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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Facebook unveils news-gathering tool for journalists called 'Signal ' Thursday Sep 17,2015

 
Facebook unveiled a new tool Thursday Sep 17,2015 aimed at helping journalists using the social network track breaking and trending news, in a challenge to Twitter.

The service called Signal, which is available for both Facebook and the Facebook-owned Instagram platform, is designed for journalists who are using social media as part of their reporting efforts.

With Signal, journalists “can monitor which topics are trending and then quickly display related content that has been shared publicly.”
Journalists can also access lists of public figures ranked by who is being mentioned the most on Facebook, including “real-time conversations” involving politicians, authors, actors, musicians, athletes and others.
The tool can also be used on Instagram for visual content
Every Facebook post, every Instagram image or video, and every metric found in Signal can be easily saved into custom collections for later use

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