HOT NEWS!!! Facebook tweaks home page based on feedback.Users get first updates based on what the site deems most interesting
HOT NEWS!!! Facebook tweaks home page based on feedback.Users get first updates based on what the site deems most interesting
Worried about missing a birth announcement, or details on what your portly uncle had for lunch?
Facebook is tweaking its home page yet again in hopes of making it easier to find information. Among the latest changes is a list of items you might have missed during those rare moments spent away from the online hangout.
When you log in to Facebook you will see what the site deems the most interesting things that happened in the past day in the "News Feed." These could be photos, status updates or other items. As has been the case previously, what Facebook deems interesting to you will be based on what updates are popular with your friends or how close you are to the person giving the update.
"If the content has comments or 'likes' by 10 of your mutual friends, it's something that is important to you," said Peter Deng, a Facebook product manager.
After you've caught up, you can click back to the "Live Feed" you've had before and read updates from everyone on your friends list in a constant stream.
In another change, Facebook is integrating its "Highlights" feature from the right hand side of the page to the "News Feed" in the middle. The space it frees up will be used to feature birthdays and events more prominently — something Facebook says users had asked for.
And the site is restoring some features it had gotten rid of, such as posts on when your friend adds a new friend or becomes a fan of a brand or a celebrity.
