The news feed no longer appears in just chronological order but is displayed based upon factors as which friends you interact with most and which friends' posts have the most comments and "likes" on them.
Developer Mark Tonkelowitz said in a post on Facebook blog that the idea is to help people who may not log in to the site all the time find the best content, not just the newest.
“When you pick up a newspaper after not reading it for a week, the front page quickly clues you into the most interesting stories. In the past, News Feed hasn’t worked like that. Updates slide down in chronological order so it’s tough to zero in on what matters most.
Now, News Feed will act more like your own personal newspaper. You won’t have to worry about missing important stuff. All your news will be in a single stream with the most interesting stories featured at the top. If you haven’t visited Facebook for a while, the first things you’ll see are top photos and statuses posted while you’ve been away. They’re marked with an easy-to-spot blue corner.”
If you check Facebook more frequently, he said, you'll see the most recent stories first.
Facebook also introduced new feature called "Ticker," a bar onright side of the home page that stream friend's activity real-time.
Facebook said: “Ticker shows you the same stuff you were already seeing on Facebook, but it brings your conversations to life by displaying updates instantaneously. Now when a friend comments, asks a question or shares something like a check in, you’ll be able to join the conversation right away. Click on anything in ticker to see the full story and chime in – without losing your place.”
The problem with the Ticker at the moment is that when a friend interacts with a non-friend (say, likes or comment the status update of someone you're not friends with), clicking on that activity will show the original post.
Tonkelowitz's blog post said the Ticker "shows you the same stuff you were already seeing on Facebook." But, Wednesday morning, clicking on a few items there seemed to show updates and other posts by non-friends, even when those users' privacy settings appeared to make their posts private.
In the past users complained every time changes are made by Facebook and threaten to leave the site but then eventually learn to live with. But this time may be a bit interesting since Google rolled out its rival social networking site, Google+ and many unhappy user are threating to leave and join Google+ if things aren't changed back. Well, Time will tell.
