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June 15th 2012

The Guy Who Invented Your Facebook News Feed Just Quit Facebook

The news feed, so ubiquitous that we don’t even need to capitalize it, is an internet staple. We stare at it daily—maybe too much—and it’s a fundamental part of Facebook. Today, the brain behind the feed is leaving. Bret Taylor co-founded a small company called FriendFeed—which was absorbed by the Zuck Mothership in 2009, making…

Social Media Sam Biddle Jun 15

January 12th 2012

Facebook’s News Feed Ads Are Here and They’re ‘Featured’, Not Sponsored

Late last year Facebook announced that it was going to introduce ads into our news feeds. Well, they’re here, but to soften the blow they’re tagged as “featured” rather than “sponsored”. The site is slowly rolling out the ads around the world, and for now is only inserting one paid news story a day in…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe Jan 12

September 21st 2011

Everything You Need to Know About the Facebook Update

You might have noticed that Facebook changed last night. Inline photos are a little bigger, the top bar a little blockier, and a news ticker now rests in the upper-righthand corner for real-time updates. Overwhelmed? We’re here to help. https://gizmodo.com/a-color-coded-cheat-sheet-to-facebooks-redesign-5842417 This latest flurry of updates caps off a steady flow of tweaks over the past…

Social Media Adrian Covert Sep 21

September 20th 2011

Facebook’s New News Feed Is Newsier than Ever

Facebook’s ever-churning redesign mill just spat out some freshly ground News Feed—now it knows when you signed on last, and lets you talk about how totally fat Jennifer’s getting with friends in realtime via ticker. News, news, news! Essentially, the News Feed will now dish up photos, status messages, the like based on what you’ve…

Social Media Sam Biddle Sep 20

December 1st 2010

This Is What Facebook’s Feed Looked Like in 2006

The News Feed was the turning point towards the modern Facebook experience, the first of many gentle (and not-so) pushes to forces users to share information with less-than-besties. It’s from former PR-Head Brandee Barker’s notes, not Zuck’s. That’s sharp foresight.

Social Media Joel Johnson Dec 1

November 12th 2010

It’s Not Official Until It’s Facebook Official

You can show me all the legal documentation you want. You can line up notary publics out the door. But unless I see it in a news feed item or a profile update, it’s invalid. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to update my status to make it quite clear that I’m pre-qualified for…

Social Media Brian Barrett Nov 12

September 21st 2010

Facebook Friend Rejects Can Still Follow You

A few days ago, Facebook quietly changed their friend rejection procedure. Instead of opting to Ignore, you can now only defer the put-down by clicking Not Now. But those purgatoried people can still read all your public info and updates. As TechCrunch observes, when someone sends you a Friend request they get immediate access to…

Social Media Brian Barrett Sep 21

The Guy Who Invented Your Facebook News Feed Just Quit Facebook

Facebook’s News Feed Ads Are Here and They’re ‘Featured’, Not Sponsored

Everything You Need to Know About the Facebook Update

Facebook’s New News Feed Is Newsier than Ever

This Is What Facebook’s Feed Looked Like in 2006

It’s Not Official Until It’s Facebook Official

Facebook Friend Rejects Can Still Follow You

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