FACEBOOK CURATOR VS. UNBIASED NEWS SURFACING

Anonymous sources recently claimed that Facebook’s Trending Topics may not be as algorithm-driven as believed. Facebook strongly denied the allegations, but are the algorithms receiving help from curators to surface topics in the Trending box? With so many people getting their news from Facebook, is it ethical to emphasize or devalue certain news in the trending topics? … Read more

FACEBOOK BRINGING 360 PHOTOS TO NEWS FEED, SAMSUNG GEAR VR

360-degree photos are coming to Facebook’s News Feed and the Samsung Gear VR. Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus VR announced in a blog post that the feature will launch “in the coming weeks,” writing: In the coming weeks, Facebook will add 360 photos to News Feed. You’ll be able to take a panoramic photo from your phone or … Read more

FACEBOOK IS THE PREFERRED NETWORK FOR VIDEO SHARING

There’s been a great deal up upheaval in the social video sector in recent years. With the rise of mobile apps like Periscope, live streaming broke into the mainstream, and Facebook is starting to edge out YouTube in terms of content. A small study from digital production agency Philo Media examines how attitudes toward online video are … Read more