News on Facebook

Vadim Lavrusik
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1B+                680M
                         +


monthly active users   Mobile active
Average UK User




 130           +71
Friends        return daily

                %
Discovering content in News Feed




   • 4 billion pieces of content shared daily
  • Average user eligible to see 2,200 posts
News Feed: A Personalized Newspaper
Top stories from your connections       Connections: Pages &
                                              Profiles




  ① Frequency of engagement with Page         Content


  ② Engagement with specific post

  ③ Interaction with types of content      Feed Ranking


  ④ Negative feedback to content

  ⑤ Freshness of post                        News Feed




                                               User
…and New News Feed




Getting rid of the clutter to showcase content
Real-Time Content Sections
More visual stories
Stories with sharing context
Discovery through friends on news sites
Follow
Connect with anyone on Facebook
Follow
Enable Follow on your current Timeline




              To Allow Followers:
           Facebook.com/about/follow
Sharing Personal vs. Public
Select target audience
Growing Your Followers
Growing Your Followers
Follow Button or Page Like Button for Websites
Growing Your Followers
On-air talent mentions




  Example: ESPN’s First Take
Where to start? Storytelling
Links, Status Updates, Photos
Photos
From-the-Scene Photos
Photos
Sync with Mobile for Easier Sharing
Conversations
Facebook Q&A with Followers
Page Best Practices Checklist



 Conversational tone,
 timely, focuses on
 imagery:
Shortly after it was announced that
President Obama won, the
Huffington Post published a
conversational “congrats” photo
that got 260K likes & reshared 13K
times.
 Use targeting       1
 controls to reach
 the right audience


                      2
                          3
 Thumbnail Image & Link Teaser

                                  Which is more
                                  compelling?

                                  Use larger thumbnail
                                  for link stories.

                                  Links w/ thumbnails &
                                  teasers received 20%
                                  more clicks than links
                                  without.

                                  Recommended OG
                                  Image: 600 x 600px
 Incentivize Engagement
SportsCenter uses its Facebook Page to prompt conversations around news stories
and features its fans’ comments on-air. This incentivizes more engagement from fans.
Reporting
Graph Search: People
Reporting
Graph Search: Photos & Places
Reporting
Graph Search: Interests
Graph Search Waitlist
Facebook.com/about/graphsearch
Reporting
Create a Custom Feed for your Beat
Reporting
Create Custom Lists for Sources




Facebook.com/addlist
Reporting
Crowdsourced Content
Crowdsourcing
Integrating into the show experience
Resources:
facebook.com/journalists
facebook.com/fbmedia
facebook.com/facebookpages
Questions?
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Editor's Notes

  • #2 33 million in the UK1 in 5 Minutes Online Are Spent on Facebook
  • #3 Average user spends 25 minutes a day on Facebook.
  • #5 Top stories.
  • #12 Every reporter should have a Page.
  • #17 As part of SkipBayless launching his Facebook Timeline, ESPN’s First Take featured it in a big way by integrating it into the show experience. During a segment referencing the NBA Finals, the host referenced Skip’s predictions and pointed to his new Timeline. Viewers were encouraged to go to his Timeline to find out what his predictions were, which he posted there in advance. This offered viewers additional incentive to subscribe to Skip Bayless on Facebook.The on-air example not only referenced his Timeline, but also highlighted its key features, referencing that viewers can go back in time to see key moments in Skip’s career and old photos.The on-air mention also featured a direct link for his Timeline, as well as a quick description of why to subscribe to Skip on Facebook: “Follow skip daily throughout the NBA Finals”.
  • #19 Every reporter should have a Page.
  • #20 Go to Photo of your smartphone to sync photos.
  • #22 https://www.intern.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151286726604641&set=a.185381234640.117712.18793419640&type=1&relevant_count=1
  • #23 Shortly after it was announced that President Obama won, the Huffington Post published a conversational “congrats” photo that got 260K likes & reshared 13K times.
  • #24 Photo captionThumbnailAsk a question
  • #25 Photo captionThumbnailAsk a question
  • #28 Every reporter should have a Page.
  • #29 Every reporter should have a Page.