Facebook News Feed Launch (2006)

What happened

Facebook introduced News Feed, a constantly updated stream of friends’ activity on the homepage. Users initially protested about privacy, but the feed became the core of Facebook and the model for every social feed since.

Who it affected

All users & pages.

What it means for marketers today

Every algorithm change since has been about deciding what appears in this feed. Understand today’s ranking in how the Facebook algorithm works.

Related

• Facebook update timeline
• Facebook hub
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