Yesterday, Facebook shook things up at F8 with the launch of some major changes to not only the look and feel of the platform, but how we interact with it.
It’s the first truly substantial change to the social site since it’s inception back in 2004.
Now I’m sure you’ve noticed that not everyone shares in Zukerberg’s excitement of how Facebook is evolving. Many people have expressed everything from mild annoyance to downright outrage over the changes. Though what is actually changing?
Well quite a lot actually. Pretty much everyone has already experienced the new ticker feature that shows an constantly scrolling news feed of everything you and your friends are doing.
There has also been changes to the news feed itself which now shows Top Posts and Recent Posts in the same feed. Though it may take a bit of getting used to, you’re not missing out on anything. It’s all still there!
Then there’s the subscribe button which allows you to subscribe to someone without having to become friends. You can also set how much of your friend’s updates you actually see.
Though the biggest change is definitely the introduction of the Timeline feature which will replace the current profiles. I personally think that this is going to be a neat feature, though will definitely take some getting used to.
But it’s essentially an online scrapbook of your life where you can add updates, photos, news, apps, and anything else you want to share with the world.
It’s all being rolled out slowly so you may not have seen everything just yet. But when it does make its way to everyone, things will definitely be a bit more interesting in facebook land.
Prepare for some cool new features, some that’ll take you a while to get used to, and much more bickering over everything!
Enjoy!
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