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Facebook Unfriends News, and it’s a Shame

Flack's Revenge

I had to smile when I read that Facebook’s reducing news content in the newsfeed. Just recall the headlines: May 2016Facebook is accused of liberal bias in the feed. Just recall the headlines: May 2016Facebook is accused of liberal bias in the feed. Look, I get it, Facebook is a business.

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10 New Facebook Features for 2016

Cision

A recent Cornell study describes how Facebook users are increasingly dependent on its utility. In fact, the study asserts that users don’t leave Facebook for lack of utility : they leave for fear of addiction. While the propensity for Facebook to cause addiction is questionable, its utility most certainly is not.

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#measurePR Recap (Feb 2016): Measuring Community

Waxing UnLyrical

Seeing as how February, as a month, is all about love, I wanted to focus this month’s #measurePR chat on the folks who give us the most love in our businesses: our community. On how online community impacts PR and vice versa: A3: An engaged community can be a fantastic PR resource, esp in times of disaster.

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Answering 6 key questions about Facebook big changes to the newsfeed

Communications Conversations

Zuckerberg broke some fairly big news on his platform last week : In essence, Facebook is going to focus more on facilitating interactions and engagements between users and their friends and families. Which, as you may guess, could come at the expense of brands and their engagement and content strategies on Facebook.

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2016 Global Social Journalism Study: How to Reach More Journalists on Social Media

Cision

According to Cision’s 2016 Global Social Journalism Study published this week, nearly half (48 percent) of U.S. You must look beyond Twitter and Facebook with your PR strategy. Uncover more social media trends by downloading our 2016 Global Social Journalism Study now.

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Social Media Communities: The “next move” for social media professionals

Karen Freberg

We have seen many communities arise of course over the past few decades on social media. However, can communities serve as the new “next move” for social media professionals? We are seeing how people are gravitating more towards groups (especially on Facebook) compared to connecting with others in regular newsfeeds.

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State of Social Media 3Q 2017: Facebook Nears $5 ARPU

Shift Communications

Facebook, the largest social network and arguably the largest product ever made for the human race intentionally, released its 3Q 2017 earnings. After passing 2 billion monthly active users last quarter, Facebook notched another 72 million or so new monthly active users for 3.29% growth. What Else is Coming From Facebook?