Which news sites get the most engagement on their Google+ pages? It’s been a year since I took an early look at engagement rates for news organizations on Google+ , so I thought I’d revisit the topic and do a fresh comparison. 2 BBC News 147.34 6 Breaking News 75.56 MORE
Instagram Stories is actually good news for Snapchat. From an operations perspective, that’s all good news. MORE
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A quick tip for news publishers on using Google+ embedded posts. When embedding a Google+ post in a news article, be sure to include enough original editorial text to meet the 80 word minimum for Google News indexation. Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? MORE
The Pew Research Center’s The State of the News Media 2012 is out and the section on What Facebook and Twitter Mean for News makes for an interesting read. Furthermore, Twitter and Facebook are about much more than just news delivery. MORE
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Pages will be able to create ads for desktop and mobile News Feed to boost awareness of events and drive responses. Facebook Updates News Feed: Facebook now shows more timely stories from friends and pages. MORE
Never did I imagine that a crisis would come to a fore as quickly as it has with this year’s fake news crisis. ” Since then we have witnessed the election of Donald Trump, Pizzagate , and the general rise of digital fake news. Slanted News. My News Experiment. MORE
This isn’t news to you, but here’s what makes it interesting: If you were to search LinkedIn for “Google Alphabet”, you’d find a collection of articles written by CEOs, Presidents, and Ph.Ds. For many, this intersection of news and content is both engaging and informative. MORE
That reason, in part, is because of the lack of investigative and hard news reporting. Much of the news today is soft news, yesterday’s news, news that is so inconsequential that it is no wonder why people comment it is fluff. Marketing news MORE
Over the past ten years the news media has been under a great deal of pressure. Often, it provides language we see verbatim in news stories.”. So while the core of news reporting and media relations is still the same, there are new ways to get earned media for your brand. MORE
In working with publishers one of the things I’m most frequently asked to do is troubleshoot problems with Google News. Anyone on staff at a news or content site can attest to the importance of Google News and news search optimization. Reaching Out to Google News. MORE
Whenever I do a presentation on Google+ for publishers I mention that quite a few news and content brands are among the most followed pages. Today I thought I’d check to see just how many news and content sites are among the top 500 pages on Google+. 7 BBC News 27 3,315,935. MORE
Facebook will turn to third-party fact-checking organizations to help combat fake news and hoaxes. We’ve relied heavily on our community for help on this issue, and this can help us detect more fake news. Stories that have been disputed may also appear lower in News Feed. MORE
Facebook is testing a way to allow users to post to News Feed without those posts ever appearing in their Timelines. We’ve heard feedback that sometimes, you may want to share a post with friends and family via News Feed and not have that post be displayed on your Timeline. MORE
Google News continues to be an important source of traffic for publishers, in particular from the news OneBoxes that are frequently included in regular Web search results. 1) News_keywords tag – Use the news_keywords tag to provide up to 10 defining phrases for each article. MORE
She says, ”during the presentation, I identified four areas impacted by social media: the changing definition of an authoritative news source, the concept of news participators, how news is shared, and the changing news cycle.” Is Social the “New News?” MORE
Social media news releases have lots of advantages, and what’s not to like? That all sounds great, but do social media news releases actually generate more media coverage? Press Releases Do Get Shared on Google News. MORE
Fake news. The term has become almost overused this past year, as stories from less… Read More. MORE
What are news organizations doing to increase user activity and engagement on their Facebook pages? Here are five good ideas for news media Facebook pages: 1) Use Geotargeting. For another idea outside of news see Grateful Dead Facebook Page: Great Use of Interactive Content. MORE
News publishers are all too familiar with the fact that Google News doesn’t always do such a great job of favoring original sources in its story clusters. Today I noticed an example that is worth pointing out because you’d think Google News would be able to handle it properly. MORE
Once again, Facebook is changing the way its News Feed is structured and many people have questions as to what it actually means this time. The post Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm appeared first on Ignite Social Media - The original social media agency. MORE
Now that Instagram web profiles have been around for a few months I thought I’d check in on the participation and activity of major news brands. But today I thought I’d focus on news organizations. 1 NBC News 316,012 666 159. 9 Breaking News 65,471 84 339. MORE
News organizations (along with businesses of all kinds) have been able to create official Google+ pages for a couple months now so I thought I’d check in and see how their pages are doing. Normally in posts like Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Breaking News 19.34 MORE
Facebook hopes to catch clickbait in the algorithm net it is using to clean up its News Feed. Research scientist Alex Peysakhovich and user experience researcher Kristin Hendrix detailed the latest change to the social network’s News Feed algorithm in a Newsroom post , saying that the tweak was a response to feedback from users. To address this feedback from our community, we’re making an update to News Feed ranking to further reduce clickbait headlines in the coming weeks. MORE
So I thought I’d check in on the PageSpeed scores for a selection of major news sites. For the sake of simplicity I pulled PageSpeed Online scores for the home page of each news site. Here are the fastest – and the slowest – news sites in 2012: Home Page Page Speed Score. MORE
In preparing for the Pinterest portion I took a look at the pinning activity of local TV news teams. There are some good examples out there however such as Fox 8 News in Cleveland, KARK 4 News in Little Rock, Seattle’s KING 5 and WHSV 3 in Harrisonburg, VA. MORE
