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Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it. MORE
#Facebook News Feed Changes. Here’s the gist: “Facebook is making significant changes to its News Feed algorithm in an effort to prioritize “meaningful” person-to-person interactions among friends and family over posts from Facebook pages. This goes into the News Feed. #7 MORE
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When the pandemic began — and even before that when people ran amok and didn’t know what to do — I actively consumed the news. No more news channels. In time, and on my own terms, I gradually reintroduced the news. MORE
Facebook Canada has launched a new fact-checking program aimed at helping combat fake news from spreading. . The initiative is a collaboration with Agence France-Presse (AFP) whose Canada-based fact-checkers will review news stories on Facebook in English and French and rate their accuracy. MORE
After first launching it in selected states last year, Facebook is now bringing its new News tab to all US users MORE
Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Google News Refreshed Written on July 4, 2010 by Justin Levy in google , video 0 Comments - Leave a comment! Since Google News launched it has only had a few updates to it. MORE
Last week, Facebook announced that they are going to update its News Feed to display more “high quality content” that is relevant for the users. Only three weeks ago, Facebook introduced an update to the news feed that allows organic stories to appear near the top of the News Feed if the stories are still getting likes and comments, as this improves the experience of the news feed. Think about, “Would my audience want to see this in their News Feeds?”. MORE
New research shows that YouTube has become a key source of news for many Americans, which could also be fueling fring theories and beliefs MORE
This week’s top five social media news for marketers and PR pros! SS: Any plan to reduce Twitter spam and noise is good news. The post Top Five: The news Facebook tributes tool appeared first on Sherrilynne Starkie. Learn about great podcasts, Reddit ads, Snapchat’s new features, Facebook tributes and Twitter’s fight on spammers. 20 Marketing Podcasts You should be listening to. MORE
Each week I scan the hundreds of industry websites to keep abreast of the news. Here’s this week’s list of the most important, must-know social media news featuring LinkedIn, World Emoji Day, Instagram Sales and Instagram anti-bullying. The post Top news in social media appeared first on Sherrilynne Starkie. MORE
LinkedIn has re-branded its editorial team in an effort to better represent its evolving mission to connect its users with relevant information MORE
The majority of public relations professionals predict that in just five years the average person will not be able to distinguish between news stories and advertising copy, and what’s more, most people won’t even care. Fighting fake news. Clearly the PR profession is really worried about the viability of real news media. People are demanding transparency and accountabilty of their news sources (and count Facebook among them). MORE
Facebook has announced the expansion of both its 'Breaking News' tags and its local news update option MORE
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. The social network has today agreed to add gender-based hate to its list of unacceptable content and has committed to ridding its site of it and is updating its guidelines to training moderators. 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. As this new feature on Facebook rolled out, so did a document titled “News Feed Values” by the company, which is meant to supply clarity around exactly that question. The post Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm appeared first on Ignite Social Media - The original social media agency. MORE
I visited Mark Sutcliffe for the PowerLunch at 1310 News last week and enjoyed connecting with him and Kurt Stoodley, broadcaster and real estate professional. The post 1310 News Powerlunch: Will Ottawa support the Sens this season? Ottawa 1310 News Ottawa news MORE
Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. MORE
Facebook has this week put the first call out for news organizations in Europe to register their Facebook Pages MORE
Zite Co-Founder Mike Klaas said , “Together, we’re going to build the most wonderful place to read news that has ever existed.” We hope you come with us and help us shape the future of news.” Apps In the Media Mobile Apps Social Media Social Media News apps CNN flipboard news app zite MORE
Lots of social media news out this week and here’s a summary of the top five stories you need to know. I’m happy for this news! Get our regular Top Five Social Media News delivered directly to your inbox with our free newsletter. The post Top Five Social Media News: Instagram native scheduling is here! Pinterest improves organic reach for retailers. MORE
The Sun’s 24-hour news service’s current predicament is excellent news for Canadians, thanks to the CRTC’s decision against mandatory distribution. Sun News Network (Photo credit: Wikipedia). The fact that we are even discussing Canadian television news has got to be a good thing. We need better access to news; we need better news services, period. I think Canada’s TV news can do better. MORE
