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Facebook is intentionally manipulating their users emotional state.


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2014 Jun 30, 1:32am   1,364 views  4 comments

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http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/30/technology/facebook-mood-experiment/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The study found that users that were shown more negative content were slightly more likely to produce negative posts. Users in the positive group responded with more upbeat posts. So it worked! Facebook was able to successfully change the emotional state of its users. While the mood changes were small, the researchers argued that the findings have major implications given the size and scale of the social network. Facebook's term of service gives the company permission to conduct this kind of research, but many users have reacted with anger at what they say...

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1   New Renter   2014 Jun 30, 1:33am  

People still use Facebook? Why?

2   HydroCabron   2014 Jun 30, 1:35am  

New Renter says

People still use Facebook? Why?

Speak for yourself.

I use it to stalk exes and "Like" facebook, under 20 different accounts with names like "Mike Pusfield" and "Eeblis McGillicuddy".

How can you say FB is useless?

3   Tenpoundbass   2014 Jun 30, 1:36am  

The article says it happened during 2012, it didn't say the impetus nor the outcome of the experiments. I would wager that it was Obama campaign related.

Social media should be barred from the Election process.
Candidates should be disqualified for using social media.
Social media may be a buzz with a candidate, but if it's found to be that some PAC interest or the Candidate pulling some Social media campaign/experiment/blitz, they should be charged with a federal crime and imprisoned up to 25 years.

That way we'll avoid the next Obama.

4   New Renter   2014 Jun 30, 1:40am  

HuggyBumbers McLovkins says

New Renter says

People still use Facebook? Why?

Speak for yourself.

I use it to stalk exes and "Like" facebook, under 20 different accounts with names like "Mike Pusfield" and "Eeblis McGillicuddy".

How can you say FB is useless?

I stand corrected. Stalkers and extreme narcissists should have a venue to play in.

Likewise (pun intended) businesses with crappy products and services need to be able to to purchase billions of clickfarm "likes" to influence gullible customers.

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