Facebook now looks at your looking
Facebook will now take into account the look-but-don't-like behaviors of its 1.44 billion members when deciding what posts to feature in News Feed, the company announced Friday. The company is...
View ArticleFacebook News Feed changes again: Now it's all about time spent reading
Facebook revealed on Friday that it has tweaked the stream of information you get on the service once again — this time to factor in the amount of time you spend looking at a post. Previously, how high...
View ArticleFacebook will now update your News Feed based on time spent on a story
You’ve been warned: Facebook is about to become even more captivating. On Friday Facebook announced that it will start...
View ArticleFacebook News Feed algorithm to track how long users spend reading stories
Facebook has tweaked its news feed so that stories that users read for longer — but don’t necessarily share, like or comment on — will show up higher. The app will now watch for when people spend...
View ArticleFacebook finds another way to not show you new things on your News Feed
Facebook has found another way to frustrate users who just want to see the most recent thing friends, family and their favorite media outlets have posted on the social network. There are more changes...
View ArticleFacebook tweaks its news-feed algorithm with time spent on stories
Social network has realised that just because you didn’t like, share or comment doesn’t mean you weren’t interested ...
View ArticleFacebook (FB) News Feed Will Now Take into Account Time Spent on Stories
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View ArticleFacebook is watching how long you spend reading a story to decide what will...
A change to Facebook’s algorithm will take into account how much time you spend looking at a story to decide what appears in your news feed. The change is on top of the information gained through...
View ArticleFacebook Is Watching You, Even When You're Not Clicking On Stuff
In perhaps the least surprising news of the day, Facebook announced Friday yet another way it pays attention to the minutiae of its users' behavior. Whenever you linger on content in your News Feed --...
View ArticleFacebook’s New Algorithm Tracks What Posts People Are Reading And For How Long
Yes, the Facebook machine is now watching what you look at so they will know more about what you like, regardless of whether or not you did “like” it. There’s a good (and logical) explanation for this...
View ArticleFacebook Tests 'See First' Feature for Prioritizing Certain Posts
In an ongoing effort to make its News Feed feature as revelant as possible for users, Facebook is testing something called "See First," which lets people ensure they see content from specific friends...
View ArticleFacebook update gives you more control over your News Feed
Facebook is giving you more ways to tweak what you see in your News Feed. The social network unveiled a new settings menu and customization options for News Feed that allows users to personalize the...
View ArticleFacebook tweaks news feed formula
San Francisco - Facebook's quest to be a personalised newspaper for the Internet age continued with tweaks aimed at making sure members spy hot stories from their friends. Changes to the leading social...
View ArticleFacebook Cracks Down On News Feed 'Clickbait'
26 August 2014, 14:24 Facebook Cracks Down On News Feed 'Clickbait' Tweet Facebook is cracking down on "clickbait" articles which feature eye-catching headlines but very little substance. Because they...
View ArticleFacebook promises fewer hoax stories in your News Feed
A new feature will allow Facebook users to report hoax stories appearing in their News Feed. But Facebook is stopping short of removing content, instead offering a warning for readers. by January 20,...
View ArticleNews Feed FYI: Helping You Find More News to Talk About (Facebook Inc)
(Source: Facebook Inc) By Varun Kacholia, Engineering Manager, and Minwen Ji, Software Engineer The goal of News Feed is to show the right content to the right people at the right time whether it's...
View ArticleFacebook News Feed update: Hoax posts tackled in change to social media website
A new Facebook update is tackling hoax posts which clog up News Feeds and irritate users. The social media giant defines hoax posts as those which trick users into entering competitions, or provide...
View ArticleFacebook Shows Off the Algorithmic Secret Sauce Behind Your News Feed
Mario Aguilar - At an event at its headquarters, Facebook explained how exactly stories are ranked in your news feed. It also showed off new changes that are coming, which are designed to help you...
View ArticleFacebook to bump old but "hot" posts in news feed
MENLO PARK: Facebook's quest to be a personalized newspaper for the internet age continued on Tuesday with tweaks aimed at making sure members spy hot stories from their friends. Changes to the leading...
