{"id":4884,"date":"2018-06-11T10:31:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2018-06-11T10:31:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:31:10","slug":"yes-to-greater-transparency-and-more-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/2018\/06\/11\/yes-to-greater-transparency-and-more-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes to greater transparency and more balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5719\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4884-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/ipr509.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/ipr509.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/prworks\/ipr509.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/inside-pr\/id137886027?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidepr.ca%2F%3Fp%3D4884\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidepr.ca\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Instagram released some information about how its algorithm determines what we see. Every individual has a unique feed. But all of us gain some insight from Instagram&#8217;s disclosure. A praiseworthy step toward greater transparency is how the social media sausage is made.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last October, Facebook de-emphasized news in the Facebook Newsfeed. The bottom dropped out of many publishers&#8217; traffic. New data from Chartbeat suggests that the system is returning to a healthier mix in which traffic to publishers from Google Search and direct has increased to provide a more balanced flow of traffic. Balance is good, in that it reduces the relative importance of any single platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Linkworthy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/06\/01\/how-instagram-feed-works\/\">How Instagram&#8217;s algorithm works<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshconstine\">Josh Constine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2018\/05\/mobile-visits-are-still-rising-for-news-sites-even-without-facebooks-juicy-traffic-according-to-chartbeat-data\/\">Mobile traffic rises for news sites<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsbyschmidt\">Christine Schmidt<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>It\u2019s\u00a0your turn.<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019d love to know what you think about the topics we discussed as well as your suggestions for questions you\u2019d like answered or topics for future shows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leave a comment on\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=101489863251163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside PR Facebook group<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1797710433833657\/\">FIR Podcast Network Facebook group<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Send us an email or an audio comment to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:insideprcomments@gmail.com\">insideprcomments@gmail.com<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Interact with us on Twitter. 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