Facebook Adds Wikipedia Knowledge Boxes in Search Results
Social Media Today
JUNE 9, 2020
Facebook is looking to add Knowledge Panel type displays in some search results, featuring overviews from Wikipedia.
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Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 4, 2019
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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Sherrilynne Starkie
JANUARY 28, 2019
Last week, the Wall Street Journal , arguably one of the highest profile news organizations in the world, published an article by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and not before time! After almost a year of bad press, multiple scandals and falling share prices, it’s well past time for a Facebook ‘Mea Culpa’. Photo: Wikipedia.
Sherrilynne Starkie
AUGUST 18, 2014
Facebook users will have seen prompts to download the standalone Facebook Messenger app to their phones since April. Mark Zuckerberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Messages have removed from the Facebook mobile app. Facebook says that shift will allow both mobile applications to work more efficiently.
Sherrilynne Starkie
OCTOBER 25, 2012
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APRIL 7, 2018
How Facebook and Twitter work with big data companies in Australia and beyond. In 2007 Facebook got into trouble for Beacon – I wrote about it at the time – a service that reported on your behaviours online and offline for “personalisation” purposes. ” Wikipedia Beacon Facebook.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 7, 2018
Have you liked a Facebook page or post that has been built by a Russian agency spreading fake news? Or, have you liked or followed a Facebook Page or Instagram account created by the Internet Research Agency? You can access the tool here if you’re logged into Facebook and using a desktop or laptop computer.
The Realtime Report
JULY 17, 2012
Users are not happy with Facebook, according to a survey released today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Facebook was already the lowest-scoring e-business company on the index, and this year suffered the largest decline in customer satisfaction, dropping 8% to a satisfaction level of only 61 (out of 100).
Forbes Social Media
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Wikipedia isn’t just any social network, and its new rulebook stands apart from the terms of service handed down by commercial social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
The Realtime Report
JULY 22, 2014
Facebook and LinkedIn generated higher satisfaction this year, but according to their own users, these platforms are still worst in the industry. After leading the category for four consecutive years, Wikipedia is the only major site to experience a decrease in user satisfaction, falling 5% for a score of 74 (and now ranking below Pinterest).
Sherrilynne Starkie
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Château Laurier, Ottawa, Canada. Seen from the corner of Sussex and Rideau. Here’s your chance to win a free ticket to an IABC 2012 Canada Business Summit preconference workshop. The summit takes place November 1-3 at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. Related articles.
Sherrilynne Starkie
NOVEMBER 9, 2013
Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Even better…do so with your loving and supportive spouse by your side. It’s a script we’ve seen played out time and time again with fallen celebrities and politicians who wish to regain their public reputations. Brown’s ‘bigoted’ comment.
Sherrilynne Starkie
OCTOBER 28, 2012
Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. By 2014, we could see up to 15 per cent of all online reviews being ‘faked’, according to Gartner, the research company. HAT TIP: For Immediate Release, The Hobson and Holtz Report. Related posts: Users flee MySpace. Map your LinkedIn contacts. Down a new path?
Dave Fleet
MAY 10, 2010
Her opening question went something like: “What the heck are Community Pages on Facebook, and why is there one for my company?. Facebook’s Community Pages are an initiative from Facebook to create “the best collection of shared knowledge on a wide variety topics. Community Pages 101.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MARCH 17, 2012
Image via Wikipedia. VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE. A catchy phrase to accompany your clever pranks. As popularized by Sheldon Cooper ( The Big Bang Theory ). I just replaced your toothpaste with denture cream. Origin of this phrase comes from a Happy Days episode where the Fonz jumped a shark on waterskis. Public Parts: Jeff Jarvis.
The Social Media Incubator
JANUARY 6, 2012
There’s been quite a bit of discussion about the reliability of online information that is compiled by individual users (think Wikipedia ). How about if you’re a student writing a research paper – can you cite Wikipedia as a credible resource for your information? So what happened?
