NPR Removes Comments, Twitter Fights Harassment and More: Quick Takes for 8/19/16

NPR Website To Get Rid Of Comments (NPR, 8/17/16) This has spurred much debate in media circles over the value of comments, particularly if they're only appealing to and being used by a small percentage of an overall audience. Personally I understand where NPR is coming from on this topic, but anytime publishers of any … Continue reading NPR Removes Comments, Twitter Fights Harassment and More: Quick Takes for 8/19/16

Movie Studios and Other Marketers Keep Struggling With Facebook Comments

There's a guest column/op-ed in Adweek about how the comments sections of Facebook posts about major studio releases stink. Specifically, about how they're filled with links to illegal pirate streams, many of which are bogus in and of themselves are are just destinations for malware, phishing scams and the like. The story talks a bit … Continue reading Movie Studios and Other Marketers Keep Struggling With Facebook Comments