Facebook Rolls Out Easier Access to Chronological News Feed and Other Feed Sorting Options
Social Media Today
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Facebook is giving users some new, simple options to sort their order in which content is presented in their News Feed.
Facebook Announces News Feed Algorithm Update to Put More Emphasis on Original Quality News Content
Social Media Today
JUNE 30, 2020
Facebook has announced a new News Feed algorithm update to help boost original news reporting, and improve the flow of quality information through its network.
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Facebook Tests New Topic Exclusions for Advertisers Within News Feeds
Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Facebook's testing a new set of ad placement tools to help brands avoid negative association within News Feeds.
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Facebook Explains How the News Feed Predicts What We Want to See
Social Media Today
JANUARY 27, 2021
Learn how the news feed uses our activity to predict what we want to see and more. Facebook takes us on a tour of the master AI system built to keep us scrolling.
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Facebook Shares Insight into Content that it Looks to Limit in News Feeds
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Facebook's Content Distribution Guidelines provide more insight into the types of posts and providers Facebook seeks to limit in News Feeds.
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Facebook Flags Changes to News Feed Ranking, With New Tests to Determine What Users Want to See
Social Media Today
APRIL 22, 2021
Facebook has outlined its latest approaches to refine its News Feed algorithm, which could have an impact on your Facebook content planning.
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Instagram's Testing New Ways to Navigate Through Your Stories Feed
Social Media Today
MAY 7, 2020
Instagram is working on new options to help people skim through their Instagram Stories feed faster, which could be a step towards the next evolution of the News Feed.
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5 Best brands on Pinterest to learn from
Sprout Social
JULY 23, 2024
thousand followers, Headspace’s Pinterest feed gets over 850 thousand monthly views. Rather than hard-hitting news stories, its Pins focus on fashion, travel and cooking. A primary strategy for the NYT is repurposing content from its main news site to target audience segments interested in more culture-focused topics.
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How to be Twitterific, 10 Years Later — What Do the Experts Think Today?
Webbiquity SMM
MARCH 11, 2025
How to Be Twitterific, Revisited Lisa Buyer: Then: Lisa shared “eight ways to boost the visibility of your tweets, from pinning ‘your Tweet to the top of your profile before your event or to highlight your news for the week’ and changing your logo or profile image to highlight a holiday or cause” in a now deleted post.
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10 Non-Profit Social Media Campaigns That Made an Impact
Social Media Strategies Summit
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Feeding America From winning grants to attracting donations, one of the biggest challenges for any non-profit is to demonstrate the value of its work. Pro tip: Reach more people by creating a dedicated campaign hashtag (like Feeding Americas #FoodRescueChallenge ).
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10 Great Examples of Higher Ed Institutions on LinkedIn
Social Media Strategies Summit
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
For instance, the below edition focuses on the career of school alum Carl Johnson, a horticulturist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC: Image source The best part of this tactic is that whenever UConn publishes a newsletter, subscribers are automatically notified in their news feed, through the LinkedIn app, and/or by email.
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Instagram’s Grid Just Changed—Here’s What You Need to Know
Buffer Social
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
This means posts now appear taller, bringing the profile grid in line with the vertical-first format already used for feed posts and Reels. While it introduces some small adjustments for users who have carefully curated their feeds, the good news is that adapting to this change is easy—and might even help your content stand out more.
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Instagram has changed its grid layout – here’s everything we know so far
Oktopost
JANUARY 28, 2025
Instagrams signature 1:1 square grid has been a hallmark of the platform since its early days – a neat, symmetrical gallery that gave feeds a clean and polished look. The good news? There is a workaround to help your older posts fit the new grid style. Your feed will find its rhythm again – and so will you!
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3 simple ways to embed a Twitter Feed on your website
Sprout Social
JULY 27, 2022
Embed a Twitter feed on your website and show your Tweet activity to your website visitors. 5 types of Twitter feeds you can embed on a website. You can embed a Twitter timeline feed or button on your website using the Twitter widget embed tool (listed below). Embedded Tweet feeds. Embedded profile timeline feeds.
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Snapchat Launches 'Dynamic Stories' for News Publishers to Present Up to Date News Content in the App
Social Media Today
APRIL 12, 2022
The new initiative will enable publishers to connect their RSS feed into Snap to keep their Stories up to date.
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LinkedIn Now Factors 'Dwell Time' Into Content Distribution Algorithm, Which Could Be Bad News for 'Broetry'
Social Media Today
MAY 13, 2020
LinkedIn is now factoring 'dwell time' on content into its feed algorithm, which could see it reducing the reach of less engaging posts.
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Using AI to build your professional profile in B2B
Oktopost
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This goes beyond promoting your company’s products, news, or events—it’s about establishing yourself as a trusted source of industry insights, trends, and thought-provoking content. These platforms use AI to track and analyze trending topics across industry news, blogs, and social media. Recommended AI Tools for Employee Advocacy 1.
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Facebook Watchbait: Misleading and Sensational Videos Will Be Down-Ranked
Jon Loomer
MARCH 30, 2022
Facebook has announced that videos using “watchbait” will be penalized and receive less news feed distribution. “Watchbait” is a made-up word to describe shady tactics used by marketers to game the news feed algorithm — and user engagement — with videos. What is watchbait?
