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Facebook has updated its News Feed algorithm again, this time to reduce visibility of low-quality sites that tend to duplicate content from other publishers, without adding any value. “We’re rolling out an update so people see fewer posts that link out to low-quality sites that predominantly copy and republish content from other sites without providing unique value,” it announced. Interestingly, the social network snuck in the change earlier this week without any fanfare, by updating a Newsroom post from May 2017, where it announced that fewer links to low-quality web pages would be included in the News Feed. Possibly not wishing to draw attention to…

WNIP Sponsored Post To an industry focused on generating as much revenue as possible, it may seem counter-intuitive to say that fewer ads per page does not mean less revenue. However, two things have come together to make this true: Firstly, understanding engagement enables digital publishers to value their most engaged pages above others, making impressions with higher engagement time available to advertisers at a premium.Secondly, the ability to reload an ad after a set period of time where you know the reader has been actively engaged in the content, provides publishers with further revenue opportunity from premium impressions. When…

Sovrn, which offers products and services to more than 25,000 independent online publishers, and OpenX the world’s…

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(Part One, ideas 1-12: Paywalls and Subscriptions) Publishers, both large and small, are constantly innovating…

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Nobody likes ‘More from around the web’ links: so what can publishers do about it?
A new survey has helped to draw attention to something that most publishers intuitively already know – people really dislike branded ‘More from around the web’ links. It shouldn’t be a surprise to discover that 79% of people surveyed dislike the widgets, or that 73% are aware that these links are often paid for. It …
Every word counts: the science of perfect native copy
Online publishers are caught up in a precarious balancing act – attempting to maximise advertising revenue with one hand, while ensuring a positive user experience with the other. UK digital revenues rose almost 6% last year, spread over an increasing number of channels and platforms. And as media consumption fragments, consumers have a virtually limitless …
Independent publishers call for public support to tackle ‘unequal’ relationship with platforms
Opinion Feature We are at a turning point for journalism in the UK. The digital revolution has allowed new publishers to enter the market, but they will struggle to grow without public support. The Cairncross Review was set up by the Government to report on the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK by examining …

Facebook quietly tweaks its algorithm again, penalizing those who “copy and republish”

Facebook quietly tweaks its algorithm again, penalizing those who “copy and republish”

Whitepaper: Fewer ads doesn’t mean less publisher revenue

Whitepaper: Fewer ads doesn’t mean less publisher revenue

SSPs join forces to clean up programmatic for advertisers and publishers

50 ideas for making media pay: a definitive guide

Make Time for Print campaign stirs nostalgia

How we can make local journalism thrive: takeaways from News Impact Summit, Cardiff

Q&A: Canvasflow, powering publishers’ mobile-first workflows

Paywall strategies: What publishers can learn from The Times, Mittmedia, and Le Monde

Sovrn raises $25M to broaden its range of publisher solutions

Facebook quietly tweaks its algorithm again, penalizing those who “copy and republish”

How India’s Worldwide Media went digital in only three years

Publishers who are redefining what it means to be a media brand: Adweek rolls out its annual “Hot List”

Magazines and the attention economy: Why billionaires are buying up magazines and newspapers

Whitepaper: Fewer ads doesn’t mean less publisher revenue

Nobody likes ‘More from around the web’ links: so what can publishers do about it?

SSPs join forces to clean up programmatic for advertisers and publishers

The Facebook effect: What real-time marketing means for online publishers in the digital age

Every word counts: the science of perfect native copy

TokenPost launches PUBLISH Alliance to help media industry fight fake news using blockchain technology

50 ideas for making media pay: a definitive guide

Foul Play’s Grace Harrison on what mainstream titles can learn from indies

Q&A: Sublime looks to create rich branded experiences

Publishers and online privacy: In search of a Goldilocks solution