Internet related News · 2015-04-22

Facebook adds 3 updates to News Feed

Social network Facebook has decided to tweak its News Feed algorithm that, it says, could affect referral traffic for publishers. Making the announcement on its official blog, FB explained the goal of News Feed was to show users the Content that mattered. This meant pushing the right mix of updates from friends & public figures, publishers, businesses & local organizations that users were connected to. This balance, it said, was different for everyone depending on what  people were most interested in learning about every day. As more people & Pages were sharing more Content, FB said it had to keep on improving News Feed to get the balance right. That was the reason for today’s 3 updates.

The 1st was to improve the experience for people who did not have a lot of Content available to see. The earlier rule to prevent users from seeing multiple posts from the same source in a row, has now been relaxed. Now, if a user runs out of Content but wants to spend more time in News Feed, he/she will see more.

The 2nd update tried to ensure that Content posted directly by the friends you cared about, such as photos, videos, links, would be higher in New Feed. The 3rd update would make these stories appear lower down in News Feed or not at all, so users were more likely to see the stuff you cared about directly from friends & the Pages you have liked.


News Feed FYI: Balancing Content from Friends and Pages – media.fb.com

The goal of News Feed is to show you the content that matters to you. This means we need to give you the right mix of updates from friends and public figures, publishers, businesses and local organizations you are connected to. This balance is different for everyone ….

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Facebook tilts the News Feed algorithm back to your friends – The Verge

http://news.google.com  Apr 21, 2015 

Facebook has announced it’s twisting the knobs that control what content you see in your News Feed to favor more content from your close friends. In a post titled “News Feed FYI: …

 

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Facebook tweaks its News Feed to show you more from your friends – Engadget

http://news.google.com Apr 21, 2015 

If you’re like me, your News Feed on Facebook is filled with just as much content from brands as it is updates about your classmate’s vacation. Based on feedback, the …

 

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Earlier…….

Facebook tweaks News Feed algorithm to cut down on hoaxes – GeekWire

http://news.google.com Jan 20, 2015 

Facebook has decided to step in and help people avoid the embarrassment of sharing a hoax with their friends on the social network. The company announced today that it is tweaking …

 

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