Facebook introduces engagement bait screening algorithm to improve posts

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Posts designed exclusively to make users click won’t be making it to the newsfeed as often. Facebook newsfeed have become exceptionally crowded, and many of the posts are designed specifically as engagement bait, attempting to force users to click. This form of social media clickbait is making newsfeeds cluttered and unpleasant for users. Users have become frustrated and their complaints have been heard, causing Facebook to alter its algorithms. The new Facebook algorithm is meant to screen the engagement bait posts to reduce their likelihood of appearing in a user’s…

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Snapchat QR codes no longer welcome on Facebook

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The social network is banning the quick response codes from both profiles and pages. Facebook has decided to crack down on the Snapchat QR codes people are sharing on their profiles as well as their pages. They are hunting specifically for the ones being used as page and profile images. As it turns out, Facebook has a very rigid set of guidelines when it comes to promoting other social networks. Among the reasons that people have assumed that Snapchat QR codes are not considered to be acceptable as a profile…

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Facebook updates Pages to support mobile commerce

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Facebook has launched a new update for its Pages service Facebook is working to become more accommodating of small businesses by enabling them to engage mobile consumers. The company has announced a major update to its Pages service, which will allow small businesses to better compete in the mobile commerce space. The updates aim to facilitate better communication between small businesses and consumers, and improved interaction may improve the online shopping experience for consumers interested in purchasing products online. 1 billion Facebook users visit Pages every month According to Facebook,…

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Northern state in Germany prohibits Facebook pages and website “like” buttons

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The Independent Center for Privacy Protection (ULD), located in Schleswig-Holstein, a state in the north of Germany, has demanded that websites take down their Facebook pages, and that they eliminate any Facebook “like” buttons located on their websites. The website owning businesses were given a deadline of September 1, 2011 by which to comply to this demand, or they will be required to pay fines as high as €50,000 (approximately $72,000). Commissioner Thilo Weichert of the ULD in Schleswig-Holstein, stated that a plugin used by the social network, which permits…

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