Sherrilynne Starkie
AUGUST 19, 2014
For example: Old style: Download Facebook Messenger now! New style: When Facebook kills mobile chat, don’t lose touch with all your friends! Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Humans are attracted by humour, emotion and information. Should writers keep copy short? Stephen Fry on language and writing.
Sherrilynne Starkie
AUGUST 13, 2012
According to Wikipedia a word cloud is a visual representation for text data, typically used to visualize free form text. Here’s a word cloud (by Wordle) of my last three blog posts about Facebook: It would be handy to be able to suppress the word Facebook, because before the analysis even begins, we know the content is about Facebook.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MARCH 24, 2012
Red Pinterest logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia). VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE. There’s been considerable online discussion of the risks for brands on Pinterest ; there’s also criticism about the kind of content that is being pinned including photographs of self harm. This morning, Pinterest has announced. Search plus your world.
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 14, 2012
News (Photo credit: Wikipedia). VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE. A couple of weeks back Ottawa saw the launch of a new local community newspaper, Capital City News. Produced by Sun Media as a grass roots publication, the newspaper is published in weekly neighbourhood variants across the region. Related posts: Canada is world’s No.
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 20, 2016
We are, apparently, the “most influential species” on our planet (according to Wikipedia, and Wikipedia knows all). Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn What Happens When You Kiss a Bunch of Frogs? Last time I checked, you were a smart, sentient being, a member of genus Homo sapiens sapiens.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Sometimes when I think of Facebook, I can’t help but think addiction. Coffee and cigarettes I can quit, but for some reason Facebook has a hold on me, and after doing some research, I have found that I am not the only one. In other words, having a Facebook page for your small business is a great way to advertise.
Sherrilynne Starkie
JULY 28, 2013
Photo credit: Wikipedia). Facebook and a ‘harmless’ prank. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Canadian television journalist Mike Duffy of CTV. The giant Mike Duffy balloon was launched as the mascot for a campaign for Senate reform, and was meant to represent “the hot air” in the upper chamber of Parliament.
Sherrilynne Starkie
NOVEMBER 24, 2013
Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. This isn’t a choice, it’s a civic duty. It’s part of living in a caring society where we all support and look out for our neighbours and friends. The same holds true for brands and organizations. This article was originally posted on Thornleyfallis.ca.
Sherrilynne Starkie
FEBRUARY 2, 2013
Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Tom Cruise jumped on Oprah’s sofa, Whitney Houston confessed drug use and Rhianna admitted her undying love for her brute former boyfriend Chris Brown. None received the expected reputational boost from the exercise. Lance Armstrong at the 2005 Tour de France. Related articles.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 18, 2013
Hadfield Mission Specialist Canadian Space Agency (CSA) (Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Astronaut Chris A. Hadfield boasts more than 751,000 Twitter followers, more than half million YouTube views and has a Klout score of 86. This article was originally posted on Thornley Fallis. YouTube introduces trends.
Mindjumpers
JUNE 24, 2010
The 42 pages long Social Media Playbook contains information and best practices on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube, Wikipedia, Delicious, Flickr, Google Buzz and Geosocial Networks. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.
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FEBRUARY 15, 2014
Fascinating direction for the ''Web'', as the original idea of a independent, decentralized Internet is slowly getting gobbled up by a small number of mega-centralized behemoths ( Facebook / Google / Amazon / Verizon etc)." Wikipedia vs. the Small Screen - The New York Times. " (Hugh for Alistair). bitcurrent. bittorrent.
Sherrilynne Starkie
JUNE 22, 2013
Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Then, the user could use Facebook to find out this woman’s interests, where she went to school and who her friends are. Facebook’s little secret. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Her topic was “Big data as a new information ecosystem.”. Related articles.
Sherrilynne Starkie
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
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Waxing UnLyrical
AUGUST 9, 2017
In fact, if you Wikipedia him (I confess, I did), you’ll learn all about how long it took him to become the Grammy-award winning artist and basically living legend he is today. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn That One Time I Crashed the Del McCoury Band. But he didn’t give up. Wouldn't you like to be in her kitchen?
