{"id":3837,"date":"2017-09-20T07:52:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T07:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/?p=3837"},"modified":"2017-09-21T06:51:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T06:51:29","slug":"check-out-trending-news-in-facebooks-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/check-out-trending-news-in-facebooks-mobile-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Now You Can Check Out Trending News in Facebook&#8217;s Mobile App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trend followers globally took a breath of fresh air as the news surfaced about Facebook rolling out a \u201cTrending News\u201d section on mobile that is also going to include its own link to the app\u2019s main navigation. This follows the earlier announcement this spring of a redesign of trending topics which is apparently an essential part of Facebook\u2019s social network. It tracks the new stories that are creating the buzz across the service. This news section is being rolled out for users of both iOS and Android apps used in the United States. The added navigational link to the news that is trending became visible to iPhone users a few weeks ago and for Android users, it\u2019s still in the testing phase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3838 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic-82x146.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic-28x50.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trending-topic-42x75.jpg 42w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/check-out-trending-news-in-facebooks-mobile-app\/#Related_Read\" >Related Read:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/check-out-trending-news-in-facebooks-mobile-app\/#How_to_Create_a_Compelling_Facebook_Post\" >How to Create a Compelling Facebook Post<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Read\"><\/span><strong>Related Read:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Create_a_Compelling_Facebook_Post\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/how-to-create-a-compelling-facebook-post\/\">How to Create a Compelling Facebook Post<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trending topic was redesigned with a keen focus on making it easier to see how other publications are covering a topic other than what people are talking about it, was made clear in another announcement made by Facebook earlier in May 2017. So, now as you click on a trending topic, you will see a carousel of stories from various other publications that you are able to swipe and view.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3839 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement-82x146.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement-28x50.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/level-of-engagement-42x75.jpg 42w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The publications that show in this section are determined by the level of engagement they are creating on Facebook, both around the article itself and the publisher as well as the other articles that are linking to it.<\/p>\n<p>This card styled carousel look and feel is inspired partly by Facebook Paper; the company\u2019s standalone news reading app. This carousel is still in the rolling out process in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Another aspect of trending makeover that wasn\u2019t really touched earlier on Facebook\u2019s announcement was how the social network is playing with a redesigned list of news stories that focus on headlines and not just trending topics alone.<\/p>\n<p>The original look of the Facebook\u2019s trending topic that the users pull up with a tap on the app search box, is a simple list of topics and begins like a list that cuts off later. These trending topics will appear in your own recent searches on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are willing to access the trending news link that just popped up in Facebook\u2019s navigation menu, you are going to see an entirely different trending section from the one discussed earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3840 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline-165x146.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline-50x44.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-stories-include-a-headline-85x75.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new stories include a headline, a photo, the name of the media outlet that is reporting it along with other resources instead of the old school just the \u201ctopic\u201d, coupled with a word that could be a person or place along with a curvy arrow icon. For example, next to the headline, it might say:\u00a0\u201cReuters and 100+ other sources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plus, by adding the photo next to each item, there\u2019s more room for expanded information \u2013 that is, a full headline and sourcing. The new section also gives stories a rank (#1, #2, #3,\u2026etc.) Facebook\u2019s prior announcement in May didn\u2019t specifically detail how this Trending News section looked different from Trending Topics. Frankly, it\u2019s all a bit confusing, because Trending Topics and Trending News don\u2019t seem to be tied directly together at this point. For example, you could have the link to Trending\u00a0Newsin your app\u2019s main navigation, but still not have the new look for Trending\u00a0Topics, which includes the carousel redesign. However, in that same post, we did get a little peek at Trending News \u2013 but it was referenced as being a part of a \u201csmall test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3841 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News-149x300.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News-72x146.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News-25x50.jpg 25w, https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/top-three-Trending-News-37x75.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook said earlier that it was testing a new interface that will add top three Trending News to the users\u2019 news feed. In the screenshot, you were able to see the numbers of stories along with their photos which were ranked the highest in terms of numbers and engagement they have generated. These stories were identified by Headlines, instead of just topics. This integration of a \u201cmini\u201d Trending News section into News Feed is not broadly available. That remains a \u201csmall test,\u201d we understand. But the addition of the Trending News link to Facebook\u2019s navigation is already live on iPhone, and being trialed on Android.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, any changes Facebook makes to Trending are sure to meet a lot of scrutinies. The company last year faced criticism when it\u00a0removed its human editors\u00a0who curated this section, to run Trending by way of algorithms instead. (And those algorithms\u00a0soon screwed up.) The social network has more recently made several changes to address the\u00a0spread of fake news\u00a0and\u00a0filter bubbles,\u00a0as well. In this case, though, Facebook is not monkeying with how news is selected as \u201cTrending,\u201d only how it\u2019s being displayed. The new Trending News section joins a number of other new additions to Facebook\u2019s main navigation as of late, including the\u00a0food ordering option,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/03\/27\/facebook-officially-launches-town-hall-for-contacting-government-reps-adds-local-election-reminders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Town Hall<\/a>,\u00a0weather, the\u00a0Explore feed, and more. Not all these additions have stuck around \u2013 the new travel-focused\u00a0City Guides\u00a0section, for instance, has since disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>So, this was the wrap of the trending news section with its link that is soon going to surface on the famous social media. for more trending tech-news, please keep reading our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/\">blog<\/a> and don\u2019t forget to subscribe for oven hot technology news that we bring to you as soon as its cooked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trend followers globally took a breath of fresh air as the news surfaced about Facebook rolling out a \u201cTrending News\u201d section on mobile that is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":3848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[263,297,266,298],"class_list":["post-3837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media","tag-facebook","tag-mobile","tag-news","tag-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.branex.ae\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}