Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Lost Notebook
An author writing a book on Facebook (‘Facebook: The Inside Story’) gets access to a 17-page section of Mark Zuckerberg’s early notebooks, entitled “Book of Change.”
Libra’s biggest problem? Facebook
A look at the travails at Facebook’s proposed alternative financial system.
How a 119-Word Local Crime Brief Became Facebook’s Most-Shared Story of 2019
A local news story that became an unexpected viral hit is used as a way to examine the algorithm that influences what people see on Facebook, a place where many people (43% of American adults per the Pew Research Center) continue to get their news.
Facebook’s Crisis Management Algorithm Runs on Outrage
Bloomberg’s cover story provides their take on Facebook’s apology cycles.
Facebook’s Privacy Cake
Technology and media analyst Ben Thompson looks into the new direction for Facebook laid out this week by Mark Zuckerberg.
You Are the Product
John Lanchester reviews three books on social media, the war for attention, and Silicon Valley giants. His conclusion? “I am scared of Facebook”.