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The Weekly Scroll by Buffer: 22.11.24
Buffer Social
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Customize your feed: Bluesky’s standout feature is its custom feeds. You can create or select feeds tailored to your interests, like trending topics or quiet posters. Bring your network with SkyBridge: Use this tool to find and follow your Twitter connections on Bluesky, making the transition seamless.
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Impressions vs Engagement: Which should you report on?
Oktopost
OCTOBER 10, 2024
You can count multiple impressions on the same viewer, so if your content pops up on one person’s feed three times, that counts as three impressions. YouTube: The impressions statistic tells you how many times a video’s thumbnail was displayed in a user feed.
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A guide to choosing the most effective social media networks for your brand
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Today, visual content and algorithmic feeds reign supreme on social, ushering in an era of hyper-personalization. Feeds and timelines have become entirely unique to the individual, based on user preferences. It remains the top choice for news and current events. Today, about 83% of all social users have a Facebook profile.
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24 simple ways to increase Facebook engagement (free calculator)
Hootsuite
JANUARY 10, 2025
Engagement helps boost your News Feed placement based on the Facebook algorithm. Post consistently and at the right times Since the Facebook News Feed is based on an algorithm, your fans will not necessarily see your content the moment its posted. Facebook engagement matters because it can help extend organic reach.
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Subscriptions and Monetization are Coming to Bluesky — Here's How They’ll Work
Buffer Social
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Here’s a look at all the news Rose shared: Subscriptions on Bluesky: What to expect Rose revealed that subscriptions are slated to launch in 2025 — emphasizing that this doesn’t mean Bluesky will be pay-to-play. You can go create a feed or a list, and you can directly reach your folks. And so it’s flexible.
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Facebook Launches Voting Information Center as it Looks to Encourage 4 Million More Americans to Vote
Social Media Today
AUGUST 13, 2020
Facebook has officially launched its new Voting Information Center, which will appear in user News Feeds in the US and provide official updates on how people can participate in the upcoming poll.
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The Power of Facebook Groups: Tips for Strengthening Your Business
Ignite Social Media
DECEMBER 7, 2020
This is good news for Facebook and marketers trying to reach a younger audience on this platform. You can read more about unlocking new opportunities with the Branded Content Tool here. Facebook has also been testing media placements in the Facebook groups feed. Media Placement.
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Make the case for video content
Sherrilynne Starkie
DECEMBER 27, 2020
People respond differently to the videos that the see in their Facebook news feeds. Eighty per cent of viewers can recall a video they’ve viewed in the last 30 days. Impact of Facebook Video. Some scroll right by, some watch a few seconds then move on, still others will watch the video right through to the end. .
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How to Create Call Extension Facebook Ads
Jon Loomer
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Call ads can be created using Traffic and Lead Generation objectives, and appear within the Facebook news feed, Facebook Marketplace, and Instagram news feed. It looks like a typical link ad in the news feed… It even functions like a typical link ad in most respects. The Problem with Call Ads.
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The Psychology of Color in Your Social Posts
Social Media Strategies Summit
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
8 Examples of Color Psychology First, the bad news: Given that there are a lot of variables at play here, its impossible to give universal advice about exactly which colors to use in different social media marketing scenarios. Too much brown on your social feed can end up looking boring and conservative. Just dont overdo it.
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Alexis Ohanian & Kevin Rose Just Bought Back Digg
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 5, 2025
They arent looking to build just another content feed filled with noise. Digg, once the go-to site for finding trending news, launched in 2004 and quickly became a powerhouse. A fresh take on news and discovery. Whats Happening to Digg? AI will help filter out junk, making sure real voices get heard.
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How to Choose Facebook Ad Placements
Jon Loomer
MARCH 14, 2022
They’ll choose only the news feed placement, for example, assuming it is the most valuable placement. Even if news feed were the most valuable placement, there are reasons to include other placements as well. In other words, you may get the highest action rate from news feed.
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Eight Common Facebook Issues And Steps To Resolve Them
SocMed Sean
APRIL 26, 2022
The good news is that several solutions can take care of the problem. A couple of situations can cause the Facebook feed to stop loading. If you have a strong internet connection, which should be the first thing you check, and the feed doesn’t load, try swiping down to refresh the feed manually. Then, get into Messenger.
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How social listening increases customer advocacy: 6 examples
Hootsuite
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Brands like Knix leverage user-generated content (UGC) to break up a feed of traditional marketing posts: Source: Knix on Instagram Spotlighting this authentic content not only acts as a trust signal for prospective buyers — it’s the first act in a new wave of brand advocates. That’s why Haus Labs’ feed is one to watch.
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Facebook Pages Redesign; What Brands Should Expect
Ignite Social Media
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The new Pages experience also includes a dedicated Pages News Feed. In the feed, it will be easier for Pages to discover and join conversations, follow trends, interact, and engage with fans. The goal of this change is to make the Page simpler and more intuitive for users and admins. Removal of Page Likes.
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Page Posts Bug
Jon Loomer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
One strategy for leveraging high-performing ads is to publish them organically to your news feed. Because of that, it doesn’t appear on this list and I can’t publish it to my news feed. Is this a bug? When they’re published, they’ll already have that social proof. After some digging, I realized a trend.
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24 Tools Every Social Media Manager Should Use
Visually SM
JULY 27, 2020
The good news is that as social media has grown up, so have the tools available to help you master it. The good news is this issue is now fixed on Twitter so that scheduled posts will show up to four images directly in the feed. Feedly is a social media tool designed to organize your feed. KISSmetrics.
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