the experiments that facebook does. once you ve signed up for it. so what is an example of this? let s say if i log on to facebook and i am looking at my feed, how might something have been manipulated? well, you know, they re going to try to pick stories that you re interested in, so you ll spend more time on facebook. i think they might prioritize positive stories, because those are heartwarming. those are a positive. you might stick around and read more of those. people s baby pictures, people s vacation pictures. stuff like that. you might say that s a very good thing for facebook to be doing. because it might lift everybody s spirits to see lots of pictures of those barbecues i mentioned today. but we should be aware when on facebook other social networking sites these feeds are algorithmically chosen and tests are going on all of the time to make the services more valuable to us. after all, the customers of facebook aren t really us. they re advertisers. that s who facebook i
things about me over the past two, three, four years. but that doesn t mean there aren t great people in the union movement. that doesn t mean there aren t great vets in unite blue. great people in these organizations. it s just where do you go to select them. you know, so it d be like me saying everybody that in the union movement writes nasty e-mails. that s just twitter. don t we just realize at some point there s some people who will try to associate themselves with a bigger group and say hateful things that shouldn t be associated with the union movement or unite blue or in your case be associated with conservatives or opposition to obamacare? well, you know, i think that s a good point, joe. i think it should be incumbent on those in the mainstream of the left and the right, then, to say, look. this is what we stand for.
bane quish al qaeda. they are hoping they have been able to degrade the abilities with the strikes the past few days. poppy? that was the question sunday night, was the united states involved. we are learning more at this hour. we appreciate the reporting. thank you. we are breaking news in flight 370. an object of interest found. we ll tell you about it after the break. still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim s medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto jim s on the move. jim s doctor recommended xarelto. like warfarin, xarelto is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem that doesn t require routine blood monitoring.
with japan, talks are at a stalemate and the credibility to get progress. other countries have different issues, but no less serious. more serious, you might say. south korea, of course. it s the north korean threat. the u.s. has a security commitment to this region as well. when you look at malaysia and the philippines, they are involved in territorial disputes with china. you know that relationship, as well, overshadows the discussions that will happen on this trip. the u.s. doesn t want to set up a stance so it seems like china is on the opposite side or these countries, in the meetings feel like they need to choose between an alignment with the u.s. or china. the key is to strike a balance and lay more ground work for cooperation on all sides, if possible. poppy? absolutely. we ll check in with you later on
cnn and give it to you live. if they have objects, we hope to get answers soon. also, now, in a few hours, president obama touching down in tokyo for the first leg of a long delayed trip to asia. he will spend time in japan. our white house correspondent michelle kaczynski. what is the goal of this trip? reporter: this is a really important trip for the u.s. and for these four countries that the president will visit with. i guess if you could pick an overarching theme, it s relationships and reassurance, affirming and redefining the u.s. commitment to the region in the short and long term. these are america s closest allies, but that doesn t mean there aren t problems or tensions. the focus is trade, hammering out the transpacific partnership, a trade deal.