View ArticleFacebook to show more updates from friends, less news
WASHINGTON: Facebook has reportedly decided to scale down the number of so-called click-bait stories that appear high on people's news feeds. Facebook research scientist...
View ArticleFacebook wants to be better at putting breaking news in your feed
Social network will factor trending topics and how recently friends have commented in to its algorithm ...
View ArticleFacebook Tweaks Its News Feed To Filter Out Fake Stories
Unlike your current Twitter feed, Facebook is constantly experimenting with new ways to filter its news feed to make it more relevant and useful to users. This morning, the social network announced it...
View ArticleFacebook clamps down on clickbait with news feed changes
Do me a favor and take another look at the headline for this story. Nice, isn't it? Simple and straightforward, none of the vague "you-won't-believe-this" that's currently dominating the viral media...
View ArticleFacebook to crack down on clickbait by measuring time spent on pages
Facebook is hoping to provide more relevant stories on the News Feed by measuring the amount of time users spend on clicked content. The aim is to cut back on content that is...
View ArticleFacebook set to deliver real news in News Feed
Facebook is boosting its efforts to put more news in its News Feed. That is, real news from the news media, rather than status updates from friends. The world’s biggest social network, aware of its...
View ArticleFacebook News Feed Update Sets the Stage for Video Ads
Facebook is trying to figure out which of its 1.3 billion active users like videos, and which don't bother watching. The social network tweaked its News Feed algorithm on Monday, a common occurrence...
View ArticleThe news - now on your Facebook
Facebook is boosting its efforts to put more news in its news feed. That is, real news from the news media, rather than status updates from friends. The world's biggest social network, cognisant of its...
View ArticleFacebook updates News Feed, more focus now on news
Facebook, recognising its increasing clout as a news delivery and discovery platform, has revised the way it delivers information to its billion-plus users. People use Facebook to share and connect,...
View ArticleFacebook tunes story ranking in news feeds, preferencing 'importance over...
Facebook's quest to be a personalised newspaper for the internet age continued with tweaks aimed at making sure members spy hot stories from their friends. Changes to the leading social network's...
View ArticleFacebook delivers more news in News Feed
Facebook is boosting its efforts to put more news in its News Feed. That is, real news from the news media, rather than status updates from friends. The world's biggest social network, cognizant of its...
View ArticleFacebook changes your News Feed again
MENLO PARK: Facebook's quest to be a personalized newspaper for the internet age continued on Tuesday with tweaks aimed at making sure members spy hot stories from their friends. Changes to the leading...
View ArticleFacebook tunes ranking of stories in news feeds
MENLO PARK (United States / California): Facebook’s quest to be a personalised newspaper for the Internet age continued on Tuesday with tweaks aimed at making sure members spy hot stories from their...
View ArticleFacebook Takes the Clickbait, Will Rank Sites on Time Spent Instead
Facebook has announced a change to its News Feed that is aimed at minimizing "click-bait," or stories that attract users to click on a story but may not offer much substance. The social network...
View ArticleFacebook's latest News Feed change lets you pick the updates you see frst
Facebook is now letting you make your News Feed a lot more personal. The social network introduced a new set of tools meant to give users more control over exactly what they see in their News Feed. See...
View ArticleFacebook: Here's How Your News Feed Works
Your Facebook News Feed is a hodgepodge of information: some of it you love, some of it you hate, and some of it may just make you scratch your head. The average user's News Feed has around 1,500...
View ArticleFacebook Will Surface Timely And Trending Stories Earlier
During the summer, the outrage over the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, and subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, dominated the conversation on Twitter. Facebook, on the other hand, gave momentum...
View ArticleFacebook Updates News Feed to Feature More 'High Quality' Content
Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm in an attempt to flag and display more "high quality" content from pages that users engage with. The social network already uses a technical algorithm to...
View ArticleThis Week in Facebook: Facebook will tweak News Feeds to hide boring stories
Execs explain “story bumping,” tweaking newsfeeds to provide users with more relevant content After much complaint about certain stories not showing up in users’ News Feeds, Facebook has introduced a...
View ArticleFacebook Now Lets You Curate Your News Feed
Facebook wants to hand over control of your news feed—or at least the illusion of control. In an update announced Thursday, the social media giant revealed that mobile users will now be able to curate...
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