Facebook Kills the 'Via' Attribution Link on Page Posts
Facebook is setting a precedent for other social media sites by ending the controversial practice of adding third-party attribution links on feed stories. Starting tomorrow, those links that say things like "-via HootSuite" or "-via Buffer" will no longer show up when you auto-post an update to your brand Page, according to a report by Wisemetrics.
Facebook is setting a precedent for other social media sites by ending the controversial practice of adding third-party attribution links on feed stories.
Starting tomorrow, those links that say things like “-via HootSuite” or “-via Buffer” will no longer show up when you auto-post an update to your brand Page, according to a report by Wisemetrics.
Leave it to the internet to come up with something like the “via” attribution. Prior to the digital age, no brand ever had to share an ad that was brought to you “-via Comcast” or “-via paper.”
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