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You can’t escape the news – fake news influenced the 2016 election and will be even more visible in 2020. Some investors were praying for bad news so they could make more money when the stock went down. The post What we are missing about Deepfakes and Fake News in 2020? MORE
Facebook has been slowly rolling out its 'Breaking News' label to more publishers - but does it actually help improve reach MORE
This week’s top 5 must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals see a lot of good work by both Google and Facebook in the effort to improve the quality of news and reporting. Google to tell us the good news for once. Finally, some good 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
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
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. Think about, “Would my audience want to see this in their News Feeds?”. Source: News Feed FYI: Showing More High Quality Content. MORE
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about the big Facebook news feed update that was announced recently. The news feed is sorted and customized based on a ranking system. Examples… In 2014, the news feed was updated to show fewer text updates from pages. 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. MORE
While we both know you’re not a purveyor of so-called fake-news, if you’re not a proper J-school-certified and verified reporter, you might end up on the wrong side of the social media content filter. Fake news has been in the real news recently. 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. MORE
It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands. In that time, it’s clear marketers are setting the groundwork for future news feed changes. 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. MORE
Facebook has announced the expansion of both its 'Breaking News' tags and its local news update option MORE
Social media tools are transforming the way photographers, journalists and everyday users are documenting news around the world. They discussed the growing influence of social media on photo journalism specifically how Instagram allows real-time news coverage through visual storytelling. 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. MORE
Facebook is all set to launch Community Actions, an interactive News Feed petition feature, that will allow users to support political and social causes that matter to them. The post Facebook Launching Community Actions Feature To News Feed appeared first on SocialMedia.biz. 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
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 announced that it will fund a new set of Facebook-Watch exclusive news programs across Europe MORE
Facebook has announced a new set of deals with Australian news publishers to fund original, Facebook-exclusive programs 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.” MORE
Facebook has advertised open positions for a team of journalists which will oversee its coming dedicated news section 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. MORE
Pew Research has published a new study which looks at how consumers view social media's influence on news coverage, which shows that there are significant concerns around bias 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). We need better access to news; we need better news services, period. 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
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
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. 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 has made another step towards lessening the reach of misleading and false health claims on its platform 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. MORE
After months of testing, Facebook has announced that it's giving publishers in more regions access to its 'Breaking News' post tags 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
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
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. 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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DECEMBER 12, 2019
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
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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.
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JUNE 29, 2018
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 13, 2018
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.
Social Media Today
OCTOBER 25, 2019
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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JANUARY 26, 2020
You can’t escape the news – fake news influenced the 2016 election and will be even more visible in 2020. Some investors were praying for bad news so they could make more money when the stock went down. The post What we are missing about Deepfakes and Fake News in 2020?
Sherrilynne Starkie
AUGUST 22, 2018
This week’s top 5 must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals see a lot of good work by both Google and Facebook in the effort to improve the quality of news and reporting. Google to tell us the good news for once. Finally, some good news!
Sherrilynne Starkie
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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
Sherrilynne Starkie
AUGUST 17, 2013
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). We need better access to news; we need better news services, period.
Sherrilynne Starkie
JANUARY 22, 2019
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 28, 2013
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
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.
Jon Loomer
JANUARY 13, 2018
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about the big Facebook news feed update that was announced recently. The news feed is sorted and customized based on a ranking system. Examples… In 2014, the news feed was updated to show fewer text updates from pages.
Social Media Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Facebook has announced the expansion of both its 'Breaking News' tags and its local news update option
Sherrilynne Starkie
OCTOBER 25, 2018
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.
Social Media Today
JULY 12, 2018
Facebook has released it's first news programming schedule, and announced a new set of news programs
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
More details are slowly emerging about Facebook's coming 'trusted news' tab, which will aim to showcase more news content on the platform
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 14, 2012
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.
Social Media Today
APRIL 4, 2019
Facebook has been slowly rolling out its 'Breaking News' label to more publishers - but does it actually help improve reach
Waxing UnLyrical
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
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.
Social Media Today
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
After months of testing, Facebook has announced that it's giving publishers in more regions access to its 'Breaking News' post tags
yMarketingMatters
OCTOBER 1, 2014
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.
The Social Media Incubator
MARCH 5, 2014
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.”
Socialmedia.biz
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Facebook is all set to launch Community Actions, an interactive News Feed petition feature, that will allow users to support political and social causes that matter to them. The post Facebook Launching Community Actions Feature To News Feed appeared first on SocialMedia.biz.
SocialFish
OCTOBER 31, 2013
———— 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.
Ignite Social Media
JULY 1, 2016
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.
Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 9, 2018
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.
Adam Sherk
DECEMBER 9, 2014
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.
Jon Loomer
JANUARY 21, 2018
It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands. In that time, it’s clear marketers are setting the groundwork for future news feed changes.
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Facebook has announced that it will fund a new set of Facebook-Watch exclusive news programs across Europe
Socialmedia.biz
DECEMBER 14, 2016
While we both know you’re not a purveyor of so-called fake-news, if you’re not a proper J-school-certified and verified reporter, you might end up on the wrong side of the social media content filter. Fake news has been in the real news recently.
Sherrilynne Starkie
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
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.
Social Media Today
AUGUST 21, 2019
Facebook has advertised open positions for a team of journalists which will oversee its coming dedicated news section
Social Media Today
JULY 3, 2019
Facebook has made another step towards lessening the reach of misleading and false health claims on its platform
Social Media Today
APRIL 5, 2019
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
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 26, 2014
Social media tools are transforming the way photographers, journalists and everyday users are documenting news around the world. They discussed the growing influence of social media on photo journalism specifically how Instagram allows real-time news coverage through visual storytelling.
Social Media Today
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Pew Research has published a new study which looks at how consumers view social media's influence on news coverage, which shows that there are significant concerns around bias
Social Media Today
AUGUST 5, 2019
Facebook has announced a new set of deals with Australian news publishers to fund original, Facebook-exclusive programs
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