Facebook Emphasizes Status With New Homepage
Facebook made some minor changes to the homepage last night with one substantial change which is the removal of quick links to Facebook created applications (notes, videos and photos). Now, the status has been promoted to be the primary item within the homepage. This new update clearly marks a shift toward a more Twitter-like environment.
Additionally, statuses are no longer in the sidebar only in the news feed. The majority of the changes are extremely small but the promotion of statuses definitely emphasizes the importance of statuses. Soon enough we will see statuses as the default tab within the news feed. That would actually make a lot of sense considering Facebook’s less than efficient auto-filtering system in the feed.
I’ve noticed that viewing the unfiltered feed provides me with much more valuable information. I’ve spoken with a number of other people who have been dissatisfied with the quality of stories being displayed in the news feed. Have you had any issues with news feed content?
