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“I hate the new Facebook changes!”
“Facebook, why are you so confusing now?”
“Are the people at Facebook bored so they just decided to make some changes for the heck of it?”
Those are just a few of the comments I am seeing in regards to the Facebook changes that occurred overnight. And of course, there’s this picture floating around.
So far, the census seems to be that Facebook users don’t like the changes and they want their old Facebook back. Do you think it’s because people hate change or are the differences really that bothersome? We’ll get into that in a minute.
Let’s break it down into Five Facebook Changes You Woke Up to Today: (If I missed any changes you noticed, please let me know in the comments.)
1. Top Stories and Recent Stories are all in one place
You can no longer choose between the “Top Stories” and “Most Recent” links. Facebook now has them all in one place with Top Stories at the top. They decide what they think will be interesting to you.
2. Top Stories have a blue mark on the upper left corner
What’s with the blue mark on the posts I am seeing in my Facebook News Feed you ask? This helps you easily spot the most interesting stories since you last checked Facebook. It’s their way of helping you not miss important news and updates from your friends.
3. It’s now easier to hide updates you don’t care about
Hover over a friend’s status update and you’ll see a little mark which opens up to a drop down box. Choose from activities such as mark as top story, hide story, report story and more.
4. Larger photos are now displayed in your feed
Photos are now larger and more prominent in your news feed.
5. A new feature called the Ticker has been added to the right hand corner
No matter where you are on Facebook, you’ll see a friend ticker on the top right of your screen. It shows you what your friends are doing and allows you to join them in real time. Click any ticker as it slides by and a window pops up for you to respond to them.