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Why Life Without Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Would Suck

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:18:25 +0000

Facebook has an algorithm (externally known as EdgeRank) that determines who sees which posts at which times. It’s meant to present users the content with which they’ll be most likely to engage. Many users hate it. Even more page administrators despise it. But can it actually help both? Yes. There’s already a site where every post (whether it’s from your best friend or a random brand) is weighted equally, and it’s called Twitter.

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Visualizing Facebook’s Social Graph

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:47:21 +0000

It’s probably not surprising that when Facebook users are 21, most of their friends are also in that same age bracket. It’s also not a shocker to say that men talk about sports on Facebook more than women. But how do trends change over time? Do 30-year-olds tend to talk about health more than new high-school graduates? A highly visual set of data from Wolfram Alpha brings Facebook’s social graph to life, showing how people connect and relate to each other on the social network.

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YouTell Provides Forum For Honest, Anonymous Opinions From Facebook Friends, Twitter Contacts

David Cohen — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:48:28 +0000

If you want to know what your friends really think, and you want them to speak freely, without the fear of damaging friendships, YouTell may have a solution for you.

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Mom And Daughter Reunite Through Facebook After 48 Years

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:49:38 +0000

While Facebook may serve as a hindrance for high school reunions, the social network recently helped a mother and daughter reconnect after more than 40 years.

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Facebook Can Complicate Family Issues

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:24:53 +0000

Family issues can sever ties between relatives, parents, and children, but what happens when family members who have grown apart are still connected through Facebook? A Bay Area psychologist told The New York Times that he often hears patients talking about how they heard about a birth or wedding in the family through the social network, and not with a phone call or in-person visit.

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Expecting? There's A Setting For That On Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:15:32 +0000

Congratulations! Facebook users can now share the news of an impending birth. The option to list an expected child, along with due date and name, appears within the family section of their profile.
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TRUE STORY: Facebook Is Keeping My Brother Alive

Ruth Manuel-Logan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:09:15 +0000

In January, I lost my baby brother Bennie, but his Facebook profile is keeping him alive for all of us who adored him.
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'My Wife, Her High School Love Reunited on Facebook!'

Ruth Manuel-Logan — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:30:50 +0000

(As told to Ruth Manuel-Logan)

I consider myself to be a pretty educated guy, smart, personable. I’m a great dad and have tried to be a caring husband. I’ve never been one to hang out with the guys. Not a boozer. Never been a womanizer, not even in my single days. My life basically revolves around my wife and kids, and that’s how I’ve kind of always pictured my life to be. Corny? OK. Nothing wrong with being an average Joe — I’ll accept the banner and wear it proudly! So how is it that my wife is filing for divorce. My two worlds, our 7-year-old twin boys, are living with her. How did it all come to this? Facebook!

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Shame On Who? Parents Crave Facebook Popularity, Too

Julie D. Andrews — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:19:08 +0000

Tsk, tsk: Parents crave the popularity stamp as much as their kids on Facebook, and are just as willing to let slip personal information in order to attain such social status.
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Facebook's Gift To Mothers: Family Profile Information

Nick O'Neill — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:22:43 +0000

Facebook has been continuing their pursuit of offering more services for families to connect with the addition of a “Family Members” section. Back in March I wrote how Facebook had begun targeting families most likely to drive new users. It also appears to be another move against existing family applications, the largest of which is currently “We’re Related”.
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HotPrints Adds Family Themes to its Facebook Application

Kristen Nicole — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:03:09 +0000

HotPrints, the photo application that lets you create, print and send albums from your existing images on Facebook, is revealing new themes with its updated offerings. The two new themes are the Family Memories Book and the Baby Book. These are both family-oriented photobooks, aimed at a demographic different from the themes HotPrints started out with. HotPrints is also adding Holiday- and Travel-themed options as well.
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