Google is now using machine learning to group top media stories in Google Search and has implemented carousels to improve search relevance and make news easy to access. Searchers now see a carousel of articles at the top of the search results highlighting relevant news. MORE
This is what Thoreau wrote in 1854: I don’t learn anything in the news. I’ve observed over the years that “breaking news” tends to be sensationalist and non-informative. Because I’m in control of my news consumption , I veer toward op-eds and perspectives on science, technology, and the arts. Related Stories The Magazines are Coming How I Consume the News Facebook, LinkedIn, and Me. MORE
Top Five Social Media Must Knows: The new Google News. This week's top 5 social media must-knows include Hootsuite and Pinterest, Google News and AI, New Buttons for Instagram, Facebook user loyalty and new features from WhatsApp. The new Google News: AI meets human intelligence. Google is rolling out an all new Google News, which uses the best of artificial intelligence to find the best of human intelligence—the great reporting done by journalists around the globe. MORE
The top five must-know social media news stories of the week feature a Google’s new app for small businesses, LinkedIn’s Top Voices list, Facebook welcoming in French regulators, Pinterest’s UX improvements and Instagram’s new time tracking feature. MORE
Were you on top of all the various updates, announcements and news stories in March? Check out this round-up of the key social platform news MORE
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Fake news is a social problem, which won’t be resolved quickly. Here's an overview of why, and how, the issue is growing in the modern age MORE
Facebook's experimenting with a new News Feed layout which is more aligned with Stories consumption MORE
Facebook has announced a new News Feed algorithm update to help boost original news reporting, and improve the flow of quality information through its network MORE
Podcasts great way to keep on top of social media and industry trends and news. They are chock full of the important social media, PR and marketing news I need to know to do my job well. Here, Shel and his guests (of which I am one) discuss the implications of fake news for PR pros, predict internal communications trends for 2019 and go over this week’s relevent industry headlines. MORE
Facebook has launched a new education campaign to provide tips and notes on how to detect, and avoid, fake news MORE
Important Forex News Every Trader Should Know . News factors are the most powerful price driving element in the financial market. reacts to the news very violently. A volatile market is nothing but the result of such high impact news. Sadly, the rookies in the United Kingdom don’t want to keep themselves updated about the news data as they think it increases the complexities. For that, you have to consider the news data. Right after that news, the U.S MORE
Facebook has launched the first stage of its new dedicated News tab, which will help users find more relevant, trustworthy news content on the platform MORE
Facebook is making a change to its political ad rules to stop activists using the news exemption to promote their messaging MORE
Top 5 must-know social media news for the week includes stories about a new Messenger, Soundcloud’s Instagram integration, YouTube’s changed engagement metrics, the fight against fake news and Snapchat’s power with youth demographics. MORE
Facebook has released it's first news programming schedule, and announced a new set of news programs MORE
A couple of weeks back Ottawa saw the launch of a new local community newspaper, Capital City News. News (Photo credit: Wikipedia). I counted one news story, five news in briefs, one sports story among all the PR stories and advertisements. Decoding the News: Bias in Newspapers (theconservativeidealist.com). Produced by Sun Media as a grass roots publication, the newspaper is published in weekly neighbourhood variants across the region. MORE
Facebook has responded to the Australian Government's proposed regulatory reform which seeks to make Googe and Facebook pay news publishers for use of their content MORE
The Australian Government is looking to force Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for usage of their content in an effort to assist news publishers struggling due to COVID-19 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. In working with a wide range of news and content sites, I know that becoming an approved source and maximizing Google News visibility (through avoiding news crawl errors and editorial optimization) continue to be important priorities. News Sites Ranked by Google News Traffic. MORE
This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. COO Sheryl Sandberg has unveiled five new ways Facebook will address issues of privacy and fake news. More insight makes for smarter use of this important news distribution tool. MORE
More details are slowly emerging about Facebook's coming 'trusted news' tab, which will aim to showcase more news content on the platform MORE
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The Sun’s 24-hour news service’s current predicament is excellent news for Canadians, thanks to the CRTC’s decision against mandatory distribution. Sun News Network (Photo credit: Wikipedia). The fact that we are even discussing Canadian television news has got to be a good thing. We need better access to news; we need better news services, period. I think Canada’s TV news can do better.
