karl
March 7th, 2013, 11:57 AM
A new version of the Facebook News Feed will be unveiled in California this evening. Shane Richmond looks at what the social network needs to do.
To the casual observer, it might seem as if Facebook is constantly revamping its News Feed, like a digital version of the painting of the Forth Bridge. No sooner has one new News Feed rolled out, then work begins on another.
In reality, major overhauls of the News Feed, like the one coming this evening, are not that regular - there are one or two each year. Still, Facebook seems to trial small changes all the time, without really telling anyone what's happening. That combination of constant flux and poor communication - or sinister secrecy, depending on your opinion of Facebook - has created confusion about how the News Feed works and what it's for.
Full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9915283/Facebook-News-Feed-must-reduce-confusion.html
To the casual observer, it might seem as if Facebook is constantly revamping its News Feed, like a digital version of the painting of the Forth Bridge. No sooner has one new News Feed rolled out, then work begins on another.
In reality, major overhauls of the News Feed, like the one coming this evening, are not that regular - there are one or two each year. Still, Facebook seems to trial small changes all the time, without really telling anyone what's happening. That combination of constant flux and poor communication - or sinister secrecy, depending on your opinion of Facebook - has created confusion about how the News Feed works and what it's for.
Full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9915283/Facebook-News-Feed-must-reduce-confusion.html