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Facebook Is Watching What You Read, to Show You Similar Posts

Facebook said it is tweaking the algorithm that determines what posts a user sees, with an eye toward featuring topics that interest a user, regardless of whether the user "likes" or comments on such...

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Facebook’s new app helps you share photos with only those you want to see them

Facebook users share hundreds of millions of photos every day — more than 350 million, by the social network's last count. But for every selfie, Instagram and vacation photo you share, chances are that...

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Facebook Tracks How Long You Inspect News Feed Stories

www.immortal.org In an attempt to improve the news feeds of Facebook users everywhere, the social media giant is now tracking how long users inspect stories on their news feeds. The change comes as a...

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Facebook News Feed algorithm to measure how long you look at specific posts

Facebook is tweaking the algorithms that decide which stories and posts you see in your News Feed, with a greater emphasis on how long you spend reading one kind of post relative to others./p...

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This quiz helps you find your Facebook soulmate and it's already taking over...

There's a quiz you can take that will match you with your soulmate. Or, at least your Facebook soulmate. The quiz claims to analyze "your friend list, posts and likes...

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Facebook News Feed Algorithm Now Considers Time Spent Looking At A Post

Facebook is known for favoring posts that you and your friends have liked, commented and shared in the News Feed. Now Facebook is rolling out changes to its News Feed algorithm to factor the amount of...

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Facebook is watching how long you spend reading a story to decide what will...

A change to Facebook’s algorithm will take into account how much time you spend looking at a story to decide what appears in your news feed. The change is on top of the information gained through...

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Facebook’s New Algorithm Tracks What Posts People Are Reading And For How Long

Yes, the Facebook machine is now watching what you look at so they will know more about what you like, regardless of whether or not you did “like” it. There’s a good (and logical) explanation for this...

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'Like' it or not, Facebook knows your interests

NEW YORK: We already know that we only get the similar kind of content in our Facebook feed that we like/share/comment on. That's called echo effect. But we don't always press 'like' or 'share' buttons...

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Facebook News Feed algorithm to track how long users spend reading stories

Facebook has tweaked its news feed so that stories that users read for longer — but don’t necessarily share, like or comment on — will show up higher. The app will now watch for when people spend...

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Facebook tweaks its news-feed algorithm with time spent on stories

Social network has realised that just because you didn’t like, share or comment doesn’t mean you weren’t interested ...

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Facebook finds another way to not show you new things on your News Feed

Facebook has found another way to frustrate users who just want to see the most recent thing friends, family and their favorite media outlets have posted on the social network. There are more changes...

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Facebook Moments not coming to Europe because of worries about site's facial...

Facebook’s “Moments” service is not coming to Europe because regulators want the site to give users a way to opt out of having their faces scanned, according to reports. The app was launched this week...

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Facebook tests 'See First' which controls what's top of News Feed

Washington, June 19: Facebook is testing a new feature called 'See First', which, when turned on, allows the user see a friend's profile or recent posts at the top of their News Feed. According to the...

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Facebook rolling out 'See First' News Feed update to show all posts from...

Facebook’s News Feed is a confusing and often apparently random place. But a new change looks set to make it at least a little more straightforward. The site is adding a “See First” button to users’...

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Facebook Tests 'See First' Feature for Prioritizing Certain Posts

In an ongoing effort to make its News Feed feature as revelant as possible for users, Facebook is testing something called "See First," which lets people ensure they see content from specific friends...

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No, You Didn't Find Your Boyfriend 'Laying' In Bed With Another Girl

In the age of innovation, the nuances of language are often lost in a frenzy of tweets and text-talk. Cue Claire Harris Matson and Jo Roueiheb, creators of Learn to Speak Good, the YouTube series that...

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Facebook Knows How To Identify You In Photos When Your Face Is Hidden

If you're worried about facial recognition technology tracking you, you're not going to like this. NewScientist reported Monday that Facebook has developed an experimental algorithm that can...

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Someday, Facebook may not even need to see your face to find you in photos

Facial recognition tech is already being used by big tech companies and the government. But Facebook is working on an experimental algorithm that doesn't even need a good shot of your face to pick you...

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Facebook developing tech that can recognize you in photos — even if your face...

Facebook is working on facial-recognition technology that can identify someone even if their face isn't in the photo. The tech recognizes people in photos using distinguishing features other than their...

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Top 7 Ways to Connect With Your Child in a Disconnected World

We love our children and value connection with them, but we lead busy lives inundated by modern technology. We're constantly connected to things outside of the home. It's too easy to lose connection...

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Facebook Can Recognize You Even if You Don’t Show Your Face

Facebook’s artificial intelligence lab is working on an algorithm that can identify people even if their faces are hidden. The post Facebook Can Recognize You Even if You Don’t Show Your Face appeared...

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Apple News app to rely on editors rather than algorithms for curation

Plans to hire ‘ambitious, detail-oriented journalists’ to work on recently-unveiled app, but what happens when Apple becomes the news? ...

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Oscars decline to cut Best Picture nominees, only add to Documentary and FX...

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors board met Tuesday night to set the rules for the 88th Academy Awards and declined to make any major changes. That’s a huge...

