Your News Feed Is Controlled By A Lot Of Dudes In Hoodies

Who Controls Your Facebook Feed?, A Militia Took Over An Oregon Wildlife Refuge, And Other News, Excel Hacks Cause You Know You Need Them, One Year, Two Races: Inside The Republican Party's Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015, VIDEO: Man Is Sick And Tired Of These Logs...Oh Wait It's Moving, Do Ruthless People Really Get Ahead? The Daily Digg Monday, January 4, 2016 A LOT OF DUDES IN HOODIES Who Controls Your Facebook Feed? slate.com Slate visits Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park to dissect the algorithm that shapes the way you see the world. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND A Militia Took Over An Oregon Wildlife Refuge, And Other News digg.com ​While you frantically tried to get Uber credit back for that $100 ride you took on New Year's Eve, the Internet kept on rolling like the cabs that strategically avoided you. Catch up on what happened: a militia took over an Oregon wildlife refuge; a guy spun a hammer like it was a ninja dagger; and one of the world's most expensive melons thrived, then died. FROM THE DIGG STORE Excel Hacks Cause You Know You Need Them store.digg.com You know how you lied on your resume about being proficient in Excel? Well, let 2016 be the year you actually become proficient in Excel. (We won't tell your boss.) IT WAS A HUUUGE YEAR One Year, Two Races: Inside The Republican Party's Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015 washingtonpost.com "It is clear now that there were two halves to the year for the Republican Party: BT and AT, Before Trump and After Trump." WE'D TAKE THE LOG VIDEO: Man Is Sick And Tired Of These Logs...Oh Wait It's Moving digg.com A man bicycling with his GoPro encounters what he thinks is a log on the path and begins to gripe about it...until he realizes that it's not a log. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO VOLDEMORT Do Ruthless People Really Get Ahead? bbc.com Does a dark personality actually help you get to the top of business? The truth is more complex. Get more stories on Digg.com TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF People dressed in costumes take a break while marching during the Vijanera Festival, in the small village of Silio in northern Spain. The Vijanera masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. It involves the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing.​ Credit: AP Photo/Francisco Seco Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002