Facebook last week published a list of the most shared articles on Facebook in 2011. That list included only US publishers – so we decided to create a list of the most shared, liked and commented articles from UK news outlets.
As with the US list, stories range from hard news to quirky (or “cute”, as Facebook describes them). Interestingly, the two top stories are newsgames, where the reader is invited to participate using gaming mechanics. (It’s worth mentioning here that there will be a session on newsgames and gaming mechanics at our news:rewired conference for journalists, for which the agenda is here.) The list also includes online video (another news:rewired topic).
Data was gathered using Searchmetrics and downloaded for analysis on 6 December. The news outlets included were: BBC, Guardian, Telegraph, Independent, Mail Online, the Sun, the Mirror. You can see the downloaded Facebook data here.
This entry was posted in Social media and blogging, Traffic and tagged BBC, Facebook, Independent, likes, Mail Online, searchmetrics, The Guardian on December 7, 2011 by Sarah Marshall.
Tabloid Watch has brought to our attention an apology, “buried in the US section” of Mail Online. The site links to two other apologies, also posted in that section.
This entry was posted in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics and tagged apology, Mail Online, tabloid watch on May 26, 2011 by Sarah Marshall.
Mail Online has become the latest UK newspaper site to launch an iPhone app. But the title is offering six-monthly or annual subscription packages, at £4.99 and £8.99 respectively, rather than a 30-day or monthly model.
Mail Online MD James Bromley said the title’s mobile strategy would hinge on developing paid apps as an additional revenue stream.
This entry was posted in Editors' pick and tagged iPhone, iphone apps, Mail Online, Mobile on November 1, 2010 by Laura Oliver.