The formula that keeps people engaged when on Facebook. Facebook algorithms feed people what they want to see and hear by analyzing their past interests, no different than Google and countless ...

Facebook last month put an algorithm in charge of its “trending” feature, which selects the most popular topics, articles and keywords. But in recent days, the “trending” lists have ...

Facebook’s algorithm 1 is its superpower — and its kryptonite. Yes, it leads to higher engagement that earns the company billions of dollars, but it’s also tied to some of the company’s ...

By Rachel Metz, CNN Business For billions of people around the world, Facebook can be a source for cute baby pictures, vaccine misinformation and everything in between — and all of it surfaces ...

An algorithm is just a piece of code that solves a problem. Facebook's problem, with the News Feed, is that each day, there are 1,500 pieces of content—news articles, baby photos, engagement ...

Given Facebook’s distribution power, it makes sense that publishers today would fear any sweeping algorithm change. But according to data from NewsWhip , the traffic apocalypse has yet to happen ...

Facebook’s new formula will surface more posts from your friends, but slash traffic for publishers. ... Facebook announced Wednesdaythat it would be tweaking the algorithm behind its News Feed.

And you can also ditch the algorithm in the Facebook News Feed right now, today. I know, because I’ve been doing it for the past two weeks. In fairness, it’s not like Facebook hides the option.

The algorithms powering Facebook and Instagram, which drive what billions of people see on the social networks, have been in the cross hairs of lawmakers, activists and regulators for years.