May 06, 2024 A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed A University of Massachusetts professor is behind the lawsuit and wants to release the browser extension. BY Associated Press Do social media users have the right to control what they see—or don’t see—on their feeds? A … Continue reading A lawsuit against Meta wants to give users an external tool to control their Facebook feed
A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed If successful, he’ll release a browser extension called “Unfollow Everything 2.0.” karissa bell Thu, May 2, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been at the center of debates about some of Meta’s biggest problems. It’s … Continue reading A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed
LinkedIn is testing a TikTok-like feed for vertical video The feature adds a dedicated “video” tab to the app. Karissa Bell Sat, Mar 30, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images LinkedIn is testing a new feed of TikTok-like vertical videos. The feature hasn’t been publicly announced but it’s been spotted by users in recent days … Continue reading LinkedIn is testing a TikTok-like feed for vertical video
LinkedIn Short-Form Video Feed – Will Revenue Sharing Come Next? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 28, 2024 Short-form video has hit the LinkedIn feed, following platforms like YouTube and TikTok in an effort to reach consumers and business professionals. The video format displays content in a TikTok-style, full-screen format, leaning into the broader vertical … Continue reading LinkedIn Short-Form Video Feed – Will Revenue Sharing Come Next?
Learn why predictive analytics is key to using AI for above-and-beyond search performance. Adlucent on December 12, 2023 Data has become the driving force behind financial resilience and success, giving marketers the challenge of navigating rising CPCs and automation. The need for advanced analytics and harnessing first-party data has never been more crucial to … Continue reading AI is only as smart as the data you feed it by Adlucent
Meta Expands Zefr’s Brand-Suitability Solution To Instagram Feed by Colin Kirkland , July 31, 2023 To increase brand safety on its most popular social app, Meta has integrated Zefr’s automated brand-suitability verification product into the Instagram Feed while also making it available in more global territories and testing new inventory filters for Reels. The company … Continue reading Meta Expands Zefr’s Brand-Suitability Solution To Instagram Feed
Verizon will sell Tumblr to the owner of WordPress Jon Fingas @jonfingas The rumors of Verizon selling Tumblr turned out to have merit. Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) is selling the social network to Automattic, the company behind the blogging tool WordPress. It’s not disclosing the size of the deal, but Automattic is taking … Continue reading Tumblr’s building a TikTok inspired feed in bid to grow its user base
Even LinkedIn has Stories now Karissa Bell @karissabe LinkedIn is the latest platform to embrace the disappearing Stories format. The professional networking site unveiled its latest redesign that makes the company’s months-long experiment with LinkedIn Stories official. Beginning today, the company is rolling out the feature to all its users in the US … Continue reading Twitch is finally adding Stories and a feed for discovering new streamers to watch
Twitter’s For You tabbed interface starts rolling out on desktop web browsers Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Twitter’s “For You” tab, which debuted on iOS devices earlier this week, has begun rolling out to desktop web browsers. The new interface replaces the “sparkle” icon that previously allowed you to toggle between the platform’s algorithmically generated and … Continue reading Twitter will soon only recommend paid users in its For You feed
TikTok search results are reportedly swarming with misinformation Jon Fingas @jonfingas While TikTok is no stranger to fighting misinformation, the problem might be worse than you think. As the AP reports, internet trust researchers at NewsGuard have published a report claiming that almost 20 percent of sampled search results for major news topics included … Continue reading TikTok now offers a feed dedicated to science and tech
