One analyst predicts the move to “platform publishing” will not end well for magazine media. That’s putting it mildly. The chorus is chiming in from all corners. A few days ago, Bloomberg Media’s Justin Smith said publishers were feeding on...

Twitter\@MattNavarra Bloomberg Media’s Justin Smith says the social network makes far more money from news feed than news organizations do from linked traffic. Their content is keeping Facebook users happy, but the publishers that provide it are “feeding on the...

If you’re not “absolutely petrified” of FB’s empire-building tactics, you’re probably not paying attention says one publisher. “Absolutely petrified.” That’s how Neil Vogel, head of About.com, feels about the rise of distribution platforms like Facebook Instant Articles, Live Facebook, and...

Some publishers saw their referral traffic crash last month, as FB pushes to keep readers inside its own content garden. Referral traffic from Facebook took a big hit last month for many of the big name publishers using the Facebook...