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Facebook’s news feed change won’t help social media addiction

When Facebook announced it was tuning out publishers and brandsto focus on friends, family and “meaningful interactions”, my immediate response was relief. I desperately want tech companies like Facebook to be fully aware of the impact they’re having on society and to take responsibility for when they steer

Spurred by Marcel News, R/GA Announces Its Own ‘Operating System’

R/GA O.S. Credit: R/GA It can take a push to make something official. For R/GA, that push was Marcel. Publicis Groupe “has a brand, but not the capabilities, yet,” R/GA founder, Chairman and CEO Bob Greenberg says of Marcel, Publicis Groupe’s forthcoming AI-powered internal operating system. R/GA has

Facebook News Feed Gets a Major Redesign, Camera Gets New Features

HIGHLIGHTS Update to make News Feed more conversational, easier to read and navigate Facebook improved the navigation to create a more consistent experience Facebook also announced it was rolling out new Facebook Camera features To make News Feed more conversational and easier to read and navigate, Facebook has made a few

Internet strategy is ESPN’s surrender to grim reality, Latest News

COMMENTARY The big news that came out of Disney’s earnings conference call earlier this week was that Disney was going “over the top,” an industry phrase that means that it plans to start a stand-alone streaming service untethered to a cable television subscription. Two, in fact. One

50 or More Posts on Facebook Could Get You Labeled as Fake News

If you use Facebook regularly to share news about your brand, product or service, you may want to make sure you don’t post too many updates in the future. Otherwise, you may run the risk of being labeled fake news. In a recent announcement, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) said that it was

Popular design news of the week: December 19, 2016 – December 25, 2016

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply

Windows 10 Mobile news recap: HP Elite x3 arrives in stores, Microsoft commits to mobile, market share increases MICHAEL COTTULI EMAIL @MICOTTULI

Welcome back to our weekly Windows 10 Mobile news recap series, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Let’s get started. The HP Elite x3 hits the Microsoft Store The HP Elite x3 has been

macOS Sierra release date, news and features

macOS Sierra With iOS 10 apparently serving as Apple’s flagship operating system, it’s easy to overlook Apple’s latest software offering for desktops. However, macOS Sierra ought not to be ignored, as it’s evidently jam-packed with new features and improvements. How does macOS Sierrra compare to the Windows

Facebook Re-Vamps Trending News Section in Response to Recent Controversy

Earlier this year, a report from Gizmodo suggested that Facebook had been selectively editing their Trending News section to highlight or ignore certain stories, indicative of inherent bias in their news coverage. Such an accusation would be significant in any context, but given Facebook’s massive global reach (now up

iOS 10 release date, news and features

The iOS 10 public beta is now available to download for anyone willing to test unfinished iPhone and iPad software. That means the iOS 10 release date is closer than ever. Here’s the latest. Apple’s iOS 10 update for iPhone and iPad lives up to its milestone