Facebook Launches Recommendation Bar to Spread News Across Site

Facebook launched a recommendation bar on Thursday that allows users to discover new articles based on what others in your network are reading and sharing.

When a Facebook user likes an article via the new recommendation bar, the story is published to their Timeline -- similar to what happens when you use the Like button -- and it shows up in friends' news feeds.

"The recommendation bar is another option for websites -- particularly blogs and media sites -- to be more social and active, keep people on the site longer, distribute content across Facebook and benefit from referral traffic," a Facebook spokesperson told Mashable.

Here's what it looks like: While a Facebook member re…
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