Facebook Fiddles with News Feed to Display Less Promotional Page Posts

Facebook Fiddles with News Feed to Display Less Promotional Page Posts

Starting next year, the News Feed is going to look a little different, the company announces, offering people a heads-up

Facebook Gives You More Options to Clean Your News Feed

Facebook Gives You More Options to Clean Your News Feed

You have more ways to keep things interesting on Facebook

Facebook Fiddles with Ad Hiding Algorithm to Listen to Users Who Don't Block Everything

Facebook Fiddles with Ad Hiding Algorithm to Listen to Users Who Don't Block Everything

Facebook is also going to take into account the reasons why people block these ads, not only the action itself

Facebook Introduces View Counter for Videos – Photo & Video

Facebook Introduces View Counter for Videos – Photo & Video

The social network gets 1 billion video views per day

Facebook to Page Owners: Start Sharing Stories in Link Format

Facebook to Page Owners: Start Sharing Stories in Link Format

In this way, people will know if the content is actually worth reading

Facebook Cracks Down on Click-Bait Headlines in the News Feed

Facebook Cracks Down on Click-Bait Headlines in the News Feed

Facebook wants to focus on the right kind of content for the news feed

Facebook to Weed Out Spammy Content from Apps

Facebook to Weed Out Spammy Content from Apps

Facebook wants to deal with all the apps that post things on your behalf

Facebook Fights Off the Spam in Your News Feed

Facebook Fights Off the Spam in Your News Feed

Most annoying messages in your feed will start vanishing soon

Facebook Rolls Out Updated News Feed, One Year After Announcing It

Facebook Rolls Out Updated News Feed, One Year After Announcing It

The changes will make both desktop and mobile News Feed look the same

Your Facebook News Feed Will Now Show Posts from Pages You're Not Following

Your Facebook News Feed Will Now Show Posts from Pages You're Not Following

The posts you will see contain information about topics you've liked

Twitter for Android 5.0.10 Now Available for Download

Twitter for Android 5.0.10 Now Available for Download

No official changelog has been released for this update

Facebook Fiddles with the News Feed, Puts Articles in the Spotlight

Facebook Fiddles with the News Feed, Puts Articles in the Spotlight

Rather than have memes all over the place, Facebook would rather you read articles

Facebook Tests Out "On This Day" Feature, Surfaces Last Year's Posts

Facebook Tests Out "On This Day" Feature, Surfaces Last Year's Posts

Facebook might be getting a little nostalgic in its 'old' age

  • Web Blog
  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • September 30th, 2013
Facebook Tweaks News Feed, Trims Out Annoying Ads

Facebook Tweaks News Feed, Trims Out Annoying Ads

Ads that are irrelevant to you will no longer be visible

Facebook Downranks Low-Quality Pages, Memes

Facebook Downranks Low-Quality Pages, Memes

The company has updated its News Feed algorithm to focus on quality pages

Facebook's News Feed Ranking Uses 100,000 Weighing Factors

Facebook's News Feed Ranking Uses 100,000 Weighing Factors

The algorithm is as complex as any other used by major search engines

The Facebook News Feed Now Revives Old Stories to Make Sure You See Them

The Facebook News Feed Now Revives Old Stories to Make Sure You See Them

The new ranking method ensures that popular posts aren't ignored

 
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