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Science & Technology | Social Media

Facebook’s new features like Messenger Day are distracting and obtrusive - Recode

Facebook is breaking the user experience to promote a feature it cares about more than its users.

Business & Finance | Business

BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: Five Billion Views > 18 Billion Impressions | Re/code

BuzzFeed doesn’t care where you see its stuff — just that you see it.

And it says you see its stuff a lot — five billion times a month, according to a new memo from CEO Jonah Peretti, who says that viewing happens on BuzzFeed’s own properties, as well as on “over 30 other platforms including Facebook video, YouTube and Snapchat.”

Business & Finance | Business

Comcast, investor in Vox Media and Recode, could end up buying them both

Comcast has been engaged in halting negotiations to acquire Vox Media, according to several people close to the talks.