THREAD: On Facebook. So lots of folks asking me about Facebook's news today. I've read what I can, and here's my initial take, in a thread. First, here's the news from FB:https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/01/news-feed-fyi-bringing-people-closer-together/ …
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I'm guessing FB has modeled the bejesus out of this and knows that after a short dip, advertisers will pay more to break into that new NewsFeed with their content, and revenue will normalize.
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Meanwhile, just because your F&F shared it, and others responded to it, doesn't mean it ain't toxic. That's pretty much how Fake News spreads.
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Oh, and I'm so tired of "we've studied this trend carefully by looking at the academic research and doing our own research with leading experts at universities." What research? With whom? Is it peer reviewed? Open it up!
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FB stock is down .05%, or nine cents, in after hours trading. Pretty sure that's the shrug FB was looking for.
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Now it's down four bucks, which is more significant, but still a minor bump, FWIW.
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