There’s a lot of stuff on Facebook that I simply don’t understand. However, one thing that I certainly know is that the new News Feed / Live Feed stinks.
I’ve seen tons of people post examples of how to get the “old Facebook” feed back. The short of it is to move “Status Updates” to the default feed on your Facebook home page.
But, it’s not really the same.
You don’t get links, videos and picture updates. I know some now tell people in their status that there is new content (like links, video and pics) on their wall because so many people have moved to the “Status Updates” as default.
If you want to get Status Updates, News Feed, Pics, Links, etc. in your default feed, here’s how. [click to continue…]
Chalk this up in the “amazing” category. This is one of those things on the Internet that sneaks in quietly, but the significance continues to grow and shape the web for years to come.
Google uses the same algorithm that it uses to translate voice mails in Google Voice. (What? You didn’t know about that? It’s wicked.) While it’s not perfect every time. It’s miles ahead of what was previously available.
Think about it. By throwing a switch, Google just made YouTube so very relevant to the entire world’s deaf population. (It’s only on certain channels now, but it should be everywhere soon.)
Did I mention that the new feature is also capable of translating the captions in any of 51 languages? Smell the significance now?
So I logged onto Xbox LIVE last night for a little Halo 3 multiplayer, and was surprised to see Facebook on my dashboard.
Sure enough though, Facebook made the official connection to Xbox LIVE yesterday. I haven’t had the chance to give it a full run through (and I’m not sure I really want to connect with all my Facebook friends on my Xbox), but it’s still one of those big steps in our ever-expanding social world.
There’s a lot more detail on the connection over at the Facebook Blog.
