I have to think Adam is right here; we are not talking about gossip - there was plenty of that on the FB trending feed even when they were using human editors. What we are seeing now is real, moldy bull shit, that I just can't believe the FB decision-makers really want to see on their front page.
On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Gawker and TMZ were, or are not aimed at everyone. Yes - they want to > maximise page views and did all they could to do so. But that was amongst > their target audience. > > For starters both were aimed squarely at Americans, and Americans > interested in gossip of one sort or another. I'm not saying non-Americans > don't or didn't read them, but their target was in the US. > > Facebook is GLOBAL. It's aimed at everyone from 13 (and in reality > younger) to grandparents wanting to see family photos. We're literally > talking about billions of users. > > So no, Facebook actually wants to be read by all, and crap in the trending > box really doesn't help. And they know it, and will probably fix it. > > Let's also not forget about internet.org - Zuckerberg's piece for the > third world. The disconnected. He actually wants to make Facebook *the > internet* for billions more. He's been trying to deals with mobile > operators in India (without success so far) and just this last week in > Nigeria, amongst many other places. Free internet.org services on any > cellphone - but to his services. It's a walled garden approach. Like when > AOL wasn't the internet. > > And if he's controlling the news on what to many people *is* the internet, > that makes what Facebook does or doesn't allow enormously important. Scary > frankly. > > On 9 Sep 2016 22:54, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Friday, September 9, 2016, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I understand that is what you are claiming; what I am having trouble >> believing is that it is actually true that the kinds of stories they are >> posting will actually get them more page clicks. >> >> >> Gawker was seen by millions. Time posts Kardashian/Jenner stories > multiple times a day. TMZ doesn't exist to share happy, friendly gossip. > > There is a market for media that appeals to the worst aspects of human > nature. In skilled hands, that can be a profitable market. > > > >> >> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I'm making the claim that Facebook doesn't differentiate between sleaze >>> and non-sleaze (or news and non-news). All that matters to them is getting >>> page clicks. >>> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
