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Social Media Today reports that Facebook has just announced it’s removing the Group Stories option. The social media mammoth isn’t giving much notice either, the move is effective from 26th September. The Social Network only recently announced the addition of a multi-contributor Stories option for public figures, and now it’s followed that new feature up by removing 'Group Stories' functionality. That enabled Facebook group members to be a part of a Story that was common to the whole group. Facebook made the announcement last week: "On September 26th, we will be sunsetting group stories. At that point, no new group ...

Facebook is Hiring Journalists for Its Coming Dedicated News Section Social Media Today is reporting that Facebook’s future dedicated news tab might seem a little like a trip into the past for the social network, with the new details revealed sounding eerily similar to the Trending News feature that Facebook ditched last year. Right now, Facebook is advertising for journalists to curate the dedicated news section on its website. The New York Times say that Facebook are looking to recruit a whole team of journalists: The recruitment ad specifies that this project is going to be about credible content. With ...

Katie Powers writes on ama.org about how fake-follower fraud in influencer marketing is hitting brands hard. In 2019, influencer marketing spend has already reached the lofty heights of $8.5 billion. That figure is expected to top the $10 billion mark in 2020. It seems that, despite a constant buzz of debate around influencer marketing effectiveness, brands are still keen to associate themselves with prominent social media figures. $1.5 Billion by 2020 Wasted on Fraudulent Influencers According to the research carried out by Cheq and Roberto Cavazos, a professor at the University of Baltimore, $1.3 Billion of influencer spend is being ...

Facebook is Planning on Piloting Video Streaming Subscriptions for Watch According to an article by Mobile Marketer, Facebook is planning to test paid subscriptions for the first time on its Watch hub. They’ll apply to on-demand shows and include material from CollegeHumor, Discovery’s MotorTrend, the BBC, and selected content from ITV. Testing is limited to the US and will take place in the next few weeks. Facebook plans to charge monthly fees of $4.99 for CollegeHumor's DropOut, $6.99 for BritBox, $4.99 for MotorTrend and $2.99 for ITV’s Tastemade Plus. Subscribers will have access to original content. Facebook will handle payments ...

It’s just emerged that Facebook has been using hundreds of contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services. Bloomberg is reporting that some of the contractors have disclosed this information under anonymity – after becoming disturbed by the nature of the work. The Bloomberg article states that the workers aren’t informed how or where the audio was recorded and that the material is sometimes vulgar. It seems they’re puzzled and slightly concerned why Facebook needs transcriptions. The report seemed to hamper gains in Facebook stock, which was up 1.6% by 3.30 pm at $188.37 on Tuesday. Earlier ...