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Judgment Day for Media Companies

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Smith starts off quoting media critic Jesse Brown, who notes that the number of journalists employed by small digital news companies is increasing. At RebelMouse, we offer an enterprise-level, centralized CMS solution for our clients so they don't have to hire an expensive developer team to build and maintain one themselves.

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3 Reasons Why It’s Better to Publish on a Centralized CMS

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The tech tug of war between publishers and the Facebook/Google duopoly is a never-ending power struggle. This year, the pendulum has begun to swing the other way thanks to Facebook's information scandal , which prompted both platforms to clean up their ad space and data management practices. Here's why: 1.

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Thriving on Facebook After the "Doomsday" Algorithm Change

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It's been nine months since Facebook's bombshell and so-called "friends and family". In January, the massive social platform announced that it would begin to prioritize posts from users' actual Facebook friends in its News Feed over updates from publishers. Though they were able to quickly relaunch after joining RockYou Media.

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Facebook Makes Moves Toward Creator Networks

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But Instagram's partner-in-crime and parent company, Facebook, has a bit of catching up to do, particularly amongst the teen demographic. The same Pew Research Center data found that Facebook ranks fourth in popularity amongst teens, falling behind YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat. Facebook Makes Instagram-like Changes.

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Here Are All the Changes Facebook Has Made Since the Cambridge Analytica Scandal

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user information scandal , Facebook announced plans to restrict data access on their platform. In what Facebook promises will be "many changes" in the coming months, the platform started by cutting off API access to Events, Groups, Pages, and Instagram for new developers. As a direct result of the Cambridge Analytica.

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Google Redesigned How They Measure Page Speed. Here’s What to Do About It

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Lighthouse is a tool built into the latest version of Google Chrome that helps you determine how well your site is performing, and tells you which pages on your site need improvement. Major Media Companies: Does a Custom, High-Cost CMS Pay Off? How Do Less Well Funded WordPress and Custom CMS Solutions Do ?

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Bend Industry Norms with Developer-Free Designs

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Brands, new media companies, and publishers don't have the time or money to invest in expensive developer teams to build out beautiful, design-heavy websites. That's why it's important to put what was once under the jurisdiction of developer teams back into the hands of those who live and breathe the actual content.