Listen to NPR clips right in your Facebook news feed
Engadget - In December and January, hear short clips of select NPR stories without leaving Facebook.
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Business Insider - Facebook wants to be the place you go for everything: news, friends, videos, and now even Uber rides. But sometimes you don't want that. Sometimes you just want Facebook to do what...
View ArticleFacebook ditches Flash video in latest blow to maligned plugin
UK Guardian - Social network and its 8bn daily video views join YouTube in switching to HTML5, which could be the critical cut that finally starts Flash's demise Has Facebook finally struck the fatal...
View ArticleApple's Live Photos come to Facebook's iOS app
The Verge - Facebook is adding support for Live Photos taken with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, following Tumblr's support of the photo format from a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately, since support is...
View ArticleThe newest iPhone camera trick just got a big boost from Facebook
Business Insider - Facebook One of the new features in the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus is what Apple calls Live Photos. When enabled in the Camera app, you can tap and hold on a photo to see it animate like...
View ArticleFacebook may soon alert you to friends with new posts, because who has time...
The Next Web - Most of us have upward of hundreds of Facebook friends, but it's virtually impossible to see all of their updates thanks to news feed ads, sponsored posts
View ArticleNoah Berlatsky: Our constant indignation is wearying, but often necessary
Sherman Herald Democrat - Outrage over outrage over outrage is the new outrage over outrage. Journalistic umbrage has been churning since long before the sinking of the Maine sent Joseph Pulitzer into...
View ArticleThe question not to pop this Christmas: 'Can I marry your daughter?'
UK Guardian - Asking your partner's father for permission to propose is an outdated sexist convention rooted in a time when women were regarded as property ? and there are far more modern alternatives...
View ArticleWe use more electricity on Christmas lights than many countries do in toto -...
Concord Monitor - And now, for a wet-blanket moment on your news feed: Christmas lights are fun and delightful, but a federal study says this country uses more electricity to power them than many...
View ArticleFacebook wants to own your Saturday night ? and it's making progress (FB)
Business Insider - Getty Images Over the past several months, I've heard more or less the same goal reiterated by various Facebook employees and execs: The social network wants to be the place where...
View ArticleThe secret to finding the best mobile apps: try everything
MSN - One of the more popular posts to pop up in my Facebook News Feed last week was a friend's request for advice on whether he should quit Apple Music and just go back to Spotify. Seemingly everyone...
View ArticleAfter I was sexually assaulted, it was yoga that transformed my life
Los Angeles Times - My news feed provides regular updates on stories that involve allegations of sexual abuse and sexual assault.While it's a relief that people are talking about it, that it's now part...
View ArticleOur constant indignation is wearying, but often necessary
Tampa Bay Times - Celebrity gaffes and actual evils roll past together on the news feed, each pleading for attention and emotional investment with the same voice. In January, Islamic extremists...
View Article15 Times We Made Progress In 2015 On Issues That Matter Most
Huffington Post - At times, 2015 felt like a never-ending stream of negative headlines. Your news feed might have felt like we're not making any progress -- or maybe even taking steps back. But despite...
View ArticleFacebook is testing multiple news feeds on mobile
The Verge - Facebook is testing multiple, topic-based feeds on its mobile app in place of one main News Feed. It's the next step in a process started by the company in October when it began allowing...
View ArticleFacebook Tests Interest-Specific News Feeds on Mobile
Advertising Age - Facebook is testing customizable versions of its news feed that are organized by interests like travel and style.
View ArticleFacebook is testing multiple, interest-based news feeds
Mashable - Your Facebook News Feed might become a whole lot more diverse soon.
View ArticleYou aren't just going to have one Facebook news feed any more
UK Independent - Facebook is set to add new News Feeds ? marking the first time that people won't scroll through just one. The site will keep its existing feed, which is made up of a combination of...
View ArticleFacebook Is Testing Topic-Based News Feeds, Which Sounds Familiar
WPTV NBC West Palm Beach - The company is testing a mobile experience with more than one news feed, so users can choose topics they care about.
View ArticleYour Facebook News Feed will become more diverse soon
Daily Mail - Facebook will add multiple feeds like 'Sports' or 'Style'. The social media giant is also testing a new feature called Marketplace, which will allow users to buy products with a click of...
View ArticleRobert Redford death report is a 'sick hoax', says star's publicist
London Evening Standard - A tweet that reported the death of Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford has been described as a "sick hoax" by the star's publicist. Tributes for the 79-year-old on...
View ArticleInstant Analysis: Facebook Inc.'s Oculus Puts LeBron James in a VR World
Nasdaq - Facebook 's Oculus Studios recently partnered with LeBron James' Uninterrupted video project and director Felix & Paul Studios to create a 12-minute long virtual reality film. The VR film,...
View ArticleRobert Redford has confirmed he isn't dead
UK Independent - Robert Redford is alive and well, his publicist has said, calling reports on Twitter that the "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" actor had died "a sick hoax." Twitter briefly erupted...