Which news organizations are having the most success with the Google News standout tag? I monitored “Featured” articles in Google News for 90 days to find out. Basically most weekdays I’d check Google News once or twice a day. Deseret News 23 25.80%. MORE
Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest: Users can now share multiple photos on Twitter via web and the Android app. MORE
Fake News has always been around, but 2016 saw a sudden rise in stories that were blatantly false or misleading or partially untrue. Facebook and Google were so alarmed by this flood of fake news that they announced they will be cracking down on fake news stories. MORE
Now, Google is in the news (literally) with a gamification project of their own, and I think it has some potential. This week Google announced the launch of their Google News Badges. Edition of Google News now lets you collect private, sharable badges for your favorite topics. MORE
Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter and Reddit: Facebook. MORE
in the wake of the 2016 election over fake news that has made its way into Facebook’s News Feed. For instance, an ad recently ran in Facebook’s News Feed that purported to be a BBC News story on energy switching. The internet is also being overrun with clickbait sites promoted by Outbrain and Taboola that exist to lure readers of legitimate news in order to rack up page views. There has been quite a stir lately in the U.S. MORE
Facebook has begun displaying vertical videos in News Feed in its flagship mobile application. Prior to the change, vertical videos were cropped into squares in News Feed, and users had to click on the videos to watch them in their intended format. Peterson reported that vertical videos will appear in a 2:3 aspect ratio in News Feed and not take up the entire screen unless users clock on those videos, and then click on the arrows in the upper-right-hand corner to expand them. MORE
The standout tag for Google News has been around for a couple years now but many news publishers are still uncertain about it. The primary way that it manifests within Google News is when an article in a lead story cluster is labeled “Featured.”. MORE
Let's not even begin to discuss how often "news" items are shared that are, in fact, articles from the parody site The Onion. From the article: "According to a new study by computer scientists at Columbia University and the French National Institute, 59 percent of links shared on social media have never actually been clicked: In other words, most people appear to retweet news without ever reading it. news distribution. You're probably not reading this. MORE
Place Tips in News Feed: Place tips will show you fun, useful and relevant info about the place you’re at and will show at the top of your news feed. Can you believe it’s March already? 2015 is rolling fast, as are the changes in the social media world. MORE
Google News has been in the news itself lately, from European efforts to impose taxes to questions about its value and even suggestions for giving it a full redesign. But I’ve included enough sites to provide a good sense of the current news search opportunity for publishers. MORE
———— I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to keep up with all the news. Many of us have our own curation practice, but one of the most efficient I have is to keep an eye on those in our community who are curating the news for us. MORE
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The Google News news_keywords meta tag is now available to all publishers that are approved for inclusion. It is nice that Google News is trying to accommodate publishers and allow for more witty, print-style headlines. Don’t let the news_keywords tag add fuel to that fire.
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A quick tip for news publishers on using Google+ embedded posts. When embedding a Google+ post in a news article, be sure to include enough original editorial text to meet the 80 word minimum for Google News indexation. Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?
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News organizations (along with businesses of all kinds) have been able to create official Google+ pages for a couple months now so I thought I’d check in and see how their pages are doing. Normally in posts like Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Breaking News 19.34
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Now that Instagram web profiles have been around for a few months I thought I’d check in on the participation and activity of major news brands. But today I thought I’d focus on news organizations. 1 NBC News 316,012 666 159. 9 Breaking News 65,471 84 339.
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The Pew Research Center’s The State of the News Media 2012 is out and the section on What Facebook and Twitter Mean for News makes for an interesting read. Furthermore, Twitter and Facebook are about much more than just news delivery.
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So I thought I’d check in on the PageSpeed scores for a selection of major news sites. For the sake of simplicity I pulled PageSpeed Online scores for the home page of each news site. Here are the fastest – and the slowest – news sites in 2012: Home Page Page Speed Score.
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What are news organizations doing to increase user activity and engagement on their Facebook pages? Here are five good ideas for news media Facebook pages: 1) Use Geotargeting. For another idea outside of news see Grateful Dead Facebook Page: Great Use of Interactive Content.
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Never did I imagine that a crisis would come to a fore as quickly as it has with this year’s fake news crisis. ” Since then we have witnessed the election of Donald Trump, Pizzagate , and the general rise of digital fake news. Slanted News. My News Experiment.
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JANUARY 16, 2013
In working with publishers one of the things I’m most frequently asked to do is troubleshoot problems with Google News. Anyone on staff at a news or content site can attest to the importance of Google News and news search optimization. Reaching Out to Google News.
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Once again, Facebook is changing the way its News Feed is structured and many people have questions as to what it actually means this time. The post Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm appeared first on Ignite Social Media - The original social media agency.
