Posts about Zuckerberg's world-destroying data gathering machine.
Google knocks Facebook off the referral traffic top spot Paid Members Public
About four years ago, social traffic eclipsed traffic from search, across publishers generally. And by “social traffic”, I largely mean “Facebook”. That era appears to have passed. According to data from Parse.ly, a real-time analytics platform, Google is back on top: Conrad Lee, writing on the Parse.ly blog
Bored Panda lives - or dies - at Facebook’s whim Paid Members Public
Fascinating profile of viral content site Bored Panda [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/technology/facebook-bored-panda.html] from the New York Times: > Last summer, Mr. Banisauskas traveled to New York to meet with a group of other Facebook-focused publishers. All these companies produce entertaining material that reaches millions
Three thoughts about Facebook Creator Paid Members Public
So, Facebook updated its verified-user-only app Mentions to become Creator [https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/11/announcing-new-tools-for-the-creator-community/] , which is available to anyone. Here’s the video that they’re using to promote it: And here’s how they’re describing the main functions: * Live Creative Kit: Access exclusive tools
George Takei: pushing publishers' articles for (undisclosed) cash Paid Members Public
One of the more interesting things to have emerged from the allegations of sexual harassment against actor, Star Trek alum and social media star George Takei is the fact that his social media presence (run by a team, and not him personally) is a business enterprise, being heavily supported by
The Facebook protection racket Paid Members Public
This is everything you need to know about Facebook [http://theoatmeal.com/comics/reaching_people] in four panels. And there’s a superb bit of irony [https://www.facebook.com/theoatmeal/photos/p.10159581772970078/10159581772970078/] to follow…
What causes Fake News to spread? People. Paid Members Public
For all the panic, soul-searching and debate about the “fake news” phenomenon, there’s one basic truth I rarely see discussed. Much of the blame for the spread of “fake news” can be placed squarely at the feet of the general public, far too few of whom actually apply critical
Facebook just doesn't care. And yet we've handed it the keys to our civilisation Paid Members Public
Nearly a month ago, The London Review of Books – of all places – published the most eviscerating attack on Facebook [https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n16/john-lanchester/you-are-the-product] I’ve yet seen. And the more you read, the more you find yourself nodding along in a mixture of agreement and
What Facebook is doing to deceptive newsfeed clickbait will change your life Paid Members Public
Facebook is weeding out some deceptive clickbait practices [http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/08/news-feed-fyi-taking-action-against-video-clickbait/] : > When people click on an image in their News Feed featuring a play button, they expect a video to start playing. Spammers often use fake play buttons to trick people into clicking links
