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Facebook’s out to copy Twitter news feeds

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Don't assume you know which news you want to see on your social media accounts. Or so Facebook and Twitter seemingly say every couple of months. Once again, there will be another algorithm change...

OkCupid’s Christian Rudder Defends ‘Experiments On Human Beings’

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Today, Facebook's gained an ally in the fight for data mining and social experiments. OkCupid, the (mostly) free online dating service, offered a succinct corroboration: "We Experiment On Human...

OkCupid’s Christian Rudder Defends ‘Experiments On Human Beings’

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Today, Facebook's gained an ally in the fight for data mining and social experiments. OkCupid, the (mostly) free online dating service, offered a succinct corroboration: "We Experiment On Human...

Sheryl Sandberg Kind Of Apologizes For Facebook Emotion Manipulation Study

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The Facebook emotion contagion study has finally reached the executive level. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said the word “apologize” in reference to the study that involved nearly 700,000 Facebook...

If Facebook’s Secret Study Bothered You, Then Quit Now

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There are more than 1 billion Facebook users—I’m one of them—and the reality is that all of us are test subjects for the website’s not-so-grand experiments. ŸIs there a better way to get users...

Facebook Turns To India For Growth

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Facebook loves India, and for good reason. The country trails only the United States in active users, with around 114 million. The country is young, tech savvy, and slowly becoming upwardly mobile....

Facebook working on a new app ‘Slingshot’

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Facebook took a hard blow when it failed to purchase the famous video and picture messaging app for $3 billion last year. Yes, we are talking about Snapchat which has been going viral these days and...

Mark Zuckerberg Turns 30: A Look Back

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The first time his name appeared in Forbes Magazine, Mark Zuckerberg was an afterthought. Sandwiched in between the ranks and photos of the richest Americans in the 2007 Forbes 400 issue, Zuckerberg...

New Facebook Campaign Targets Small Business

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NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook wants to increase its advertising and get more clicks on all kinds of ads. It believes tapping into the lucrative small business market will help it achieve those goals....