Sherrilynne Starkie

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F8: Facebook says the future is private

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week, more than 5,000 developers, creators and entrepreneurs from around the world came together for F8 , Facebook’s annual conference about the future of technology. Facebook announced a new redesign that puts groups first in its attempt to rebuild communities on the platform. Lots of change at Facebook.

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Facebook news today

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook Foxes. Facebook is cracking down on violent, sexist content in response to an open letter issued last week by Women, Action & the Media (WAM). The group demanded that Facebook add gender-based hate speech to its list of forbidden content. ” Remember Facebook Notes? PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

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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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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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Facebook and a ‘harmless’ prank

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The suspected suicide of the nurse who was pranked by two Australian DJs quickly resulted in a deluge of angry comments to their radio station’s Facebook page. Thousands of Facebookers posted critical remarks of the DJs and the station (2dayfm), and it would seem that the station’s crisis communications tact is simply to unpublish the page.

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Facebook's secret groups | Sherrilynne Starkie

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Facebook: profile, page or group? | Sherrilynne Starkie

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