Facebook News Feed and the Magic Four

In 2006 , two years after its birth, Facebook introduced the News Feed, the news roll that each one of us sees on the homepage . Initially it wasn’t well understood by the users, who were not accustomed to see emerge with such ease their friend’s daily life news, without going each time at every single profile. Gradually users learned to understand how to protect their privacy while enjoying the positive effects of the feature. We all have learned how to use it, but the mechanism operating...

Young people recognise the importance and relevance of new technology and social network Compared to previous generations, however, our way of staying informed has radically changed: consumption has become “prehensile”, dynamic and diverse, often made of accessing many media at a time, as shown by the “Youth and Information 2013” implemented by the “Permanent-Young Publishers” in collaboration with Gfk-Eurisko. 88% of the young people interviewed said that being informed “it’s a duty” Generally electronic media wins on paper ones, but television remains...