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Which news sites get the most engagement on their Google+ pages? It’s been a year since I took an early look at engagement rates for news organizations on Google+ , so I thought I’d revisit the topic and do a fresh comparison. 2 BBC News 147.34 6 Breaking News 75.56
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Let's not even begin to discuss how often "news" items are shared that are, in fact, articles from the parody site The Onion. From the article: "According to a new study by computer scientists at Columbia University and the French National Institute, 59 percent of links shared on social media have never actually been clicked: In other words, most people appear to retweet news without ever reading it. news distribution. You're probably not reading this.
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Whenever I do a presentation on Google+ for publishers I mention that quite a few news and content brands are among the most followed pages. Today I thought I’d check to see just how many news and content sites are among the top 500 pages on Google+. 7 BBC News 27 3,315,935.
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Facebook has begun displaying vertical videos in News Feed in its flagship mobile application. Prior to the change, vertical videos were cropped into squares in News Feed, and users had to click on the videos to watch them in their intended format. Peterson reported that vertical videos will appear in a 2:3 aspect ratio in News Feed and not take up the entire screen unless users clock on those videos, and then click on the arrows in the upper-right-hand corner to expand them.
Adam Sherk
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In preparing for the Pinterest portion I took a look at the pinning activity of local TV news teams. There are some good examples out there however such as Fox 8 News in Cleveland, KARK 4 News in Little Rock, Seattle’s KING 5 and WHSV 3 in Harrisonburg, VA.
SocialTimes Facebook
AUGUST 4, 2016
Facebook hopes to catch clickbait in the algorithm net it is using to clean up its News Feed. Research scientist Alex Peysakhovich and user experience researcher Kristin Hendrix detailed the latest change to the social network’s News Feed algorithm in a Newsroom post , saying that the tweak was a response to feedback from users. To address this feedback from our community, we’re making an update to News Feed ranking to further reduce clickbait headlines in the coming weeks.
Adam Sherk
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
News publishers are all too familiar with the fact that Google News doesn’t always do such a great job of favoring original sources in its story clusters. Today I noticed an example that is worth pointing out because you’d think Google News would be able to handle it properly.
Convince & Convert
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
This isn’t news to you, but here’s what makes it interesting: If you were to search LinkedIn for “Google Alphabet”, you’d find a collection of articles written by CEOs, Presidents, and Ph.Ds. For many, this intersection of news and content is both engaging and informative.
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That reason, in part, is because of the lack of investigative and hard news reporting. Much of the news today is soft news, yesterday’s news, news that is so inconsequential that it is no wonder why people comment it is fluff. Marketing news
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Place Tips in News Feed: Place tips will show you fun, useful and relevant info about the place you’re at and will show at the top of your news feed. Can you believe it’s March already? 2015 is rolling fast, as are the changes in the social media world.
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SocialFish
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———— I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to keep up with all the news. Many of us have our own curation practice, but one of the most efficient I have is to keep an eye on those in our community who are curating the news for us.
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Facebook is testing a way to allow users to post to News Feed without those posts ever appearing in their Timelines. We’ve heard feedback that sometimes, you may want to share a post with friends and family via News Feed and not have that post be displayed on your Timeline.
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in the wake of the 2016 election over fake news that has made its way into Facebook’s News Feed. For instance, an ad recently ran in Facebook’s News Feed that purported to be a BBC News story on energy switching. The internet is also being overrun with clickbait sites promoted by Outbrain and Taboola that exist to lure readers of legitimate news in order to rack up page views. There has been quite a stir lately in the U.S.
SocialTimes Facebook
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Facebook will turn to third-party fact-checking organizations to help combat fake news and hoaxes. We’ve relied heavily on our community for help on this issue, and this can help us detect more fake news. Stories that have been disputed may also appear lower in News Feed.
Adam Sherk
MARCH 24, 2011
Social media news releases have lots of advantages, and what’s not to like? That all sounds great, but do social media news releases actually generate more media coverage? Press Releases Do Get Shared on Google News.
Adam Sherk
OCTOBER 23, 2013
Which news organizations are having the most success with the Google News standout tag? I monitored “Featured” articles in Google News for 90 days to find out. Basically most weekdays I’d check Google News once or twice a day. Deseret News 23 25.80%.
Proactive Report
AUGUST 5, 2016
Over the past ten years the news media has been under a great deal of pressure. Often, it provides language we see verbatim in news stories.”. So while the core of news reporting and media relations is still the same, there are new ways to get earned media for your brand.
The Realtime Report
MAY 27, 2014
Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest: Users can now share multiple photos on Twitter via web and the Android app.
SocialFish
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She says, ”during the presentation, I identified four areas impacted by social media: the changing definition of an authoritative news source, the concept of news participators, how news is shared, and the changing news cycle.” Is Social the “New News?”
Convince & Convert
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Instagram Stories is actually good news for Snapchat. From an operations perspective, that’s all good news.
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