Facebook’s News Feed algorithm will soon put a damper on external links to memes, suggest related articles, and resurface updates with new comments. ” This means that high quality articles will be slightly more prominent News Feeds, and meme photos will be less prominent. MORE
Facebook recently tweaked the News Feed to reduce spam, including frequently repeated posts : … people tend to find these instances of repeated content less relevant, and are more likely to complain about the Pages that frequently post them. MORE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
So, how does Facebook fit into all of this? Facebook is a communications platform with close to a billion users. They can simply subscribe to see your public feed. Your Special Event Director /Manager can hype your next event to the Facebook world. MORE
Everyone hates change, even though it’s the norm with Facebook. The biggest gripe about the new Facebook Page layout ? But it doesn’t matter because all the action is in the news feed. Again, all the action is in the news feed. MORE
Facebook Live is taking the newsfeed by storm! The Humane Society, The White House, the MET, and many smaller nonprofits are broadcasting news-as-it-happens, museum tours, and even feeding time for baby raccoons! Facebook Marketing MORE
Although Facebook has decreased newsfeed exposure (reach) for Facebook Pages, they have increased newsfeed exposure for links people share with their Facebook friends. My News Feed has 1 link (or less) from a Page for every 10 links from friends. […]. MORE
The new Facebook page timeline layout changes the way your organization needs to think about content. Custom welcome tabs were also used as a way to convert Facebook fans. Here are a 11 things to consider in your new Facebook content strategy: 1. Share your Facebook Page. MORE
Ever wonder why some things people post on Facebook show up in your Top News Feed when you first log in while updates others don’t appear unless you click on the most recent status updates? The Facebook reasoning here is engagement. Facebook EdgeRank's Formula. MORE
Facebook recently noticed an interesting pattern in how people post text updates. So Facebook has now tweaked the News Feed to decrease the distribution of text updates from Pages. Here are three ways you can deal with this recent News Feed change: 1. MORE
If your Facebook Page reach has dropped ( yet again ) in recent weeks, don’t give up hope. Reach is not limited to your Facebook Page updates. Reaching Facebook users with your website content. 7 Facebook hacks for your website. 3) Optimize Images for Facebook Link Posts. MORE
That said, Facebook has made some recent upgrades – and more are coming – that nonprofits need to know about. If you find the changes confusing, my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps will discuss and demonstrate click-by-click these changes as well many others. MORE
Today Facebook announced a completely new design for Facebook Pages , starting this week. The redesign of Facebook Pages is intended to help admins “find the tools they use most” The layout also looks like it will display more consistently on desktop and mobile. MORE
Subscribe to the RSS feed ›. This is a guest post by the one and only Nonprofit Facebook Guy – John Haydon (also a good buddy of mine). How active are Facebook users with our Page? How many Facebook users (fans and non-fans interacted with my Page this month? MORE
Facebook Notes is a native app that was popular when Facebook Pages first launched in 2007, but as Status Updates and the News Feed took precedence, the Facebook Notes app quickly lost prominence. That said, here’s how to get started with Facebook Notes. MORE
Well now you can do that with Facebook Pages. Starting today, Facebook Page posts might be seen by fans of similar Pages simply by tagging those Pages in the post. Andrew Song, a Product Manager at Facebook writes : When a Page tags another Page, we may show the post to some of the people who like or follow the tagged Page. The News Feed algorithm considers several factors: Posts are getting the most engagement. MORE
Facebook’s enhanced News Feed and Ticker has changed the engagement game for Facebook Page admins. Facebook now has two News Feeds. Facebook users now have two News Feeds in one (the Ticker and the main News Feed). MORE
PostRocket created this brilliant infographic explaining how Facebook ranks your Page updates in News Feeds. Facebook edgerank Infograph news feed MORE
Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page. MORE
That said, in recent months Facebook has launched a slew of new features for Facebook Pages. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. Facebook has launched a new App Center for Timeline and Mobile with over 600 Apps. MORE
You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. But did you know that Facebook now lets some nonprofits add a donate button to their Facebook Live broadcast MORE
Facebook now also recommends pages in the news feed, but only if your nonprofit has opted-in to have your page recommended. Facebook Admin Panel > Settings > Similar Page Suggestions. Page Recommendations in the News Feed. Facebook Social Media MORE
Facebook is testing a new fundraising app that just might make giving as “social” as liking, commenting, and sharing. The post A Facebook Donate Button for The News Feed That Might Actually Work! Facebook Marketing MORE
Nonprofits have a significant advantage on Facebook. I am not just talking about the fact that Facebook has teamed up with Blackbaud integration partner ActionSprout to give away $2M in Facebook ad credits. As strange as it sounds, Facebook is a very personal space. MORE
