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Facebook Watchbait: Misleading and Sensational Videos Will Be Down-Ranked

Jon Loomer

Facebook has announced that videos using “watchbait” will be penalized and receive less news feed distribution. “Watchbait” is a made-up word to describe shady tactics used by marketers to game the news feed algorithm — and user engagement — with videos. Even posts recommended by Facebook.

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Eight Common Facebook Issues And Steps To Resolve Them

SocMed Sean

Most of the time, Facebook works just fine. Here’s how you can quickly fix some of the most common Facebook bugs. Facebook Messenger Keeps Displaying a Notification of a New Message, But There Isn’t One. When you click on the Facebook app, it shows an unread Messenger chat, but when you go there, no unread message exists.

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How Government Agencies Can Best Engage Their Communities on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

Facebook can be a helpful resource in that mission. Your ability to build an online community and share updates with your constituents on Facebook has never been stronger. Facebook has developed many tools, resources, and best practices to help you better reach and connect with your followers. Image Source: Facebook GPA.

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Mark Zuckerberg Announces Major News Feed Changes

Myrland Marketing

If your Facebook News Feed has historically been dominated by updates from brands, businesses, and news media, get ready for a major shift. Those of us who also use Facebook to communicate professionally haven’t been too happy about these changes. Facebook’s Algorithmic Stick Grows Even Heavier.

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The Best Facebook Messenger Marketing Strategies for 2023

Hootsuite

Facebook Messenger marketing can be a powerful part of your digital strategy. Below, we’ll explain how to use Facebook Messenger for marketing. We’ll also explore the best Facebook Messenger marketing strategies for 2023. What is Facebook Messenger marketing? What is the benefit of marketing on Facebook Messenger?

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How Public Safety Agencies Can Best Engage Their Communities on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

Facebook can be a helpful resource in that mission. Your ability to build an online community and share updates with your constituents on Facebook has never been stronger. Facebook has developed many tools, resources, and best practices to help you better reach and connect with your followers. Image Source: Facebook GPA.

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Are You Restricting Your Meta Ads Lead Forms?

Jon Loomer

When you create a Meta lead form, you will go through the steps of your form type, intro, questions, privacy policy, message for leads, and maybe more (depending on the form type ). At the Ads level in Ads Manager, there’s a link under the total number of leads for “On-Facebook Leads” in the Results column.