Facebook Loses Attention as Publishers Shift to Other Platforms, States Digiday
Facebook is often used interchangeably with platform domination but, states Digiday, “some publishers are shifting their attention beyond Facebook. In interviews, several revealed they’re either spending less time on…
Russian-Bought Black Lives Matter Ad on Facebook Targeted Baltimore and Ferguson, Reports CNN
At least one of the Facebook ads bought by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign referenced Black Lives Matter and was specifically targeted to…
AARP Fraud Watch Network Launches Campaign About Social Media Hazards
With scams and fraud schemes proliferating on social media, the AARP Fraud Watch Network has launched a campaign to educate Americans about social media…
Facebook “Under Siege” States AP Story
The problems keep piling up for Facebook, states an Associated Press story, “and it’s unclear how long the internet giant will be able…
Facebook Now in Weather Business
Facebook is now in the weather business. Big time, states a report in CJ&N, which added that “as almost everything else it…
More B2C Companies Value Social Media Compared to B2B Companies, Finds New Survey
More business-to-consumer (B2C) companies value social media compared to business-to-business (B2B) companies, according to a new survey from Clutch, a…
Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’, Reports ProPublica
According to ProPublica on Sept. 14, “Until this week, when we asked Facebook about it, the world’s largest social network enabled advertisers to…
Viewers Under 35 Continue to Leave Traditional TV, Concludes New Data from Adobe Digital Insights
Viewers under the age of 35 continue to move away from traditional TV and towards online streaming platforms according to new data from Adobe…
Startup Seeks to Change Networking with Video Profiles
After building PR campaigns, studying personal branding and obtaining a Master’s from American University, Mima Firdaws knew that her number one passion centered…
Some Facebook Ads Target “Dark Posts”, States Opinion Piece in NY Times
In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, wrote that Facebook…
Zuckerberg Vows To Remove Hate Speech from Facebook
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is vowing to take down hate speech from his social media platform in light of the deadly white…
Twitter Lost U.S. Users in Second Quarter of 2017
Twitter is losing American users, according to its monthly active user numbers, reports The Washington Post, which added that “Twitter reported that it had…
Facebook May Let Publishers Charge for Articles
Facebook is working on a new tool that could help drive subscriptions to news organizations that publish articles directly on the online service, an…
Facebook Can Track Your Browsing Even After You’ve Logged Out, Judge Rules
A judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Facebook of tracking users’ web browsing activity even after they logged out of the social networking site, reports…
Greta Van Susterenan Writes Book on Social Media
You could call Greta Van Susterenan an early adopter, reports TVNewser, which added that she “co-hosted CNN’s first show about the law,…
