Heres some interesting weekend reading. There has been a lot of discussion recently about whether social networks give you a more diverse perspective on the world through helping you see more peoples opinions or whether theyre more of an echo chamber that just reinforces your opinions since the people you share with probably have similar opinions to your own. The latest research shows that social networks tend to give you a more diverse perspective, because even though your close ties may have similar opinions to yours, the vast majority of information you see comes from weaker ties who tend to have a more diverse opinions. This seems right to me. Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. Making the world more open means more information and perspective is available. Making the world more connected means people are exposed to more of those perspectives through the connections theyre able to maintain. Thats why I love what were doing.https://facebook/notes/facebook-data-science/rethinking-information-diversity-in-networks/10150503499618859
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 18:31:24 +0000