The Pew Research Center has a new study out showing that a good portion of Americans get news from Facebook, even though that’s generally not the reason they visit the social network. In other words, Facebook is a news source, but largely an accidental one. Continue reading
Wondering how your Facebook page’s performance compares against other pages? The social media analytics firm Quintly just released some interesting benchmark data that you can use for comparison purposes. Continue reading
I saw a really good follow-up article today regarding that recent Pew report that showed it isn’t uncommon for people to take a break from their social media accounts. You know the study – the one that has so many people gnashing their teeth and saying that Facebook usage is falling off. Continue reading
There’s a lot of buzz right now about a recent Pew study showing that it’s not terribly uncommon for Facebook users to “take a break” from the site for some period of time. Most of the articles I’ve seen frame the report in the context of showing declining interest in Facebook; several go a step further and cite it as showing that Facebook has little potential to keep growing in the future. The headline on Associations Now asks, “Is Facebook fading?”
My take? Yes, people are starting to take breaks from Facebook. But this is a natural after-effect of the phenomenal growth the network has seen in recent years. Continue reading
Facebook reportedly is preparing to roll out a new News Feed display that boosts the size of link previews, making them more prominent in comparison with other content. Inside Facebook reports that the link preview is increasing from 90×90 pixels to 154 by 154 pixels. The rollout reportedly began today – although I don’t yet see it in my News Feed.
It will be interesting to see how this affects users’ interactions with shared links. Continue reading