Facebook continues to adjust the News Feed to favor updates that engage people, reduce click-bait , and minimize tired memes. In other words, Facebook wants brands to write Facebook posts that feel more human. Think about how you use Facebook as a person, not a marketer. MORE
The world of Facebook marketing has drastically changed over the past year. For many pages, it’s become harder to get organic reach in the newsfeed : There’s now more competition in the News Feed. And if they use Facebook ads, reaching your fans is almost guaranteed. MORE
Facebook page admins take note: just when you thought you’d figured out Facebook’s EdgeRank algorithm, they’ve changed the game and the way News Feed works. Here’s what you need to know about the News Feed changes: Story Bumping. MORE
This article gives you 18 ways to beat the Facebook News Feed algorithm with posting strategies, external channels, and Facebook Insights. How Reach is Created on Facebook. Facebook defines reach as the number of unique Facebook users who see your updates. MORE
Your fans don’t go to your Facebook Page to read your latest post. They don’t go to your Facebook Page to like or comment on your posts either. It All Happens In The New Feed. iPhone News Feeds. These same options show up in the Facebook iPhone app. MORE
That said, in recent months Facebook has launched a slew of new features for Facebook Pages. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. Facebook has launched a new App Center for Timeline and Mobile with over 600 Apps. MORE
Go to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page, select Insights > Posts, and ensure that “Reach: Organic/Paid” is selected. If your nonprofit does not pay for advertising on Facebook, your nonprofit can keep it simple and use the rounded-to-the-nearest-hundred numbers. MORE
Facebook quickly became a platform capable of doing more than posting pictures of your kids, and talking about what you had for lunch. With the introduction of Facebook’s Autoplay feature, videos are becoming more eye-catching than regular text-based posts. Facebook videos also seem to be getting more organic reach in news feed than article shares […]. MORE
Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Profiles, Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last two months. Status Updates are now called “Stories” in the News Feed. MORE
Many of you have probably already heard that Facebook Timeline for Pages will automatically go live for all brand pages on March 30. That said, the new Facebook Timeline for Pages design provides us even more opportunities to maximize a strong first impression. stories to the news feed. MORE
By now you’re probably aware that your Facebook profile has automatically been upgraded to the new timeline layout, which features a large cover at the very top. ” Notice that there is no hard-sell pitch for donations (which could violate Facebook’s TOC ). MORE
On March 30 the new Facebook Timeline design will roll out to all Facebook Pages and one new function is the ability to post Milestones to your Timeline. After you type the first few letters of the location, Facebook will generate a pop-down menu of Facebook Places to choose from. MORE
If you’re responsible for your nonprofit’s social media, you probably know about how many Facebook fans you have. As you know, Facebook’s ever-mysterious algorithms limit your posts from reaching everyone that likes your page. How do you reach more people on Facebook? MORE
If you’re Red Bull and you have a gazillion dollars to spend on Facebook ads, you couldn’t give a crap about this really. Sample laugh out loud quote: “Is organic reach dropping because Facebook is trying to make more money? Short version: Sigh. MORE
Let’s say your nonprofit has an event next week, and you expect lots of people to visit your Facebook Page. You expect that lots of people will visit your Facebook page because: People will search for information about your organisation after hearing about your event. MORE
Hopefully your nonprofit has grown accustomed to the fact that Facebook is a constant work in progress. Before you fall behind, make sure that your nonprofit is current with these four recent Facebook upgrades: 1) Turn on “Similar Page Suggestions.” Facebook Social Media MORE
In a perfect world, all of your fans would see all of your posts in the news feed. But this is not a perfect world, and your Facebook posts are rarely seen by the people who’ve liked your Page. The post A Simple Facebook Checklist for Better Page Posts appeared first on John Haydon. MORE
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been close to 10 years since Facebook first introduced the News Feed. And since then, Facebook has implemented over 30 major algorithm changes to determine what is prioritized on your Facebook News Feed. MORE
Nonprofits have a unique advantage on Facebook. Facebook is an environment where billions of people go to check in on what matters most to them and this includes the causes they’re most passionate about. Our news feeds will have more and more video in them as this mega-trend continues. MORE
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets Facebook users make donations directly to their favorite nonprofits via the News Feed. How does the Facebook Donate feature work? Facebook users will click “Donate Now” and choose an amount for their donation. MORE
John Haydon
APRIL 8, 2014
This article gives you 18 ways to beat the Facebook News Feed algorithm with posting strategies, external channels, and Facebook Insights. How Reach is Created on Facebook. Facebook defines reach as the number of unique Facebook users who see your updates.
NonProfit Hub
JULY 23, 2016
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been close to 10 years since Facebook first introduced the News Feed. And since then, Facebook has implemented over 30 major algorithm changes to determine what is prioritized on your Facebook News Feed.
