posted by:
Bass, Joseph A - MNPS at Nov 18, 2011 11:55:00 AM
They’ve done it again. Facebook has changed the way you see what your friends are talking about – and even which friends you see and don’t see.
You might have noticed a change to your News Feed on the Facebook homepage. You now see ‘highlighted’ stories first in your feed instead of the most recent stories. You can tell which stories are highlighted by the light blue triangle across the top-left corner of the update. Stories are highlighted by the computers at Facebook, based on what they think you’ll be interested in most. This means Facebook decides which updates are most important to you, and not everyone makes the cut.
But you can fix it. Here’s how.
- Head to the Facebook homepage. Look at the top-right of your News Feed and find a light-colored link called ‘Sort.’ Click this and choose ‘Recent Stories First.’
- Now find updates that are important to you (like, say, one from MetroSchools) and move your mouse to the top-right of the update.
- Click on the arrow that appears and choose ‘Highlight Story.’
Now you should start seeing updates from MetroSchools and other important friends at the top of your News Feed. See highlighted stories you couldn’t care less about? Click on the same top-right arrow and choose ‘Unhighlight Story.’
In the never-ending world of Facebook Facelifts it’s a good idea to pay close attention to the types of stories you see in your News Feed. If friends or pages (like MetroSchools) suddenly start disappearing, you can follow the steps above to bring them back. It’s not foolproof, but it’s good enough.
If you found this helpful, SHARE IT! Post it to your wall so your friends and family can see how to unclog their own News Feeds and never miss another important, informative, or fun update from MetroSchools. Thank you!
