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CNET News Daily Podcast: Facebook lets stream flow to developers

Facebook says it will let developers tinker with the Twitter-like flow of user content the social-networking site calls the "stream." What will this mean for users?

Leslie Katz Former Culture Editor
Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably playing online word games, tending to her garden or referring to herself in the third person.
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Leslie Katz

Facebook says it will let developers tinker with the Twitter-like flow of user content that Facebook calls the "stream." CNET News reporter Caroline McCarthy has more on what this will mean.

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