Sherrilynne Starkie

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Top five: Facebook continues towards world domination

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top Five: Facebook continues towards world domination. Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube. Facebook gets Golden Globes over incumbent Twitter. In what must be a big blow to Twitter, Facebook has been handed the exclusive rights to live stream the Golden Globe Awards this year. followers . Happy New Year!

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Facebook Reader a welcome feature

Sherrilynne Starkie

I liked that it had the ability to search through feeds to find specific content. But little by little Twitter and Facebook have taken over the reader duties for me. Today, we are hearing reports that Facebook is going to launch a reader application, and my first thought was, I hope this won’t change Facebook’s current update feeds.

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Facebook mention: for celebrities only

Sherrilynne Starkie

I usually only follow celebrities on Facebook if I have actually met them in person, such as Jim Carrey, who I met about 30 years ago when he did a surprise gig at Yuk Yuks in Ottawa. Besides that, I don’t want to fill up my feeds with irrelevant updates about things I care little about. Facebook graph search and your privacy.

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Top Five: Facebook ads are getting smarter

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top five social media news stories for marcoms professionals this week feature new innovations for businesses from Facebook, LinkedIn Live video and new features from YouTube and Whats App. Facebook Merges Instagram Direct with Page Inbox, Allows Page Access to Groups. Live video was a game changer for Facebook.

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Facebook and hashtags: at long last

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook has introduced the use of hashtags ! This week, Facebook announced rolled out a series of features that surface some of the interesting discussions pe ople are having about public events, people and topics. Facebook says it’s planning to introduce more features going forward including trending hashtags and deeper insights.

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Why brands need to rethink Facebook

Sherrilynne Starkie

Organic engagement on Facebook pages has decreased by half over the past year, according to a study conducted by Buffer and BuzzSumo , the online content insights provider. The study looked at 43 million posts from the top 20,000 brands on Facebook to compare organic engagement levels year on year. Rethinking Facebook Marketing.

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Taking part in the Facebook 10-year challenge?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Did you take part in the latest Facebook name the 10-year challenge? The idea is for people to post their very first ever Facebook profile pic next to the most recent one. Personally I saw this dozens, maybe hundreds, of times in my Facebook feed over the last week or so, and yes, I certainly took part in it myself.

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