There have been many changes on Facebook, especially with the users Newsfeed as of late. As with any change, it is not welcomed initially, but as time goes on so do new status updates. The newsfeed has automatically updated with what has been happening with the users’ friends, as well as almost “pausing” once you leave Facebook. Upon returning, it displays a number of how many stories have occurred since your last sign-in. Facebook also adding the “ticker” at the right- side of your newsfeed so you can see eve a variety of faster updates of what your friends are chatting about or what activities they are part-taking in.
However, with this change it has almost felt like the user had lost their control over their own newsfeed, as to what they are and are not able to view. Facebook has now enabled a new feature located at the top of the users’ newsfeed. This allows Facebook users to have the ability to “sort” between “highlighted stories” or “most recent” actions on Facebook.
The differences between “Recent Stories” and “Highlighted Stories” are:
Recent Stories First: Stories will appear in the order they were posted. Highlighted stories will be marked with a blue corner.
Highlighted Stories First: Highlighted stories you have not seen yet will appear at the top of your News Feed. (If you do not see highlighted stories, it is because there are not any new highlighted stories since your last visit.)
What Determines a “Highlighted Story”?
Highlighted stories are determined on a variety of factors, which include; your relationship to the person (who posted the story), how many comments and likes it got, what type of story it is, etc.
You can also control your “highlights” by clicking the top right corner of each story. You can add or remove the highlights from a story, helping Facebook improve what you see. If you see something that is not interesting and is marked as a highlighted story, hover over the right side of the update and click the arrow that reads “Remove Highlight” from the menu.
If you want to see the latest content from friends on your newsfeed it is best to choose “most recent”. However, you can switch back and forth as many times as you please.
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So please tell my why what I choose doesn’t stick! I want my stuff in chronological order, but it keeps reverting back to Top Stories. I suspect somehow it makes facebook more money…