In a nod to rival social networks, Facebook is letting its users
"subscribe" to news from other members - even those they are not friends
with.
Facebook said in a blog post on Wednesday that it is rolling out
the "subscribe" button to users in the next few days. This will let
people hear from Facebook users they don't know personally - such as
celebrities or political figures.
Public figures have already been using Facebook to send news to
their fans by creating public pages. By clicking the "like" button on
these pages, users can see the updates in their own news feed.
The new button will let people bypass creating public pages and send
updates directly to their subscribers. Only updates that users publicly
share will be seen by subscribers, and Facebook says the feature is
entirely optional. Twitter and Google Plus already have similar "follow"
features.
Facebook's button is a bit more customisable, as Facebook
features tend to be. Once you subscribe to someone's posts, you can
decide whether to see all updates, most updates (which is what you
normally see now), or only important updates, such as a marriage or a
new job. You can even decide what form of updates you want to see -
photos only, games only or some combination.
"subscribe" to news from other members - even those they are not friends
with.
Facebook said in a blog post on Wednesday that it is rolling out
the "subscribe" button to users in the next few days. This will let
people hear from Facebook users they don't know personally - such as
celebrities or political figures.
Public figures have already been using Facebook to send news to
their fans by creating public pages. By clicking the "like" button on
these pages, users can see the updates in their own news feed.
Facebook
The new button will let people bypass creating public pages and send
updates directly to their subscribers. Only updates that users publicly
share will be seen by subscribers, and Facebook says the feature is
entirely optional. Twitter and Google Plus already have similar "follow"
features.
Facebook's button is a bit more customisable, as Facebook
features tend to be. Once you subscribe to someone's posts, you can
decide whether to see all updates, most updates (which is what you
normally see now), or only important updates, such as a marriage or a
new job. You can even decide what form of updates you want to see -
photos only, games only or some combination.
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