“From conventions to debates to election day, millions of you came to YouTube over the past year to stay informed and engage in a conversation on the 2016 U.S. election,” noted Brandon Feldman, who is in charge of News &…
Stanford Study: Teens Clueless On Distinguishing Sponsored Content
A Stanford Study of 7,804 students from middle school through college illustrated that young people are clueless in knowing what is actual news versus sponsored content. This study comes on the heels of fake news hysteria that Facebook and other…
Lauren Moss: Woman Found Dead in Walmart Parking Lot Had Been There for Months
According to reports, the body of a young woman was found in a Walmart parking lot in Marina, California earlier this month. The story gets even odder, as police say 22-year-old Lauren Moss has been dead in the parking lot…
Yahoo Updates App, Homepage
Yahoo announced some updates to its mobile app and homepage in the U.S. making it easier to get to news and content and follow developing news stories. The company says it looked at the latest mobile trends to guide its…
Microsoft Launches Bing-Powered ‘News Pro’ App for iOS
Microsoft has a new iOS app called News Pro in the App Store. The app description says: News Pro helps you search for news around your work every day. Fuel your unique interests with over a million topics to choose…
Google Faces Another Complaint From German Publishers
Google is still battling German publishers over including their content among Google News links as it faces a new legal complaint related to a war that just won’t end. Will this end up with Google shutting Google News down in…
Facebook’s Notify App Launches on iPhone
Last week, we learned that Facebook was about to launch a new standalone app for breaking news called Notify. The reports were true, as Facebook just took the wraps off it. Notify from Facebook from Facebook on Vimeo. The idea…
Facebook’s Breaking News App Is Almost Here (Report)
Facebook’s breaking news app dubbed Notify, which has been in the works for a few months, is reportedly ready to launch. The Financial Times says it’s coming next week, with a handful of news partners including CBS, Comedy Central, and…
Twitter Launches New Curated ‘Moments’
Twitter just announced a new feature called Moments, which are curated stories made up of tweets, images, videos, Vines, and GIFs. These are curated by both Twitter and select partners like Bleacher Report, Buzzfeed, Entertainment Weekly, Fox News, Getty Images,…
Google Updates First Click Free Policy
Google introduced its “First Click Free” policy nearly a decade ago to help paywall-using publishers better monetize their content. It lets users see a little bit of content for free without giving them free access to everything. The idea is…