Behind the Scenes: Timeline-based Emails for Improving Internal Communication

A few days ago, the Facebook Engineering Team wrote an article about how Facebook is using Open Graph internally. Inspired by this, we did a brainstorming session at our "annual" Summercamp which is taking place right now in a luxurious mansion near Lake Balaton. At Summercamp, all Socialists build super exciting and awesome projects.

http://pulse.me/s/bdHwc

Mobile video views are getting huge, with tablets consuming over 36 minutes each week

As our love of mobile devices grows, it really shouldn't come as a surprise to see that we're also consuming more media via those smaller screens. But when you start digging into the numbers, the actual amount that we're preferring to use them is somewhat staggering.

http://pulse.me/s/bcZCs

Funding Daily: Another day, another million dollars

Today in funding news, the numbers are all over the place. The Mayfield Fund finds itself with $1 million for everyday of the year, while pioneer community news site Digg sold for 500 times less than once dreamt.

http://pulse.me/s/bddBt

Facebook analyzes relationships and chats to flag up sexual predators

Facebook automatically scans posts and chat logs for criminal activity, using big data processing techniques similar to those used in targeting advertising to determine the most vulnerable users, according to a new Reuters report that explores combating paedophilia in social media.

http://pulse.me/s/bdR1l