Citizens of the world: Your Facebook News Feed is now local

TwitterFacebook

Facebook is committed to delivering local news to readers around the world. 

The social network announced in January that it would update its News Feed to prioritize local news. At the time, the update was only for U.S. users. Today, Facebook’s head of news product Alex Hardiman and head of news partnerships Campbell Brown announced in a blog post that the changes will roll out globally. 

The update will prioritize outlets that cover not only one city, but multiple nearby cities as well. “By expanding the scope of what may be considered local to people, we’re including other cities that people may care about and connecting people to local publishers from those cities,” the blog post reads.  Read more…

More about Facebook, News Feed, Facebook Newsfeed, Facebook News Feed, and Tech

View More Citizens of the world: Your Facebook News Feed is now local

Facebook’s new slogan: ‘If you think we’re not good for your business, leave’

Facebook is famous for the mantra “move fast and break things.” But these days, the tech giant is all about time well spent, and with that comes a new tagline for everyone to follow: 
If you don’t like us, leave. 
SEE ALSO: 5 questions Face…

View More Facebook’s new slogan: ‘If you think we’re not good for your business, leave’

It’s easier than ever to take a break from annoying Facebook friends

TwitterFacebook

Facebook has launched a feature to let you temporarily hide annoying friends from your newsfeed. 

The feature, Snooze, allows you to unfollow a person, page, or group for 30 days. 

With Snooze, you can clear your News Feed of friends you still like, but who currently won’t stop posting about their recent exotic vacation, wedding, or new cat. When their life is back to normal, you can “Unsnooze” them, and they’ll be none the wiser. 

If you don’t Unsnooze, though, a Snooze will automatically expire after a month. Don’t worry — you’ll be notified, so if someone’s vacation or cat-picture phase lasts longer than that, you can renew as needed.  Read more…

More about Facebook, News Feed, Facebook Newsfeed, Snooze, and Facebook Page

View More It’s easier than ever to take a break from annoying Facebook friends