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Facebook algorithms

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Facebook algorithms significantly reduce the reach of your posts when they receive little engagement .  The algorithm interprets lack of engagement as a sign that your content is not valuable or interesting, ergo FB stops pushing your updates to feeds.  You need likes, comments, and shares from as many people as possible. Comments and shares hold more weight than simple likes.  You need to find a way to encourage comments and sharing . Asking questions, creating polls, and posting reels may help. People seem to love short reels. Humor is also engaging. The problem the facebook algorithm presents is that even though the content might be valuable, some people are afraid to engage. They are worried about their privacy , or they're worried about ending up on your email list , and let's face it - no one wants more email. " The Facebook algorithm typically evaluates a new post within the first 10 to 30 minutes to determine its initial reach , with some indications that en...
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An Early Version of Mickey Mouse enters the Public Domain

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It's true! 🤗 An Early Version of Mickey Mouse enters the Public Domain. On this day in 1928, "Steamboat Willie," a cartoon featuring one of the first versions of Mickey Mouse, was released by the great Walt Disney.  The cartoon figure is now in the public domain, and personally, I think he's adorable, but he doesn't look like the modern Mickey Mouse that everyone imagines when they hear that iconic name. Here's a fun little tidbit of valuable information that I was not aware of until today, US copyrights expire after 95 years, so this one expired in 2023. "Under U.S. law, a copyright can be held for 95 years before it becomes available for public use. Disney’s copyright protection on the Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse expired at midnight on Dec. 31." Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie enters the public domain To learn more about the United States copyright process and what an expired copyright actually means, read the following article at J...
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META AI brokers partnership with Reuters

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META AI brokers partnership with Reuters to summarize answers for news related questions, and provide links to Reuters verifiable content. This is great news for the post-truth culture we're living in. 👏👏👏  Now if only they would bring back the fairness doctrine in the USA.  There should be consequences for deliberately misinforming (aka lying to) citizens. Through its partnership with Reuters, 'Meta AI can respond to news-related questions with summaries and links to Reuters content,' a Meta spokesperson said in a statement sent by email. META AI NEWS @ REUTERS
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AI Search Results

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Last week (in November, 2023), Google offered me the option of allowing the search engine to provide AI search results. Naturally, I opted in for that! (Yes, this means that they have access to my queries, but that doesn't bother me.) What I love about the integration of AI with Goggle search, is the way it provides an overview from several resources, all of which have links provided for further information. This also ensures that you would not be plagiarizing if you decided to use the info in one of your blog posts. Always cite your references and provide verification links to your source. Google is paying attention to these details. If you simply copy and paste information into an article, it will hurt your search engine rankings on your websites. Artificial intelligence, or AI : The use of technology to simulate human intelligence, either in computer programs or robotics. A field in computer science that aims to build systems that can perform human tasks.   I recently downloaded...
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