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Tue, Jan 15 2013 14:50:33

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#Facebook "Graph Search": Cool or Creepy?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the Facebook "Graph Search" which will allow you to search Facebook, asking questions such as "who are my friends in San Francisco" Or more mundanely, "Dentists liked by my friends"

  1. Zuckerberg kicks things off at #Facebook. Introduces "Graph Search." http://pic.twitter.com/LaRTnFii
    scottbudman@scottbudman
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:07:46
  2. The search will bring you results based on how close your connections are with others on Facebook. It also is different than a typical search, he says, because instead of giving you links to the answers, it gives you the answers. 
  3. Ask: Who are my friends in San Francisco, and get the answer quickly with Graph Search. Image attached. #Facebook http://pic.twitter.com/wRbNmvos
    AshmiNYC@AshmiNYC
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:12:43
  4. Zuckerberg says graph search is 'designed to show you the answer and not links to answers' tinyurl.com/aby49fy http://pic.twitter.com/HfKA2AAF
    newsbreaker@newsbreaker
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:12:02
  5. News - San Jose Mercury News
    News coverage from the San Jose Mercury News. ... Facebook announces new ' Graph Search' tools in potential challenge to Google ...
    Mercurynews
  6. mashable
    Pete Cashmore@mashable
    Zuckerberg: 3 pillars of Facebook are News Feed, Timeline and GRAPH SEARCH [LIVE BLOG] on.mash.to/10wYbgY
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:08:35
  7. mattkapko
    Matt Kapko@mattkapko
    Facebook’s Graph Search results are entirely unique to each user, based on how close of a connection they have with other users.
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:21:32
  8. sharonvak
    Sharon Vaknin@sharonvak
    Here's the official Graph Search announcement from the Facebook blog: newsroom.fb.com/News/562/Intro…
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:27:46
  9. Scobleizer
    Robert Scoble@Scobleizer
    Facebook is announcing "Graph Search:" more details here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151350409549655&set=a.458123019654.251938.501319654&type=1
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:08:28
  10. mkarimawan
    Muhammad Karim@mkarimawan
    Facebook "graph search" will appear as a bigger search bar at top of the page, creates custom view of content. cnb.cx/UNTx6t
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:27:45
  11. How about searching for friends who like Star Wars AND Harry Potter
  12. RT @CNETNews: Facebook Graph Search: "Friends who like star wars and harry potter." Unique to the user (photo) cnet.co/UoIVg8 http://pic.twitter.com/uXeHTs5f
    Andrew Nickolaou@AndrewN85
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:34:27
  13. Or, there can be that search for single men.
  14. ellecordes
    Elle Cordes@ellecordes
    Facebook announces search graph. Example: "Friends of friends who are single men" #sophisticatedcreeping live.theverge.com/facebook-see-w… …
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:27:45
  15. Who is the search partner? It's not Google.

  16. TheNextWeb
    The Next Web@TheNextWeb
    Facebook and Microsoft's relationship lives on: Bing will cover everything that Graph Search does not tnw.to/j0aO4 by @alex
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:54:44
  17. Facebook partners with Bing to deliver web results in Graph Search - chriscomedia.com/facebook-partn… http://pic.twitter.com/oq1508cG
    Chris Smith@ChrisCo_Media
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 11:00:20
  18. Is it creepy or cool? Here is some early reaction to the search, which Zuckerberg called the "third pillar" of Facebook.
  19. CeglaTK
    Tara Cegla@CeglaTK
    Graph Search: it might be a terrible name but let's hope it at least makes some improvements. #Facebook
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:16:03
  20. This time the Facebook press event was worth the time - the graph search seems to be quite interesting http://pic.twitter.com/hLdrKuvh
    YvonneOrtmann@YvonneOrtmann
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 13:45:06
  21. MattMorganMDP
    Matt Morgan@MattMorganMDP
    Well Facebook's new Graph Search is a very logical next step for the site, and makes it more usable. Let's see how people freak out now.
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:15:58
  22. I'm in!...to Facebook Graph Search http://pic.twitter.com/sadVtIaN
    Lance Ulanoff@LanceUlanoff
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    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:35:26
  23. imavip
    BK Chambers@imavip
    Me: Facebook Graph Search cool I guess. Seems like a stalk my friends/ex feature. Also? The computing power behind it? Monsterous.
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:15:58
  24. TempusStrength
    Costa Kladianos@TempusStrength
    Well this Facebook Graph Search looks like something else I don't want. Hope noone still think FB is private
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:15:57
  25. DKThomp
    Derek Thompson@DKThomp
    Graph Search appears to do what Facebook already does best: Give us increasingly sophisticated social tools for procrastination
    Tue, Jan 15 2013 10:21:27

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