newfacebookFacebook has made a number of major changes to their site, some more obvious than others. Facebooks goal is to make the site faster and more streamline and at the same time deliver the latest updates from friends and pages faster.


Redesigned Facebook feeds

The center column of the Facebook page has been give a make over, it now features two option above the feed.

  • Newsfeeds work the same way as the old facebook any activity on the site your friends make over a number of days are show here.

  • Latest News shows you the very latest activity around the site from friends, think of this as a Twitter like stream of as it happens updates

Used together they can keep you up to date much more easily with whats happening with your network of friends no matter if you login 5 times a day or just once a month

Facebook changes under the hood

The changes aren't just on the surface however and these under the hood changes should be of interest to everyone with a stake in promoting the brands across Facebook.

  • Facebook pages now appear in the Newsfeed and Latest news in a much more visible way making them hugely more viral than they were before.

  • The Suggest to friend tool now pulls suggestions from two friends at a time rather than just one, again helping Fan Brand Pages to become more visible.