14 DAY TRIAL // As expected, Facebook unveiled its new News Feed today. Also as expected, it's quite a big change and, perhaps surprisingly for Facebook, look rather slick. Google started caring a lot more about design in recent years and it shows, Facebook seems to finally be doing the same.
But it's more than just the visual aspects, there are plenty of changes to the way the News Feed works, most notably, the fact that it's now split into different sections.
Posts also get more breathing room and, while there are more details, things don't feel cramped.
"You see all the stories you saw in your News Feed before, but with a fresh new look. We've completely rebuilt each story to be much more vibrant and colorful and highlight the content that your friends are sharing," Facebook explained.
But, while you'll still be able to get the full news feed, it's also going to be easier to only focus on the info you want.
There will be four main feeds, one for All Friends, Photos, Music and Following. This segregation makes it possible to check out what your friends are up to without getting flooded by news from your favorite bands.
Another big but obvious change is that the new news feed will be the same on all devices, on the desktop on tablets and on mobile phones.
Everyone will get the new news feed in the coming weeks, both on the site and in the mobile apps.
But if you don't want to wait, you can sign up on the waiting list to get in. Judging by how fast the "queue" for the Graph Search moved, you should be getting the new news feed rather soon.
Naturally, you can expect to hear plenty of complaints from plenty of people as the new news feed rolls out, as with any Facebook update. They will go away soon though.
