Facebook opened its F8 conference on Thursday and announced that it had passed 800 million users (which Facebook measures as users that have logged in during the past 30 days). That means Facebook has added about 50 million users since July. Founder Mark Zuckerberg also noted that Facebook had recently seen its first day in which half a billion people logged into the site.
Zuckerberg revealed a number of major features during the keynote, including media sharing and an overhauled user profile. You can follow the latest updates on our live blog.
Music and videos will be streamed to Facebook as part of the new changes to the social networking website. Another major redesign announced at the conference yesterday will allow members to access music/media directly without leaving the site, post more information and live updates from music streaming sites such as Spotify. A 'ticker' also allows members to check what friends are doing in real time.
However, Facebook users took to the website's blog to complain about the changes. Most members complained that they did not want Facebook to decide who was most important in their lives.
You can see the new changes in the gallery below:
1. Top Stories
Facebook's new design highlights posts that you'll likely find important, and prioritizes them at the top of your feed when you log in. The top stories are designated by a blue tag in the upper left corner of the post. From what we can see, however, top stories don't regenerate much throughout the day -- especially if you keep Facebook open in your browser like your Twitter ticker.
2. New Posts
Above your top stories you'll find the option to expand more recent posts, much like Twitter's "47 new tweets" real-time notification bar.
3. Recent Stories
However, the new post notification bar doesn't refresh as often, but instead automatically expands new stories much like the older version.
4. Hide Posts
In the drop-down tab on the upper right of every post, you still have the option to hide posts (whether to delete the individual story or to hide that person's updates altogether). In the new version, you also have the option to mark a post as a top story, thus increasing the likelihood that that type of post or friend will appear in your Top Stories feed.
5. Ticker
The new ticker on the upper right of your homepage condenses real-time posts. Hover over any story to expand and view likes and comments.
6. Ticker / Chat
If you expand your chat sidebar (whether or not you're online), the ticker attaches to the top. That way, any page you navigate away from the home feed will still display real-time updates. Adjust chat/ticker proportions by hovering over the gray bar between chat and the ticker.
7. Album Layout
Last but not least, Facebook has made album design a bit more aesthetic. Albums that appear in your newsfeed stack three photos for a more creative viewing experience.
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