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Title: Why your Facebook News Feed is filled with Friends Day videos
Post by: HCK on February 06, 2016, 09:00:14 am
Why your Facebook News Feed is filled with Friends Day videos

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<p>When you sign in to Facebook this morning, you’ll be greeted by a strange message: “Happy Friends Day!” If you’re wondering what Friends Day is, don’t worry—you haven’t missed out on celebrating this important holiday for your entire life. It’s a social media holiday that Facebook just invented to celebrate its 12th birthday (http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/02/friends-day/).</p><figure class="medium left"><img src="(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2016/02/facebook-friends-day-100643241-medium.png)" alt="facebook friends day" width="300" height="500"/> <small class="credit">Facebook</small></figure>
<p>But you can join in on the pseudo-holiday fun. Facebook is creating personalized videos for every user, stitching together several photos of you and your friends so you can reflect on how great your relationships are. Or, in my case, wonder why on earth Facebook’s algorithm would choose such awful photos.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3029625/software/why-your-facebook-news-feed-is-filled-with-friends-day-videos.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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