Facebook is making some new tweaks to its News Feed algorithm, and it could be good news for music websites – or, indeed, any website publishing articles. “Today’s update to News Feed ranking recognizes that people want to see more relevant news and what their friends have to say about it,” explains Facebook in a blog post outlining plans to show people more links to articles in their news feeds. It could be bad news for photos of new-age aphorisms and grumpy cats, though. “Our surveys show that on average people prefer links to high quality articles about current events, their favorite sports team or shared interests, to the latest meme,” says Facebook. “Starting soon, we’ll be doing a better job of distinguishing between a high quality article on a website versus a meme photo hosted somewhere other than Facebook when people click on those stories on mobile. This means that high quality articles you or others read may show up a bit more prominently in your News Feed, and meme photos may show up a bit less prominently.” Poor cats.
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