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Facebook Gives You More Control Over What You See

Facebook has made some changes that will let you improve your News Feed experience. Surprisingly, it is going to let people select what they want to see first. Pick the friends who create posts that you actually want to see. Product Manager Jacob Frantz wrote a post on Facebook Newsroom about this change. Part of it says: We're always working

Is Your Facebook Feed an Echo Chamber?

Facebook recently did some research in order to discover exactly how much individuals could be, and are, exposed to ideologically diverse news and information in social media. People are increasingly turning to social media for news. Is it your selection of friends, or Facebook's algorithms, that have the most influence on what you see in your News Feed? The Facebook

Facebook’s Messenger Platform Adds New Ways to Connect With Friends & Businesses

One of the main announcements from Facebook's F8 Conference yesterday was the launch of Facebook's new Messenger Platform, which will open the Messenger SDK to third-party apps and services, as well as a new customer service initiative that allows customers connect with businesses directly over Facebook Messenger. Users will be able to access third-party Messenger content apps via a button next to the options for adding photos or stickers. Using

Facebook to Add Suicide Reporting

Let's face it, social media has become the main way we communicate with each other today. We have all seen posts from friends in good times but also in bad. When it comes to bad, it's hard to say how bad things are, but places like Facebook can often be where troubled people reach out. Now Facebook intends to do something to

Atlas Lets Advertisers Track you Online and Offline

There is an old saying that goes something like “You aren't paranoid if they really are out to get you.” Many people have expressed concern about the amount of information that Facebook has and whom they might share it with. Now that Facebook has launched Atlas, it is clear that your information really is being given to corporations. Facebook just

Could You Quit Facebook for 99 Days?

Could you go 99 days without Facebook? It is a question that is worth asking yourself, especially if you are someone who checks into Facebook several times a day. A group called Just wants to encourage people to give up Facebook for 99 days. They are calling this effort 99 Days of Freedom. What would your life be like without

Were you Part of Facebook’s Psychology Experiment?

Much has been said about how Facebook utilizes the information that its users choose to post. There have been many blogs regarding privacy issues (especially when Facebook makes changes to it). People are aware that their photos or posts could be included in Facebook advertising. Were you aware that Facebook can also use your data for psychology experiments? Scientists at