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This is what Thoreau wrote in 1854: I don’t learn anything in the news. I’ve observed over the years that “breaking news” tends to be sensationalist and non-informative. Because I’m in control of my news consumption , I veer toward op-eds and perspectives on science, technology, and the arts. Related Stories The Magazines are Coming How I Consume the News Facebook, LinkedIn, and Me.
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When the pandemic began — and even before that when people ran amok and didn’t know what to do — I actively consumed the news. No more news channels. In time, and on my own terms, I gradually reintroduced the news.
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Facebook has launched the first stage of its new dedicated News tab, which will help users find more relevant, trustworthy news content on the platform
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NOVEMBER 15, 2010
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APRIL 10, 2019
This week’s top five social media news for marketers and PR pros! SS: Any plan to reduce Twitter spam and noise is good news. The post Top Five: The news Facebook tributes tool appeared first on Sherrilynne Starkie. Learn about great podcasts, Reddit ads, Snapchat’s new features, Facebook tributes and Twitter’s fight on spammers. 20 Marketing Podcasts You should be listening to.
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AUGUST 8, 2019
Lots of social media news out this week and here’s a summary of the top five stories you need to know. I’m happy for this news! Get our regular Top Five Social Media News delivered directly to your inbox with our free newsletter. The post Top Five Social Media News: Instagram native scheduling is here! Pinterest improves organic reach for retailers.
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LinkedIn has re-branded its editorial team in an effort to better represent its evolving mission to connect its users with relevant information
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A couple of weeks back Ottawa saw the launch of a new local community newspaper, Capital City News. News (Photo credit: Wikipedia). I counted one news story, five news in briefs, one sports story among all the PR stories and advertisements. Decoding the News: Bias in Newspapers (theconservativeidealist.com). Produced by Sun Media as a grass roots publication, the newspaper is published in weekly neighbourhood variants across the region.
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JULY 4, 2010
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APRIL 19, 2020
The Australian Government is looking to force Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for usage of their content in an effort to assist news publishers struggling due to COVID-19
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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. As this new feature on Facebook rolled out, so did a document titled “News Feed Values” by the company, which is meant to supply clarity around exactly that question. The post Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm appeared first on Ignite Social Media - The original social media agency.
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Facebook has launched a new education campaign to provide tips and notes on how to detect, and avoid, fake news
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Important Forex News Every Trader Should Know . News factors are the most powerful price driving element in the financial market. reacts to the news very violently. A volatile market is nothing but the result of such high impact news. Sadly, the rookies in the United Kingdom don’t want to keep themselves updated about the news data as they think it increases the complexities. For that, you have to consider the news data. Right after that news, the U.S
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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. In working with a wide range of news and content sites, I know that becoming an approved source and maximizing Google News visibility (through avoiding news crawl errors and editorial optimization) continue to be important priorities. News Sites Ranked by Google News Traffic.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it.
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DECEMBER 21, 2018
Podcasts great way to keep on top of social media and industry trends and news. They are chock full of the important social media, PR and marketing news I need to know to do my job well. Here, Shel and his guests (of which I am one) discuss the implications of fake news for PR pros, predict internal communications trends for 2019 and go over this week’s relevent industry headlines.
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