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Scientists at Facebook have published a paper showing that they manipulated the content seen by more than 600,000 users in an attempt to determine whether this would affect their emotional state.
Facebook then analyzed the future postings of those users over the course of a week to see if people responded with increased positivity or negativity of their own, thus answering the question of whether emotional states can be transmitted across a social network. Result: They can!
..there was no need to ask study “participants” for consent, as they’d already given it by agreeing to Facebook’s terms of service in the first place.
Someone posts something about Monsanto on Facebook, and suddenly, wherever you see posts about Monsanto, you also see nothing but cute cat videos
originally posted by: LadyGreenEyes
a reply to: trollz
I really, really wish distant family and friends would remember email and messenger services, and get off FB, instead of depending on it for virtually all communication! If it wasn't literally yhr only way to stay in touch with many, I wouldn't even have an account.
Facebook data scientist Adam Kramer is listed as the study’s lead author. In an interview the company released a few years ago, Kramer is quoted as saying he joined Facebook because “Facebook data constitutes the largest field study in the history of the world.” It’s a charming reminder that Facebook isn’t just the place you go to see pictures of your friends’ kids or your racist uncle’s latest rant against the government—it’s also an exciting research lab, with all of us as potential test subjects.
originally posted by: trollz
originally posted by: LadyGreenEyes
a reply to: trollz
I really, really wish distant family and friends would remember email and messenger services, and get off FB, instead of depending on it for virtually all communication! If it wasn't literally yhr only way to stay in touch with many, I wouldn't even have an account.
Yeah, I agree.
Everything was better back in the days when you had to actually call someone on the house phone if you wanted to talk to them. And then AIM... Sitting up all night chatting with people. Good times.
originally posted by: LadyGreenEyes
originally posted by: trollz
originally posted by: LadyGreenEyes
a reply to: trollz
I really, really wish distant family and friends would remember email and messenger services, and get off FB, instead of depending on it for virtually all communication! If it wasn't literally yhr only way to stay in touch with many, I wouldn't even have an account.
Yeah, I agree.
Everything was better back in the days when you had to actually call someone on the house phone if you wanted to talk to them. And then AIM... Sitting up all night chatting with people. Good times.
AIM, or even Yahoo Messenger. I have a relative that wants to use chat, but is annoyed that I demand it be YM, instead of, get this, Facebook chat! She wants to CHAT on there. I explained that, normally, unless I am logged in, FB cookies are totally blocked on my computer. They track all over otherwise, even if you don't visit their site. I explained that I will NOT use that chat on any regular basis. So, her option is chat using a regular messenger, or talk on the phone. Most people using FB don't even use their chat; they just post on the wall, and comment back and forth there. Entire lives on a public bulletin board, for the world to see.
I miss the days when people wanted to actually talk to people!