Winning Slowly

Show Notes We talk about Facebook’s much-discussed study of user responses to variations in their News Feed: what did Facebook do, exactly? Was it ethical? What responsibilities do users and consumers of different media (social included) have? What reponsibilities do companies have to their users? Chapters Intro (1:08) Facebook’s Social (Network) Science (1:08–12:02) User Responsibility (12:02–17:46) Corporate Ethics (17:46–27:00) Conclusion (27:00–30:00) Music “Summerooms Social”, from Summerooms [original master] by Summerooms. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme”, by Chris Krycho. Used by dint of being written the show. Also: it’s sweeeet. Links Facebook tinkered with users’ feeds for a massive psychology experiment, by William Hughes In Defense of Facebook, by Tal Yarkoni (and see the comments for a helpful back-and-forth)