playsee Boards is a neighborhood-centric feed that allows users to explore and start new conversations in the community, discover first-hand information about places and learn about local happenings. The new experience links people to people, people to small businesses and ultimately strengthens the community.”.

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How the Threads Algorithm Works in 2024 [GUIDE]

Hootsuite

Bonus: Download a free checklist that reveals the exact steps a fitness influencer used to grow from 0 to 600,000+ followers on Instagram with no budget and no expensive gear. What is the Threads algorithm? The Threads app algorithm is a proprietary formula that determines what posts get prioritized in each user’s “For You” feed.

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How to Make Social Advocacy Part of Your Employees’ Daily Routine

Convince & Convert

According to a 2016 survey from Bambu by Sprout Social, seven in ten employees are using social media at work. Blocking popular networks and monitoring browsing history isn’t going to stop anyone from checking Facebook—especially when 11 percent of those surveyed admitted to using social media during bathroom breaks.

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Brand awareness: What it is and strategies to improve it

Sprout Social

Brand awareness creates a community that generates word of mouth buzz, ‘I love this product, and I know you will too.’ Your community knows what their friends and family like. Brand surveys. Brand surveys are routine (often biannual) surveys that assess what an audience thinks and feels about your brand.

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