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How To Get Rid Of Abusive Posts In Your Facebook News Feed

It's healthy to consider perspectives that don't perfectly match yours -- but there might be times when you feel threatened by posts you see on Facebook. If you're seeing abusive posts on Facebook in...

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You can put a rainbow filter over your Facebook profile photo in one click

Get ready to see a whole lot of color in your Facebook News Feed. Facebook added a tool that lets users superimpose a rainbow over their profile pictures on Friday, after the the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Google is promoting its own services through search, study finds

A high-profile study that might make it harder for Google to fight antitrust regulations accuses the search engine giant of degrading results for third-party services and promoting reviews on its own...

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Why You Should Travel Blog Your Next Trip (Even if You're Not a Blogger)

Image via Flickr User Giorgio Montersino Unless you are already a diligent journaler during trips, you are probably forgetting most of what you did on your last voyage abroad (you know it's true!). And...

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Facebook says your rainbow profile pictures won't be used to sell ads

Your Facebook News Feed was likely flooded in color over the weekend, thanks to the site's rainbow filter tool. More than 26 million Facebook members — including celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio,...

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Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Show More Relevant Videos

Facebook is starting to get smarter about the videos it is showing its users in its news feed: The social network is starting to take implicit actions into account when weighing whether to show users...

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Facebook Shakes Up News Feed In Push To Show More Relevant Videos

AFP One way to keep videos you don't want to see out of your Facebook news feed: don't turn up the volume. On Monday, the social network made a new tweak to its ever-changing algorithm. Now, more...

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Facebook Changes Hitting Small Businesses Hard

Chrystal Bougon remembers the days when customers walked through the door of her plus-size lingerie shop in San Jose and uttered the phrase, "I saw you on Facebook." Now the small business owner rarely...

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Is couples yoga ruining your Instagram and Facebook feed?

It's the trend that had to happen. With #fitspo filling up our feeds faster than an Olsen twin fills up on Starbucks, the evolution somehow landed in ... couples. Doing acroyoga....

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Facebook's News Feed Algorithm Further Refined to Show Relevant Videos

Facebook has introduced several changes to its algorithm that will rank videos based on multiple user interactions....

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Facebook is monitoring videos you watch

New York, June 30: Facebook has yet again tinkered with its news feed algorithm -- this time to show you more videos similar to ones you expand to full-screen, un-mute or opt to watch in HD. Facebook...

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Facebook tweaks algorithm to show you more relevant videos

NEW YORK: Facebook has yet again tinkered with its news feed algorithm -- this time to show you more videos similar to ones you expand to full-screen, un-mute or opt to watch in HD. Facebook would take...

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Growing Your Facebook Audience: Four Tips for Small Business (Phonecom Inc)

(Source: Phonecom Inc) For small businesses, creating a Facebook page takes a matter of minutes. Growing your audience for that page, though, takes a lot of hard work! A few weeks ago, I attended...

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Facebook Can Now Identify You in Pictures Even Without Your Face Showing

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The Facebook Feed of the Mind

A couple of months ago, not long before the parliamentary elections in the UK, my wife made an interesting observation. "Based on my Facebook feed," she pointed out, "Labour are going to win this...

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Crow celebrates July 4 early by riding on Bald Eagle

One particular crow must really love America. Photos published this week show a rare sight, with a crow actually riding a bald eagle in the air. Phoo Chan caught photos of the bizarre incident in...

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Have you forgot how to be genuine? 7 ways to find your voice online

Have the online robots made your voice sound different? Are you totally confused as to what the hell I’m talking about? Good. Listen up; SEO is not nearly as complicated as some people make it to be....

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You May Not Have Noticed Facebook's New Logo

Spot anything different about Facebook's logo this morning? Possibly not, if all you saw was the iconic "f" favicon when you logged on. The social network just unveiled a rounder, trimmed-down version...

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Can't think of a status update? Facebook can help you

NEW YORK: Looks like Facebook wants the users to keep updating their status very frequently. And if you are at a loss of ideas about your next update, worry not....

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Can't think of a status update? Facebook to help you

NEW YORK: Looks like Facebook wants the users to keep updating their status very frequently. And if you are at a loss of ideas about your next update, worry not....

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The Real Reason I Didn't Wish My Wife a Happy Anniversary on Facebook

The real reason I didn't wish my wife a happy anniversary on Facebook is simple, BECAUSE I F*CKING SAID IT IN PERSON!!! My wife and I are not in a long-distance relationship. I see her every day when I...

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Facebook can recognise you in photos even if you're not looking

(Image: Siri Stafford/Getty) Thanks to the latest advances in computer vision, we now have machines that can pick you out of a line-up. But what if your face is hidden from view? An experimental...

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Facebook tests a new tool to personalize your news feed

Last year Facebook debuted a very handy "muting" feature for its News Feed service that allowed users to stop receiving updates from specific people and pages without actually unfriending them. Today,...

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Facebook Is Watching You, Even When You're Not Clicking On Stuff

www.huffingtonpost.com In perhaps the least surprising news of the day, Facebook announced Friday yet another way it pays attention to the minutiae of its users' behavior, The Huffington Post reports....

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