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Facebook Tests Live Feed Ticker

It looks as if Facebook is adding a live feed ticker to users' homepages. Regarding that change, All Facebook writes: "What's most significant is how this could impact the platform as we're expecting this to become a communication channel for all applications." In other words, "The live ticker is a way of giving users access to real-time information while separating the main feed, the stories of which are now called 'Highlights.'"

The Wall Street Journal recently wrote that such a feature would eventually be rolled out to all users, All Facebook points out. "It's an interesting format, however it's slightly distracting as the real-time ticker follows you as you scroll down the page," it adds.

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