Current Affairs Posted on April 28, 2010 – 07:02 in Current Affairs | Bjoern

Like it or not?

Dislike-ButtonLike Button collects all links of your facebook-friends and shows you the most popular sites on the network. It’s kind of convenient and entertaining. Somewhat like the good old music charts, but for news. Two things are concerning, though. Firstly, will users in the future solely read the most popular features instead of browsing a newspaper or a magazine to get new ideas? What’s most popular is not always the most relevant…  Secondly, the humongous amount of data facebook collects is sometimes a bit scary.

Make your own decision: Like Button.

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