Comments on: Scared students protest Facebook’s social dashboard, grappling with rules of attention economy

By: How Are Facebook Users Responding to the “Real Time” Home Page Redesign?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:58:33 +0000

[...] years ago, Facebook users initially protested the launch of the News Feed, but then became glued to the site even more because of it. Last year, Facebook users fought for [...]

By: Facebook Launching New Home Page Today, Taking the Live Stream Mainstream

Facebook Launching New Home Page Today, Taking the Live Stream Mainstream — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:48:15 +0000

[...] launched the News Feed for the first time in September 2006, users initially responded in a roar of protest, only to stop shortly later after realizing the power of the News Feed to deliver valuable [...]

By: Sociologists describe Facebook “Ambient Awareness” | Cow's Blog

Sociologists describe Facebook “Ambient Awareness” | Cow's Blog — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:41:18 +0000

[...] be provided with a link to view our entire conversation. When the news feed launched two years ago, 750,000 students protested against its [...]

By: Inside Facebook » Two Years After Facebook Launches News Feed, Sociologists Describe “Ambient Awareness”

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:57:17 +0000

[...] hundreds of thousands of users initially protested the News Feed due to perceived privacy concerns, they have since voted with their feet and stayed glued: Facebook has grown from 15 million active [...]

By: Inside Facebook » On Eve of Site Redesign, Facebook Users Protest

Inside Facebook » On Eve of Site Redesign, Facebook Users Protest — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:07:53 +0000

[...] isn’t new to Facebook users. When Facebook launched the News Feed two years ago this week, over 750,000 users joined the Students Against Facebook News Feed [...]

By: Inside Facebook » First Look at Facebook News Feed Filters - Beta Launching Tonight

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:29:32 +0000

[...] been nearly two years since Facebook’s News Feed launched. Tonight, Facebook is turning on the first major change to the News Feed user experience: News Feed [...]

By: Beacon concerns, like News Feed concerns of a year ago, will fade at Wild Bill Info

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:23:25 +0000

[...] as many will remember from the days of yore (September 2006), similar privacy concerns were raised when Facebook turned on the News Feed itself for the first time. There was even a group [...]

By: Inside Facebook » 2007 » November » 21

Inside Facebook » 2007 » November » 21 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:39:59 +0000

[...] as many will remember from the days of yore (September 2006), similar privacy concerns were raised when Facebook turned on the News Feed itself for the first time. There was even a group [...]

By: Inside Facebook » Facebook’s News Feed Knows What You Did Last Summer

Inside Facebook » Facebook’s News Feed Knows What You Did Last Summer — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:01:05 +0000

[...] Facebook turned on News Feeds for the first time in September 2006, many users were spooked by the privacy implications of a system that logs and broadcasts your activity to your friends. [...]

By: The Roars Continue… at Philly Style

The Roars Continue… at Philly Style — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:32:23 +0000

[...] want to make a statement, but damn. And that’s just not enough, people also felt the need to start websites about the damn thing. I don’t even think this many young people got amped up when [...]