News Feed
When you log into Facebook, you’ll see the most interesting things that happened in the last day in the “News Feed” view. News Feed picks stories that we think you’ll enjoy based on a variety of factors including how many friends have liked and commented on it and how likely you are to interact with that story.
Live Feed
Once you’ve caught up on what you missed, you can click through to “Live Feed” to see what’s happening right now. As long as you remain logged into Facebook, you’ll continue to see posts and activity from your friends in real-time. You can edit what appears in this view by clicking “Edit Options” at the bottom of the home page.
Facebook decided to make changes to the home page after getting feedback on the home page changes they made in March. With this latest change, Facebook is moving what you used to see in the Highlights section on the right hand side of your screen back into the News Feed. The following will also, once again, be noted in the News Feed:
- when your friends are tagged in photos
- when your friends become a Fan of a Page
- when they RSVP for an event
- when they join groups
- when they make new friends
Facebook has also made birthdays and events easier to spot in the right column of the home page.
Facebook says the following about these changes:
We put a lot of thought into all the changes we make to the site and do a lot of testing before releasing anything. As we design new products, we gather feedback by reading emails from users like you and testing ideas with small groups of users. After every change we make, we continue to gather feedback and iterate. Please take some time to play around with this new design, and check out our Help Center if you have any questions.
When someone sees that their friend became a Fan of a Page, RSVP’d for an event or joined a group, they are more likely to click on the page/event/group link to check it out. This should increase the viral growth of these items AND be good for businesses with Fan Pages or Groups! But remember, if you want your content classified as ‘most interesting’ and placed in the News Feed…it will be very important to provide great content that engages your readers and makes them click the comment or like buttons.
Here’s to change…again!
Your Facebook Informant,
Kimberly Yow
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