Sentences with phrase «news on social networks»

If you thought the spread of misleading news on social networks like Facebook was bad now, get ready for the future.

And during his remarks he talked about the spread of fake news on social networks and how that could weaken democracy.

OPW — June 12 — If you want news on the Social Networking News, you won't find it here.

The suppression software has been contentious within Facebook, which is separately grappling with what should or should not be shown to its users after the American presidential election's unexpected outcome spurred questions over fake news on the social network.

The media is abuzz with news on social networking, and a day rarely passes when some headline - grabbing article doesn't tout social media as the next miracle cure for your job searc h. MORE

The media is abuzz with news on social networking, and a day rarely passes when some headline - grabbing article doesn't tout social media as the next miracle cure for your job searc h.

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For game developers, Facebook and Zynga's breakup last week was much - welcomed news: Now that the two company's official relationship has been severed (and Zynga will be free to develop its own gaming platform on Zynga.com), the social network will also no longer play favorites — giving other independent game developers a fair shake at the exposure and growth the Facebook platform can offer.

Young users in particular don't go to websites any more — they find the news and other content on social networks, or are referred by their friends.

Not only that, but because all news looks fundamentally the same on Facebook, media organizations that post a lot of their content to the social network risk losing their identity.

But such a service could also present the risk of publishers becoming even more dependent on social networking platforms like Facebook for readers and revenue, thus giving the tech giants an uncomfortable amount of control over the news industry's fate.

In journalistic terms, meanwhile, social networks like Twitter and Facebook make the always - on news environment of CNN and other TV channels feel like something from the days of the horse - drawn wagon.

Over the next several days, users logging onto the social networking platform in 14 countries, including the U.S., will see an alert on their news feeds linking them to a Help Center page with «Tips to Spot False News,» reports TechCrunews feeds linking them to a Help Center page with «Tips to Spot False News,» reports TechCruNews,» reports TechCrunch.

For example, in an October interview with industry trade publication Digiday, media consultant Aram Zucker - Scharff compared the project to Facebook's Instant Articles project, which is pitched as making news articles easier to read by hosting them directly on the social network's site.

The original story focused on how these editorial contractors believed they were simply training Facebook's news - filtering algorithms, and didn't feel that the social network cared about journalism much, except as raw material for its engagement engines.

The IRA and other Russian - linked entities were also alleged by the DOJ to have spread fake news and misleading online advertising on social networks like Facebook (fb) and Twitter (twtr).

Rather than relying on traditional news sources, they get their information from social media feeds — algorithmic streams on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other networks that aggregate preferences from their friends and followers.

Niche research involves keeping an eye on the news and trends through news websites and social networks such as Facebook.

(The company also started a social network for on - demand workers to ask questions, share news or simply rant.)

Zuckerberg initially rejected the idea that misinformation on Facebook had contributed to the 2016 presidential election outcome, but he later admitted that fake news is a problem on the social network and that ads linked to Russia's attempts at disrupting U.S. politics, including the 2016 election, reached roughly 126 million U.S. Facebook users over the past few years.

Twitter (twtr), the popular social network which serves as a de facto news feed for many people, was not accessible to many users in Boston, parts of the New York Metro area, New Hampshire, and San Francisco, from approximately 8:15 a.m. through 8:38 a.m. EDT, according to an informal and completely unscientific survey of friends and family conducted on (gasp!)

Online behavior can point you to what sites they frequent, the social - media networks they prefer, the news they're more likely to read and so on.

Read about how social networks are helping brick - and - mortar stores, why WeHeartIt might be the next Pinterest, chat rooms on Facebook and more social - media news.

After news stories broke that a firm named Cambridge Analytica misused the data of 50 million people, the social network has been on the defensive.

The deal also shows that Apple is distancing itself as a purveyor of so - called fake news, the false and misleading news reports that have spread on social media networks like Facebook (fb) and Twitter (twtr).

Many top blogs, including social news site Mashable.com, continue to focus on the effectiveness of pay - per - click advertising through Google's ever - popular search and content networks.

Over its relatively short life - span, the publishing platform known as Medium has been described as the digital version of a lot of things — a magazine, a stable of magazines, a PR news - wire, a social network based around writing, and so on.

Since users often switch between browsers, apps and devices, Adroll features cross-platform retargeting, catching users on social networks, news sites and search networks, both on their desktops and on their mobile devices.

Because cable news networks can't hope to compete with the «instant media» of news on social media, he says, CNN and other networks need «to put the facts together in such a way as to make them comprehensible to the audience.»

The social network on Tuesday announced it has started testing ads in its news feed, which is an effort to take advertisements out of users» side bars and right into their main column of updates.

The mobile - friendly redesign of News Feed underscores the company's intensifying focus on smartphones and tablet computers as more of its users rely on those devices to interact on the social network.

An investigation conducted by the Russia news outlet RBC found that in 2016, Russia's propaganda network on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter could have reached 30 million people a week, and a Columbia University social - media analyst published research that found that Russian propaganda may have been shared billions of times on Facebook alone.

Facebook launched its «Journalism Project» on Wednesday, as the world's biggest social media network looks to deepen its relationship with news organizations.

It's icing on the cake to get covered by media outlets that also publish on social networks or are picked up by news apps.

Facebook routinely denies that it is a media entity, or that it should be expected to behave like one, and yet the giant social network continues to behave in ways that have a significant and tangible impact on the news that its users see about the world, and the practice of journalism in general.

But the news that Cambridge Analytica, a political data firm that worked on President Trump's 2016 campaign, was able to gain access to private data through the social network has sparked an unusually strong reaction among its users.

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it had begun «fact - checking» photos and videos to reduce the hoaxes and false news stories that have plagued the world's largest social media network.

Laura Ingraham is the embattled Fox News host currently on what the network is calling a pre-scheduled vacation after her comments about Parkland survivor David Hogg sparked social media outrage.

News of a matchmaking add - on to the social network tanked the shares of Match and owner IAC on Tuesday.

Facebook itself is also undergoing changes, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network will overhaul how content is displayed on the News Feeds of users.

Even if your SMB doesn't have the budget to work with an agency on social media or hire someone full - time in - house to handle it, the good news is that networks are free and most have built - in reporting tools to provide you with insights.

One of those tactics focuses on both content and links by promoting unique content that propagates virally through social news, blogs and network sites.

«Twitter Moments» is now available to UK users, giving them a new way in which to follow live news events on the social network.

Germany at the start of the year began enforcing a new hate speech law that gives social networks just 24 hours to act on hate speech, fake news, and illegal material.

After vowing to crack down on the spread of «fake news,» social networks are facing a new deluge of misinformation in the wake of last week's shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead, with some calling the young survivors actors and pawns.

The social network has been on the receiving end of criticism over a host of matters, including the amassing of detailed, in - depth information about its users, its privacy policy, its contribution to the dissemination of fake news, manipulations of its feed, and so on, but none of this affected its popularity.

Facebook Inc. said it's making major changes to its flagship social network, shifting users» news feeds back toward posts from friends and family and away from businesses and media outlets — a transition that is likely to mean people spend less time on the site.

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CEO Mark Zuckerberg has publicly defended Facebook, and showed remorse for his dismissive comments made last year about the likelihood that fake news influenced people on the social network.

Developed by search engine industry legend Danny Sullivan and social media guru Neil Patel, the agenda for this event mixes strategic direction with plenty of practical advice sessions ranging from social news to social bookmarking to social networking with a double dose of Wikipedia on day two.

TheRedPin had tried many different solutions to get their agents engaged, including a company - wide email encouraging agents to share news about TheRedPin on their personal social networks.