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Old 05-22-2012, 01:25 AM  
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Originally Posted by rowan View Post
That was probably frictionless browsing, which automatically posts a link when your friend views the article. You see updates about EVERYTHING he reads, not just personally selected links to articles he's decided are interesting.

Some sites require you to install an app to read the article, which enables frictionless browsing. Given that many people just click "OK" without really thinking he may not have even been aware that all his article reading activity was being posted to his news feed.
I get a kick out of that sometimes when you see some friend that is married and it posts an update saying something like "joe _____ just watched the video "Kate Upton bikini dance" ..... and he probably has no idea that the video site is broadcasting that fact to everyone he knows on facebook
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