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by coss 2475 days ago
To do what though?
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youeseh 2475 days ago
One possibility would be to build a more accurate social graph. So, let's say you have 500 friends on Facebook, but only 50 of those are people you speak to on a regular basis. This helps Facebook better understand your preferences based on your online interactions and the people who you associate with on a regular basis. You are the average of the 5 people who you spend the most time with, or something. This hopefully means that they'll be able to show you better ads.
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woadwarrior01 2474 days ago
People who aren't on your contacts list probably aren't your friends. :)
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Torwald 2475 days ago
to drive down advertising costs.
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thelittleone 2475 days ago
Is it not also true that Whatsapp is (was) a competitor to FB? I mean, if I wanted to get rid of FB, the only other place I know I can reach the majority of my contacts is WhatsApp. Now since they own both I have no non-FB alternative.
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