Facebook Rolling Out 'Trending Videos' [REPORT]

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Facebook Rolling Out 'Trending Videos' [REPORT]
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Now, Facebook is reportedly doing the same with viral videos.

A new "trending videos" feature is being rolled out to some Facebook users, according to a report from TheNextWeb. Once you've got the new feature, it will auto-populate with videos your friends are watching on Facebook's Open Graph apps.

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Facebook has been experimenting with trending articles, giving the feature a less invasive redesign late last month.

However, plenty of Mashable readers found the feature cumbersome and annoying. One, David Holley, called it "obnoxious as hell" because it didn't seem to actually highlight articles that his friends were reading. How could Facebook do a better job of highlighting popular articles and videos in your news feed? Let us know in the comments.

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