Kathryn bought and installed her new mouse, and she noticed something weird. Really weird. She saw a flurry of windows opening when she plugged it in, and assumed that it was some kind of installation function. Then she visited Facebook and noticed that she had “Liked” Logitech. She likes Logitech products, don’t get her wrong, but she doesn’t Facebook “like” them. Except she did. Or someone did. [More]
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Wait, Did Logitech Just Commandeer My Mouse And ‘Like’ Itself On Facebook?
By 3.19.13 — Updated: 3.20.13
The Dead Have Risen And Are Liking Stuff On Facebook
By 12.12.12
In the past few months, you might have noticed some odd things on Facebook. You see sponsored posts telling you what your friends have clicked “Like” on lately, but they’re out of character. Liberals “like” Mitt Romney. Anti-corporate activists “like” finance companies. A person without a car “likes” Subaru. And dead people “like”… well, doing much of anything after they’ve died is pretty impressive. The users insist that the out-of-character clicks can’t possibly be real, but Facebook insists they can’t possibly be fake. What’s going on here? [More]
