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Re:TheirTube – How do the recommended videos look on their Y... by mongol on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @12:25PM (#23988553)
Okay, is it then social media that acts as the "first page" for news sites? To what extent is it the news sites own Twitter etc feed, and to what extent from sharing?

Seems very arbitrary these days if there is any way to get a curated and prioritized selection at all. Seems more like a continuous stream. Keeping up to date is sisyfos work.

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Re:TheirTube – How do the recommended videos look on their Y... by pp19dd on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @12:47PM (#23988819)
Depends on the market. But generally speaking, search engine and social (and dark social) just about evenly account for a vast majority of entry points.

However, consider that social share counts can and often exceed measured view counts. As in, viral articles are not necessarily ever read by people who share them.

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