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It’s been a crazy week in the data streams. Twitter has once again proven to be an empowering tool that lets bystanders become a multifaceted reporting force, as in the case of the civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. Mat and Mike use the recent events as a springboard to reflect on how social media affects our perception of the real world in both good and bad ways. How do Twitter and Facebook know what’s important to you? What’s better: curated streams or real-time firehoses? Should Twitter hide disturbing content or censor speech? And is Facebook in danger of losing its value as it becomes a cozier place for consumer brands? Mat has some answers to that last question, which he gathered during his recent “Like everything” Facebook experiment.
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