Articles Tagged ‘Facebook’

Facebook places some limits on targeting for special ad categories

Ad categories are restricted from using age, gender, postal code, multicultural affinity and other descriptions to target intended audiences.

ICYMI: A new CEO for ComScore, a new image for Facebook

Plus, senior journalists in Canada shuffle about as Andrew Coyne leaves Postmedia and Don Martin announces his retirement.

How The Discourse reconciles its work with Facebook’s news accelerator

Founder and CEO Erin Millar explains how she expanded her media company’s reach and how she’s passing on the knowledge she gained.

Facebook solid in Q3 despite public controversies

The social media platform increased revenues 29% year-over-year as public scrutiny grows over the company’s ethical responsibilities.

How many are engaging with web content on Facebook?

Newswhip’s Q3 study shows that “soft” news is still gaining more impressions than politics, and outbound links aren’t getting the lion’s share of impressions.

Users can now opt out of giving Facebook ‘off-Facebook’ data

The social giant is able to track outside data, from shopping to video streaming. Now, users are being handed a little more control.

Older generations driving the most social growth

The boomer generation is behind surges in social media use overall, especially Facebook, according to latest MTM report.

Which age group is driving Facebook growth in Canada?

While growth is slowing for Facebook, it’s gaining ground through an unlikely demographic.

Facebook’s revenues, stocks soar amidst most recent controversy

The social media giant now makes 94% of its ad revenue from mobile.

Engagement on Facebook grows: report

Activity is bouncing back after dropping off over the past two years, according to social media tracking firm News Whip.

Will updates from social players draw influencers away from YouTube?

Twitter, Facebook, Snap and Pinterest look to attract content creators with new special features and monetization tactics.

Are Instagram’s Explore ads a win for brands?

Will the new ad format saturate users with too much branded content?

How fake news affects Canadian media trust

A new study from Ipsos declares fake news a ‘global epidemic’ as Canadians fix blame on Americans.

Facebook Watch brings Ad Breaks to Canada

Publishers can now monetize through mid-roll video.

Facebook, Postmedia update election advertising policies

The social media giant and the National Post parent co. are the latest to publish their political ad registries.