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How Has Facebook Changed News Delivery?

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:57:02 +0000

When Facebook introduced its redesigned News Feed, it did more than change how people view memes and photos of cats — it altered the way stories are seen. Now everyone can make news. But for those who make a living by spreading news, Facebook has changed the way stories are presented. Dean Praetorius, a senior editor with The Huffington Post, talked with AllFacebook about how the way news is presented on Facebook requires some changes to the traditional approach.

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Facebook Actually Does Help Deliver News

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:54:55 +0000

Maybe Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comparison of News Feed to a personalized newspaper wasn’t too far off. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2013 report, Facebook is a key way that news outlets such as The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail, and Yahoo reach their readers. The report notes that major U.S. news sites get an average of 9 percent of their traffic from Facebook, compared with 4 percent when measured 15 months ago.

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Subway, Facebook, Fox News Among Facebook’s Most Popular Pages In 2012

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:19:13 +0000

Two of the most popular topics in 2012 were the Summer Olympic Games in London and the U.S. presidential election. People on Facebook talked about both quite a bit, so it’s not shocking that U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps’ biggest sponsor (Subway) and Fox News were among the most popular Facebook pages of 2012, according to a study by the Track Social Blog.

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Viral Statement On Facebook About School Shooting Is Wrongly Attributed To Morgan Freeman

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:33:35 +0000

Not long after the initial shocked reaction in the wake of a deadly mass-shooting Friday in Connecticut, several Facebook users posted a statement from actor Morgan Freeman, pleading with the media to stop using the shooter’s name. While the sentiment is heartfelt and valid, it apparently did not come from Freeman.

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Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent Respond Via Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:43:12 +0000

In the 24 hours since the video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a Florida fundraiser went public, Facebook and social media channels have lit up with feedback about the “47 percent” Romney seems to dismiss.

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UPDATE: Facebook Buzzes Ahead Of Thursday's S.C. Debate

Jennifer Moire — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:58:50 +0000

Thursday night’s CNN Republican presidential primary debate in South Carolina will be the last debate that Facebook users can react to before voters goes to the polls on Saturday. And Facebook is already awash in comments ahead of the duel.

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Would Facebook Go Dark To Boycott Online Piracy Bill?

Jennifer Moire — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:24:40 +0000

We highly doubt this particular rumor would ever come true, but the blogosphere and Twitterverse are chattering that Facebook could pull the plug in protest over the Stop Online Piracy Act pending in the U.S. Congress.

Consider a day without Facebook — or Google, Twitter, Wikipedia or Yahoo, for that matter.

These heavily trafficked web sites are joining Facebook in considering a coordinated blackout as a powerful demonstration of what the Internet might look like if SOPA went into effect.

While implementation at this point seems unlikely — it’s dubbed the “nuclear option” after all — the rumor mill went into high alert after Markham Erickson, an executive with the industry trade group NetCoalition, confirmed to Fox News that companies were mulling over a blackout of services, despite what a boycott would do to users.

“Companies typically don’t want to put their users in that position,” Erickson said. “The difference is that these bills so fundamentally change the way the Internet works. People need to understand the effect this special-interest legislation will have on those who use the Internet.”

So what might a boycott look like? Would Facebook go completely dark, or would users be re-directed to a site that posted a message about SOPA. And, would Facebook ask users to take action–write a letter to a member of Congress, sign an online petition, or share a message with friends?

Actually, Facebook is a great platform to launch that type of advocacy campaign. Anti-SOPA ads and sponsored stories could be developed, and of course, the option to share links to anti-SOPA news stories would spread quickly on the social networking site and could build support against the legislation.

Opponents claim one provision of the controversial bill would require Internet providers to monitor customers’ traffic and block web sites suspected of copyright infringement, which sets off alarms among Facebook and its counterparts.

SOPA is scheduled for a debate in the U.S. Senate in late January before its put to a vote.

Readers, what would you do if Facebook went offline for a day?

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Did Last Republican Debate Affect Facebook Fan Counts?

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:02:19 +0000

Is the last Republican presidential primary debate — before the first votes of the 2012 elections are cast next month in the U.S. — a boon to the candidates’ popularity on Facebook?

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1 In 3 Facebook Users Swayed By Friends' Political Posts [INFOGRAPHIC]

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:21:59 +0000

Some 51 percent of social media users have posted political messages on their Facebook wall, yet only about one-third (36 percent) have changed their mind on an issue based on the political content a friend posted on social media.

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Fox News Facebook Page Gets 8,000 Death Threats

Ruth Manuel-Logan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:18:56 +0000

The Fox News Facebook page got over 8,000 death threats posted on its wall after the Communications Director for the American Atheists, Blair Scott, appeared on the network’s “America Live” discussing the group’s lawsuit hoping to stop the erection of a crucifix at the World Trade Center Memorial.
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