Facebook reportedly has been talking with multiple news organizations about hosting their content on its network, rather than linking to their websites. No deal has been finalized, but The New York Times, BuzzFeed and National Geographic are among its first likely partners. Although they’re still strong media brands, they may be interested in negotiating with Facebook now because they understand change is inevitable, and they would rather be on the vanguard than bringing up the rear.
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Facebook Aims to Turn Social Media Into 'the' Media
Posted by: Quinten Plummer March 24, 2015 04:03 PMFacebook reportedly has been talking with multiple news organizations about hosting their content on its network, rather than linking to their websites. No deal has been finalized, but The New York Times, BuzzFeed and National Geographic are among its first likely partners. Although they’re still strong media brands, they may be interested in negotiating with Facebook now because they understand change is inevitable, and they would rather be on the vanguard than bringing up the rear.