Connection Cafe
MAY 23, 2017
If you’re responsible for your nonprofit’s social media, you probably know about how many Facebook fans you have. As you know, Facebook’s ever-mysterious algorithms limit your posts from reaching everyone that likes your page. How do you reach more people on Facebook?
SocialFish
AUGUST 12, 2013
Facebook page admins take note: just when you thought you’d figured out Facebook’s EdgeRank algorithm, they’ve changed the game and the way News Feed works. Here’s what you need to know about the News Feed changes: Story Bumping.
Connection Cafe
MAY 12, 2017
You’re probably already aware that Facebook Live lets any nonprofit live-stream fundraising events , breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. But did you know that Facebook now lets some nonprofits add a donate button to their Facebook Live broadcast
John Haydon
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Facebook is testing a new fundraising app that just might make giving as “social” as liking, commenting, and sharing. The post A Facebook Donate Button for The News Feed That Might Actually Work! Facebook Marketing
Connection Cafe
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Nonprofits have a significant advantage on Facebook. I am not just talking about the fact that Facebook has teamed up with Blackbaud integration partner ActionSprout to give away $2M in Facebook ad credits. As strange as it sounds, Facebook is a very personal space.
John Haydon
JUNE 6, 2011
Your fans don’t go to your Facebook Page to read your latest post. They don’t go to your Facebook Page to like or comment on your posts either. It All Happens In The New Feed. iPhone News Feeds. These same options show up in the Facebook iPhone app.
John Haydon
APRIL 23, 2014
Facebook recently tweaked the News Feed to reduce spam, including frequently repeated posts : … people tend to find these instances of repeated content less relevant, and are more likely to complain about the Pages that frequently post them.
John Haydon
MARCH 13, 2014
Everyone hates change, even though it’s the norm with Facebook. The biggest gripe about the new Facebook Page layout ? But it doesn’t matter because all the action is in the news feed. Again, all the action is in the news feed.
John Haydon
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Well now you can do that with Facebook Pages. Starting today, Facebook Page posts might be seen by fans of similar Pages simply by tagging those Pages in the post. Andrew Song, a Product Manager at Facebook writes : When a Page tags another Page, we may show the post to some of the people who like or follow the tagged Page. The News Feed algorithm considers several factors: Posts are getting the most engagement.
John Haydon
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm will soon put a damper on external links to memes, suggest related articles, and resurface updates with new comments. ” This means that high quality articles will be slightly more prominent News Feeds, and meme photos will be less prominent.
NetWits
JUNE 20, 2011
Subscribe to the RSS feed ›. This is a guest post by the one and only Nonprofit Facebook Guy – John Haydon (also a good buddy of mine). How active are Facebook users with our Page? How many Facebook users (fans and non-fans interacted with my Page this month?
John Haydon
JUNE 23, 2016
Facebook Live is taking the newsfeed by storm! The Humane Society, The White House, the MET, and many smaller nonprofits are broadcasting news-as-it-happens, museum tours, and even feeding time for baby raccoons! Facebook Marketing
NetWits
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
So, how does Facebook fit into all of this? Facebook is a communications platform with close to a billion users. They can simply subscribe to see your public feed. Your Special Event Director /Manager can hype your next event to the Facebook world.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Dan Michel, Digital Marketing Manager, Feeding America Twitter: @dpmichel. Social Media Measurement is this month’s theme on the Zoetica Salon hosted on my blog Facebook page.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Go to your nonprofit’s Facebook Page, select Insights > Posts, and ensure that “Reach: Organic/Paid” is selected. If your nonprofit does not pay for advertising on Facebook, your nonprofit can keep it simple and use the rounded-to-the-nearest-hundred numbers.
John Haydon
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
In a perfect world, all of your fans would see all of your posts in the news feed. But this is not a perfect world, and your Facebook posts are rarely seen by the people who’ve liked your Page. The post A Simple Facebook Checklist for Better Page Posts appeared first on John Haydon.
John Haydon
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Although Facebook has decreased newsfeed exposure (reach) for Facebook Pages, they have increased newsfeed exposure for links people share with their Facebook friends. My News Feed has 1 link (or less) from a Page for every 10 links from friends. […].
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 14, 2016
Facebook Notes is a native app that was popular when Facebook Pages first launched in 2007, but as Status Updates and the News Feed took precedence, the Facebook Notes app quickly lost prominence. That said, here’s how to get started with Facebook Notes.
John Haydon
MARCH 10, 2014
Today Facebook announced a completely new design for Facebook Pages , starting this week. The redesign of Facebook Pages is intended to help admins “find the tools they use most” The layout also looks like it will display more consistently on desktop and mobile.
