No Goals? No Problem! 3 Easy Steps to Make 2014 a Productive Year
Huffington Post - On January 1st, I logged on to my personal Facebook page to see my news feed crammed with status updates that looked something like this: "This is THE year!" "2014 will be the year...
View ArticleFacebook to sunset Sponsored Stories by April
CNET - (Credit: Facebook) Facebook announced in a blog post to advertisers that it would put an end to Sponsored Stories, a type of ad unit that had been troublesome for the social network. "Existing...
View ArticleFacebook focuses on conversation quality with Branch buy
Macworld - The worldâs largest social network wants to improve the content you see in your News Feed, and that includes discussions.
View ArticleChange Is Possible -- Remembering Internet Activist Aaron Swartz
Huffington Post - It is one year since the death of 26-year-old Aaron Swartz, the renowned computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist. People all around the world are...
View ArticleProof That Facebook Is Surpassing Reddit's Audience Share (FB)
Business Insider - Since Facebook changed its News Feed algorithm to focus more on news and less on cute cats and other memes, it appears to have stolen a huge share of referred traffic on the internet...
View ArticleFacebook Is Launching A News App That Could Kill Flipboard
Business Insider - Facebook could launch a brand new app called "Paper" next week according to Re/code's Mike Isaac. The feature would aggregate news stories from major media outlets and look similar...
View ArticleFacebook Is Now Obsessed With The News Business â And The News Business...
Business Insider - Facebook is suddenly obsessed with the news business. The news business, in return, should be both grateful and afraid. Grateful for the extra readers Facebook is creating for their...
View Article'The personality of a hairbrush?' Al and Carson read their own mean tweets
NBC News - You may have awoken to Now This News' hilarious âDC Mean Tweets,â where politicians read nasty tweets from the public aloud, going viral on your news feed.
View ArticleIn Defense of My iPhone
Huffington Post - If you asked me what my most important material possession was at the moment, I would have to truthfully answer, "My iPhone." It reminds me of appointments (which I try very hard to...
View ArticleFacebook launches Trending to highlight popular items
USA Today - New feature will show in News Feed
View ArticleBits Blog: Facebook Rolls Out Its Version of Trending Topics
New York Times - The social network is adding a module to its news feed that will suggest popular topics of conversation on the service, customized for each user.   Â
View ArticleFacebook Rolls Out Trending Topics
TIME - Facebook is rolling out a feature that will provide you with a list of topics trending across the web, it announced on its website Thursday. The module, which will show up on the top right-hand...
View ArticleFacebook to add 'Trending' section next to News Feed
United Press International - Ananth BaligaJan. 16 (UPI) -- Facebook again seems to be taking a cue from Twitter by launching a "Trending" section next to the News Feed that will allow people to engage...
View ArticleFacebook takes after Twitter with new 'trending' feature
PC World - Facebook has launched âtrending,â a new feature designed to surface popular topics being talked about on the site, in a move that increases its rivalry with Twitter, and, eventually,...
View ArticleFacebook launches Twitter-esque Trending feature
Examiner - On Thursday, Facebook unveiled their long-awaited Trending feature on their blog.The feature will be displayed as a module on the right side of your news feed and will be titled "Trending"....
View ArticleFacebook Adds 'Trending' Topics To News Feed (But It's NOT Copying Twitter)
Huffington Post - Facebook has added a 'trending' topics page to the front of its site. But they're not copying Twitter. Honestly. Nope. The feature will appear to the right of the user's News Feed to...
View ArticleNew York May Nix Google Glass For Drivers
Popular Science - Google Glass Unless you've been living under a rock -- a rock without wi-fi -- you know that wearable technology is the Next Big Thing. From rings to running shoes to the fabrics in...
View ArticleBlogger: Here's The Real 'Problem' With Facebook Most People Don't Understand...
Business Insider - Derek Muller, the curator of science video blog Veritasium, has a pretty large following across a number of social media channels: 21,000 followers on Twitter, more than 1 million on...
View ArticleToo Poor for Health Care, Too Rich for Medicaid
Huffington Post - "Health care, bitches!" That's what I remember seeing on my Facebook news feed around two years ago when it was finally announced that, at some point in the not so distant future,...
View ArticleOn Facebook, clicking 'like' can help scammers
WDIV NBC Detroit - It's an image that tugs at the heartstrings. A smiling 7-year-old girl poses in her cheerleading uniform, circled by a ring of pompons, her bald head a telltale sign of her...
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