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How does facebook decide what the "top stories“ are on you newsfeed? - Bob - 08-11-2013 05:11 AM
I hate that option! Nothings ever in order! Why does it even exist!?
- Amanda - 08-11-2013 05:15 AM
Essentially Facebook is using an algorithm based on a variety of item in top stories. Those items include your relationship (i.e. have you identified the person as a family member or close friend,) and the popularity of the post (people, especially your friends, commenting on it a lot or many people liking a post.) Therefore a post may not start as a top story, but it could become one as time passes and people respond to it.
- Ben - 08-11-2013 05:17 AM
Mark Zuckerberg does it at random because he thinks it's funny to make facebook worse.