Sentences with phrase «of news feed»

Then, when agents post something, it will show up at the top of your news feed.

«In fact, I take them out of my news feed because it can be an invasion of both parties» privacy.

Times are changin» at Facebook, and once again, the social network has amended its algorithm, this time to position posts from family and friends at the top of your news feed — a change that could reduce your exposure to the pages you follow.

An interview with Facebook Vice-President of News Feed Adam Mosseri about Facebook's just - announced changes to the News Feed algorithm

A screenshot obtained by TechCrunch shows Stories being placed in the top right corner of the News Feed, above where Facebook usually displays events and birthdays.

The idea is to create a more personal, intimate version of the News Feed — the same idea that turned Snapchat into the default mobile communication tool for a younger generation, at least in the United States.

These tests include making the Facebook camera the default option when a user chooses to update their profile status; making Stories the default sharing destination any time a user uses the Facebook camera's Snapchat - style augmented reality features; and floating a window of Facebook Stories with large preview tiles right at the top of News Feed.

That the company would add a second, competitive feed to its app — and to place it on top of the News Feed — is a remarkable change, even if it's just replicating the approach Facebook took with Instagram stories.

Facebook launched a new story feature in its main app last week, adding a Snapchat-esque feed of ephemeral pictures and videos to the top of the News Feed.

And the social media giant said it would put a tool at the top of its News Feed showing users the apps they've used and giving them an «easy way» to revoke those apps» ability to access data.

Stories appear at the top of the News Feed and only stay there for 24 hours.

On Monday, April 9, Facebook will start displaying a message at the top of the News Feed to users whose information was collected by Cambridge Analytica.

The app features a simplified user interface consisting of the News Feed, status updates, push notifications and messages, with the content optimized by Facebook's servers to load faster on 2G networks.

The hotter a particular photo or post in your news feed is (i.e., the more comments and likes it gets), the more likely it is that it'll show up toward the top of your news feed.

First spotted by a smattering of Facebook users and reported by Ingrid Lunden at TechCrunch, it seems that Facebook has officially axed the Ticker: the creepy feature to the right of your news feed that showed you your friends» recent activity.

Just swipe to the left of news feed, then click on the magic wand to bring up camera effects, and browse through the effects in the mask and frame category.

Users will be able to click a link on the top of their News Feed that provides this information.

Instagram Stories shared to Facebook will appear on the Facebook app's Story section, which is located at the top of the News Feed.

Once the test rolls out wide, Facebook users will be able to click an «Upload Photo» button to share pictures and videos to their story, or «Open Camera» to record a story with a webcam.Images via TechCrunch The test also includes «much more prominent placement» for stories on desktop, where they will now sit on top of the News Feed — similar to their location on the iOS app — instead of in the sidebar.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this afternoon addressed the ongoing Cambridge Analytica situation, in which Cambridge Analytica used personal data acquired from Facebook in an illicit manner by a third - party app to create targeted political advertisements during the 2016 election.Zuckerberg outlined a multi-step response that Facebook plans to take to prevent this situation from recurring, and one feature Facebook will add is a new tool at the top of the News Feed which will let people see which apps they've used.Any app used on the Facebook platform has access to a user's personal data, so the Facebook tool will let people see which apps have their info and it will offer up an easy way to revoke permissions.This tool is already available through Facebook's privacy settings,

Starting on Monday, April 9, Facebook will be displaying a link on top of the News Feed to show users which third - party apps they use and the information they have shared with those apps.

He said that users will start to see a tool at the top of their news feed that will make it easier to revoke apps» permissions to access their data.

The new options allow you to determine what kind of News Feed items are most important to you, such as which friends and pages you see first.

Soon, the app permissions settings will be getting flagged up at the top of the News Feed, to encourage people to sift through them.

Sandberg said that starting Monday, the social network will put on top of its news feed «a place where you can see all the apps you've shared your data with and a really easy way to delete them.»

Also from April 9, Facebook will show users a link at the top of their News Feed so they can see what apps they use and the information shared with those apps.

«As you know, publishers have been seeing reduced traffic even before the recent announcements of paring down the «public» portion of News Feed.»

In 2006, users rebelled after Facebook introduced the first version of its news feed, which showed users for the first time what their friends were doing on the social network.

Right now, it can be a bit daunting trying to get something out of News Feed if you're on the go.

When you add a photo or video to your story, it appears in the new Stories section at the top of news feed.

It's bright, quick, and could unlock more private sharing outside of the News Feed.

Tap a friend's profile picture in the Stories section at the top of your news feed.

Facebook decided to end the test and maintain one feed because people told the company in surveys they did not like the change, Adam Mosseri, head of the News Feed at Facebook, said in a statement.

The social networking giant has initiated a global rollout of a News Feed tweak it announced for US users alone back in January.

The concept works entirely independent of the news feed, so it will be interesting to see if it will be able to exceed the latter's popularity or if it will fade away after a couple of months of pomp and show.

Facebook's decision to spin out Messenger into a separate app was a very smart one in retrospect, and Messenger is now one of the most capable communication apps out there - you can use it without the clutter of the News Feed and everything else Facebook offers.

Zuckerberg also promised to put a tool on the top of the News Feed to ensure users know which apps have access to which permissions.

• the 2006 user uproar over the introduction of the News Feed; • the 2007 outrage over Facebook allowing user profiles to be discoverable by search engines; • the 2008 complaints about Facebook's practice of indefinitely keeping copies of user data from deleted accounts; • the 2008 backlash when the «Beacon» program was introduced; • the 2009 user indignation about expansions to Facebook's user data retention policies; • the 2010 concern over the way Facebook was handling privacy and was divulging identifying information to advertisers; • the 2010 worry that Facebook was «breaking things»; • the 2015 critique that Facebook was acting in an anti-competitive manner in introducing a «Free Basics» program in India; • and more recently, in responses over Facebook's influence on the 2016 U.S. elections and other global elections.

It notes that Facebook Pages should not see a significant change in the reach of their News Feed posts.

Roose: Adam Mosseri, Facebook's head of News Feed, recently said he had lost some sleep over Facebook's role in the violence in Myanmar.

We hear you,» which came in response to user outrage over the introduction of the news feed system that broadcast profile changes to other users.

On Monday, April 9, Facebook users will log onto the social media platform and see a notification at the top of their News Feed about protecting their information.

Facebook has also said that it will show people a link at the top of their News Feed so they can see what apps they use and the information they have shared with those apps.

«Starting on Monday, April 9, we'll show people a link at the top of their News Feed so they can see what apps they use — and the information they have shared with those apps,» Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer wrote.

Zuckerberg expects the changes will cause news to make up 4 percent of the News Feed, down from a current 5 percent.

In interviews, Sandberg has said that users will see a notification on the top of their News Feed directing them to the «Apps and Websites» Facebook setting.

Adam Mosseri, Facebook's head of news feed, in recent days wrote unprompted to a BuzzFeed editor and to its chief executive reminiscing and telling a story about his mother.

To truly fix the platform's propensity to spread misinformation and sow division would require a more thorough overhaul of the news feed algorithm — a step that Facebook did not mention Thursday.

We already have a tool to do this in your privacy settings, and now we will put this tool at the top of your News Feed to make sure everyone sees it.

As of Monday, April 9, a link at the top of the News Feed will flag a new dialog leading to information on what third - party apps people are sharing with.