The Realtime Report
MARCH 27, 2014
photo: Wikipedia Commons. Most carriers already have a presence on the major social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and this will increase in the next two years; 40% of carriers plan to be active on Google+ in the next year alone. Kiosks will become less important, and sales will shift to social media and mobile.
The Realtime Report
DECEMBER 3, 2013
A recent shift in Facebook’s algorithm has helped drive traffic to major publishers , and BuzzFeed is seeing some serious benefits from the change. Referrals from Twitter, Facebook and Google hit record highs; Facebook is easily in the lead, but referral traffic from Twitter grew 180% in the last year.
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APRIL 4, 2014
The Wikipedia For Numbers Just Made My Job Easier, But It Needs Your Help To Be Even Better - Business Insider. In fact, most people haven''t, so it ain''t as robust as Wikipedia. Yes, this is a Wikipedia for numbers. A Wikipedia for numbers. " (Mitch for Alistair). "Have you ever heard of Meterfy ? Me neither.
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
Facebook ''s research suggests that happy sentiment begets happy sentiment, and we know that angry comments on articles makes people dig in to their existing positions and ignore facts that don''t agree with them. Feel free to share these links and add your picks on Twitter, Facebook, in the comments below or wherever you play.
Sherrilynne Starkie
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
Michael Geist (Photo credit: Wikipedia). From then the movement grew: The Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group was launched in 2007 and soon had 90,000 members. Hundreds of Facebook groups started cropping up indicating the issue was finding space in local communities. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Related articles.
Harp Interactive
JANUARY 6, 2010
Channels You Need To Monitor: The key to managing your online reputation is a comprehensive daily monitoring of various platforms like: Social Media Platforms (Facebook, MySpace). Blogs (WordPress, Blogger, Twitter etc). Video Sites (Youtube). Image Sites (Flikr). Articles (ezine, articlebase etc). Press releases.
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 6, 2018
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest are all featured. Facebook plans to restrict data access. Pinterest has hired Facebook's Matt Hogle as global head of small business. Facebook news feed update helps USA users identify fake news. Follow List. Embed List. Apr 06, 2018. Apr 06, 2018. Apr 06, 2018.
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OCTOBER 6, 2017
Everipedia is the Wikipedia for being wrong - The Outline. Wikipedia was originally going to be written by 1,000 paid librarians. This Is the Perfect Facebook Post - Vice. "If If I'm not mistaken, Alistair grew up in Atlantic Canada, now home of the greatest Facebook post ever." We also think a lot of about Facebook.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
JUNE 11, 2010
Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Here’s the real Facebook, long before I joined the social network myself: Truthfully, it doesn’t matter who invented Facebook. Facebook is like Classmates.com.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Facebook’s Competitor to Google AdSense: Facebook Audience Network. If you are using Google AdSense on your website, then you should be aware of the fact that Facebook actually has a competitor product, as well, called the Facebook Audience Network. There is a Simple Version of Wikipedia. Did You Know?
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OCTOBER 20, 2017
But the tools they used aren't in dispute: Twitter , Facebook , even Pinterest. Wikipedia 's contributions and numbers of editors are flatlining, or declining. Is this related to a general decline in the importance of knowledge, or tied to more internal issues around how Wikipedia manages its community?" Hugh for Alistair).
Laurel Papworth
JUNE 14, 2011
The main online community Facebook – and other social networks such as Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Livestreaming – have been appropriated for the Icelandic Government’s communications channels to it’s own people. Oddsson was removed on 26 February 2009 ( wikipedia ). 2/3 are on Facebook. Not much fun.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 6, 2014
Photo credit: Wikipedia). PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. Mayor Jim Watson has been selected as the recipient of this year’s prestigious Communicator of the Year Award, awarded by the International Association of Business Communicators’ (IABC) Ottawa Chapter. Related posts: Ottawa Skyhawks turn PR blunder around. Related articles.
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