John Haydon
JANUARY 30, 2014
If your Facebook Page reach has dropped ( yet again ) in recent weeks, don’t give up hope. Reach is not limited to your Facebook Page updates. Reaching Facebook users with your website content. 7 Facebook hacks for your website. 3) Optimize Images for Facebook Link Posts.
John Haydon
JANUARY 6, 2015
Facebook continues to adjust the News Feed to favor updates that engage people, reduce click-bait , and minimize tired memes. In other words, Facebook wants brands to write Facebook posts that feel more human. Think about how you use Facebook as a person, not a marketer.
NonProfit Hub
JUNE 9, 2017
Nonprofits have a unique advantage on Facebook. Facebook is an environment where billions of people go to check in on what matters most to them and this includes the causes they’re most passionate about. Our news feeds will have more and more video in them as this mega-trend continues.
John Haydon
DECEMBER 16, 2013
Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets Facebook users make donations directly to their favorite nonprofits via the News Feed. How does the Facebook Donate feature work? Facebook users will click “Donate Now” and choose an amount for their donation.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 14, 2012
That said, Facebook has made some recent upgrades – and more are coming – that nonprofits need to know about. If you find the changes confusing, my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps will discuss and demonstrate click-by-click these changes as well many others.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 3, 2013
Hopefully your nonprofit has grown accustomed to the fact that Facebook is a constant work in progress. Before you fall behind, make sure that your nonprofit is current with these four recent Facebook upgrades: 1) Turn on “Similar Page Suggestions.” Facebook Social Media
John Haydon
APRIL 25, 2013
PostRocket created this brilliant infographic explaining how Facebook ranks your Page updates in News Feeds. Facebook edgerank Infograph news feed
TechImpact
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Facebook quickly became a platform capable of doing more than posting pictures of your kids, and talking about what you had for lunch. With the introduction of Facebook’s Autoplay feature, videos are becoming more eye-catching than regular text-based posts. Facebook videos also seem to be getting more organic reach in news feed than article shares […].
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 5, 2012
Many of you have probably already heard that Facebook Timeline for Pages will automatically go live for all brand pages on March 30. That said, the new Facebook Timeline for Pages design provides us even more opportunities to maximize a strong first impression. stories to the news feed.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 11, 2012
That said, in recent months Facebook has launched a slew of new features for Facebook Pages. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. Facebook has launched a new App Center for Timeline and Mobile with over 600 Apps.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 11, 2012
That said, in recent months Facebook has launched a slew of new features for Facebook Pages. The others will be covered in my upcoming webinars on Facebook and Facebook Apps for Nonprofits. Facebook has launched a new App Center for Timeline and Mobile with over 600 Apps.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 26, 2012
On March 30 the new Facebook Timeline design will roll out to all Facebook Pages and one new function is the ability to post Milestones to your Timeline. After you type the first few letters of the location, Facebook will generate a pop-down menu of Facebook Places to choose from.
John Haydon
MAY 30, 2014
The world of Facebook marketing has drastically changed over the past year. For many pages, it’s become harder to get organic reach in the newsfeed : There’s now more competition in the News Feed. And if they use Facebook ads, reaching your fans is almost guaranteed.
NCE Social Media
MAY 10, 2011
Ever wonder why some things people post on Facebook show up in your Top News Feed when you first log in while updates others don’t appear unless you click on the most recent status updates? The Facebook reasoning here is engagement. Facebook EdgeRank's Formula.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Facebook has been making a flurry of changes to the functionality of Facebook Profiles, Facebook Pages, Facebook Community Pages, and Facebook Places Pages over the last two months. Status Updates are now called “Stories” in the News Feed.
John Haydon
DECEMBER 26, 2011
By now you’re probably aware that your Facebook profile has automatically been upgraded to the new timeline layout, which features a large cover at the very top. ” Notice that there is no hard-sell pitch for donations (which could violate Facebook’s TOC ).
John Haydon
JANUARY 30, 2015
Let’s say your nonprofit has an event next week, and you expect lots of people to visit your Facebook Page. You expect that lots of people will visit your Facebook page because: People will search for information about your organisation after hearing about your event.
SocialFish
JUNE 12, 2014
If you’re Red Bull and you have a gazillion dollars to spend on Facebook ads, you couldn’t give a crap about this really. Sample laugh out loud quote: “Is organic reach dropping because Facebook is trying to make more money? Short version: Sigh.
John Haydon
MARCH 5, 2012
The new Facebook page timeline layout changes the way your organization needs to think about content. Custom welcome tabs were also used as a way to convert Facebook fans. Here are a 11 things to consider in your new Facebook content strategy: 1. Share your Facebook Page.
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