The weekend read

At the Palace of Westminster (the British Parliament to you), they apparently make the media line up and wait, a neat media relations trick. I've lined up more great reads, data and leads, shared on Twitter and curated here just to make you smarter by Monday. Let's muster ourselves for the weekend, shall we?

• Stop the presses: Mark Zuckerberg wants your Facebook feed to be the best personalized newspaper going, and in that vein, announced tweaks that will give you play editor with your feed.
• Wide release: Ever wondered whether TED's proliferation of TEDx conferences weakens the brand? This post makes the case for why you should follow their lead.
• This just in: The New York Times took a look at breaking news apps.
• The media game: The Internet Arcade is a collection of more than 900 vintage arcade games you can play for free in your browser. You're welcome.
• Press on: Google's Louis Gray doesn't blog enough, so I read with care when he does post. The latest: Our smartphones have surpassed their role as computers in our pockets.
• Inside Stories: Do you read the Microsoft Stories posts? Here's a look inside their editorial process.
• Back to letters to the editor? Reuters joins the many publishers, myself included, who've eliminated comments sections in favor of the discussions going on on social media.
• Pressed: LinkedIn users are suing the site because it generates references without their knowledge or approval.
• Don't press me on this: Americans say they want privacy online, then act as if they don't.
• Hot off the press: Facebook Messenger just reached 500 million users.

You pass muster with me just by showing up here on Fridays. Have a lovely weekend!