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Facebook reveals most shared articles in US

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By Ishbel Macleod, PR and social media consultant

November 30, 2011 | 2 min read

Facebook has revealed the articles which have been shared the most on Facebook in the US, with CNN and Yahoo featuring several times each in the ten ten.

The articles, which range from the funny to the thought provoking, include such gems as ‘Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps’, ‘Stop Coddling the Super-Rich’ and ‘China's latest craze: dyeing pets to look like other wild animals’.

The top ten articles shared on Facebook in the US are:

1. Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami (New York Times)

2. What teachers really want to tell parents (CNN)

3. No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed (CNN)

4. Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps (CNN)

5. (video) - Father Daughter Dance Medley (Yahoo)

6. At funeral, dog mourns the death of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan (Yahoo)

7. You'll freak when you see the new Facebook (CNN)

8. Dog in Japan stays by the side of ailing friend in the rubble (Yahoo)

9. Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines (Yahoo)

10. New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign? (The Huffington Post)

The full list of the 40 most shared articles can be seen on the Facebook blog.

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