Facebook Aims to Soothe Wall Street Over News Feed Changes<br />When you care about something, you’re willing to see ads to experience it.”<br />The shift to more meaningful content has just started rolling out,<br />but the company made other changes last year as a precursor to the latest moves, including cutting down on viral videos.<br />The company said its revenue surged by 47 percent to nearly $13 billion in the fourth<br />quarter from a year earlier, while profit rose 56 percent to $4.3 billion.<br />The changes have left investors wondering whether people will still spend as much time on the site<br />and whether brands will continue placing as many digital ads there.<br />The social network also said it had taken a $2.3 billion charge to cover the repatriation<br />of foreign earnings under the new tax code that was signed into law last month.<br />The company said its number of employees increased 47 percent from a year ago to 25,105 people