View ArticleGeorgette Braun: A futuristic spin on looking back at 2015 in Rockford
Rockford Register Star - On the day after Christmas, I posted a photo from two years ago in my Facebook news feed.Doing so was as easy as a click, thanks to the March startup on Facebook of the "On...
View ArticleFacebook's Human News Feed Raters Are Now Working Worldwide
Marketing Land - What began as a small group in Tennessee is now an international panel of Facebook users who increasingly influence what shows in the News Feed.
View ArticleTech Tuesday: Virtual Reality, Facebook Feed, New Tech Gadgets
WOSU PBS Columbus - 11 a.m. Virtual reality is becoming more popular and billions are being poured into the growing industry. Coming up, how the trend will continue into the new year. And Facebook,...
View ArticleHow Facebook's news feed algorithm works
Hacker News - Every time you open Facebook, one of the world's most influential, controversial, and misunderstood algorithms springs into action. It scans and collects e
View ArticleFacebook and its news feed algorithm
Hacker News - Every time you open Facebook, one of the world's most influential, controversial, and misunderstood algorithms springs into action. It scans and collects e
View ArticleFacebook's blockbuster 2015 in 3 charts
Business Insider - Thomson Reuters Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) had another great year in 2015. As the social network surpassed expectations, the stock rose an impressive 34%. Looking back on the year, here...
View ArticleRegarding The Mystery Of Who And What Controls Your Facebook News Feed
SFist - Hint: It all comes back to a group of dudes who all look to be in their 20s.
View ArticleFacebook tries to boost Marketplace sales
Business Insider - BI Intelligence Facebook is testing out new placement of its Marketplace icon on the mobile app to increase its visibility and drive more e-commerce sales, reports Internet Retailer....
View ArticleHere's a Great Look Into How Facebook Controls Your News Feed
Lifehacker - Facebook's process for determining what goes into your News Feed is frustratingly opaque. However, a recent profile in Slate helps explain some of the behind the scenes, and it's rather...
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Daily Northwestern - In 2010, Facebook introduced the share button, and in 2015, I decided that the share button was my least favorite part of Facebook. My news feed is constantly filled with shared...
View ArticleMessaging gets interactive with 'magic words' in Peach app
Hindustan Times - Peach, a new messaging app, lets you find your friends and upload GIFs, photos and status updates in your news feed using "magic words".
View ArticleTwitter Inc. (TWTR) Integrates Periscope Live Video Into News Feed, Touts 100...
International Business Times - Jack Dorsey has been quickly checking off items from his to-do list since he returned Twitter as CEO in June. The latest:  Periscope, the live streaming service acquired...
View ArticleTwitter Brings Periscope Live Video Into the News Feed
Wall Street Journal - Twitter touts itself as the destination to "see what's happening right now." But noticeably absent from its site are live-video feeds. That will change on Tuesday for some mobile...
View ArticleGreat Job, Internet!: Read This: David Bowie's pioneering website connected...
Onion AV Club - "If I was 19 again, I'd bypass music and go right to the internet." Those were David Bowie's words back in 1998 just before he launched his own ISP, BowieNet, which offered his fans...
View ArticleHow Twitter and Periscope Changed the Game While You Were Sleeping
Inc. - Twitter and Periscope's new agreement will change the way we experience breaking news. Here's why live streaming inside your news feed is a game-changer.
View ArticleThis stealth startup is trying to beat Microsoft and be the dashboard for all...
Business Insider - Stride In late 2014, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Delve, a Facebook news-feed-like tool for Microsoft Office that lets you see what your colleagues are working on. Microsoft CEO...
View ArticleFacebook obsessively tracks whether you think it 'cares' about you (FB)
Business Insider - Steve Jennings/Getty Facebook cares about whether you think it cares about you. Alongside the typical list of acronyms tracked by internet companies ? MAUs, DAUs, ARPUs ? Facebook...
View ArticleYour Facebook News Feed May Be In for a Big Change
Nasdaq - Source: Facebookbrand.com.Facebook users may soon have options to curate their News Feed by different topics so they don't have to scroll through one long feed every time they use the...
View ArticleI just got a look under the hood of all the servers you use when you check...
Business Insider - When you absent-mindedly thumb through your Facebook news feed, it's easy to forget there's a lot of computer power going on behind the scenes to serve you those photos, videos, and...
View ArticleI just got a look under the lid of all the servers you use when you check...
Business Insider - Lara O'Reilly/Business Insider When you absent-mindedly thumb through your Facebook news feed, it's easy to forget there's a lot of computer power going on behind the scenes to serve...
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View ArticleFacebook Makes News Feed More Relevant Again With Organic Audience Optimization
Marketing Land - Facebook is helping publishers improve their organic reach and relevancy by offering a tool for targeting posts to interests, demographics and geography.
View ArticleFacebook Yells "Sportsball!"
TechCrunch - Facebook wasn't built for sports. Its filtered, non-chronological News Feed made it tough to follow real-time chatter about the game. Twitter's feed is great for it. But out of Facebook's...
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