Sherrilynne Starkie

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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. 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. Goodbye, Google Reader: 5 Alternatives to Get Your RSS Feed Fix.

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Facebook’s fake news battle in Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

Placing false stories lower in News Feed. Fact-checkers will write articles to provide more information on a news story and these will be highlighted below the original story in Related Articles. How Facebook Canada’s Fact-Checking Will Work. Fact-checking stories. More Ways to Fight Fake News on Facebook.

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Top Five: Finally some good news

Sherrilynne Starkie

Instagram tests Recommended Post in Feed. Instagram is testing recommended posts in Feed, a new way for users to see content they may like. LinkedIn introduced QR codes a few weeks back to make it almost effortless to swap contact information and connect. The trial started this week and is expected to run for several days.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Google is prescriptive about how to present information. Without putting paid behind communication it’s increasingly difficult to get a ranked in the news feed. Video content is encouraged because almost 80 per cent of all Internet activity is video consumption.

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nBA Pulse: a new social analytics tool

Sherrilynne Starkie

The eliminates the need to have someone watching feeds and hashtag trends all the time. Spike alerts and live annotations will allow brands to make fast, informed, data-driven decisions. The demonstration I saw highlight three interesting features: Early detection and warning system. Analysis of spikes. Volume spike analysis.

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Top five: New features tools and services from the ‘Big Three’ (plus Pinterest)

Sherrilynne Starkie

With the introduction of a new features for use on pages, events and groups we are all going to see a lot more stories in our Facebook feeds including Stories posted to Instagram and Messenger. The Facebook Creator app (only on iOS) is designed for livestreaming and the website is full of how to information and tips.

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Top Five: social networks push new shopping features

Sherrilynne Starkie

Businesses can tag products to lead shoppers to more information (like price and availability) and to actually make a purchase right from the Instagram app. Shopping Ads automatically create promoted pins from an existing product feed making advertising an effortless task for retailers. Instagram brings shopping to Canada.