How Facebook's News Feed Favors Some Applications

Not all applications get equal treatment from Facebook, at least not when it comes to placement in the news feed.

Not all applications get equal treatment from Facebook, at least not when it comes to placement in the news feed.

While some apps that post to multiple social media destinations get lost in the shuffle on Facebook, others don’t.

Have you noticed how news feed items coming from Twitter, HootSuite, and NetworkedBlogs have footers saying something like “show more posts from” said application?

Well, numerous applications don’t get consolidated, meaning that every single item posted through these favored tools gets the same chance to show up in news feeds that other types of content do.

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