The article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/technology/with-new-app-facebook-aims-to-make-its-users-feeds-newsier.html?_r=0
Zuckerberg is at it again. He seems to be trying to provide the only sources of information that anyone will ever need. First he brought all the personal information of his users' friends and family into one place, and now he is trying to bring the rest of the information that they are most likely interested in into one place as well. This new tool should minimize searching through the internet and various websites for new information. However, it will never be able to answer immediate questions, nor will it be guaranteed to always show pertinent information. No doubt, if this new tool is successful, newspapers will become more and more obsolete. It is easy to imagine people waking up in the morning and the first thing they do is check their Facebook feeds, and then check what has been added to their Paper feeds. The fact that a good portion of the information being provided is chosen by actual humans is a plus as well. We shall see how successful this will be.
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