Facebook rolls out 'interest lists'

[Jazzy]

Facebook has introduced a new tool which allows users to subscribe to 'interests', as well as people's updates, making their news feeds more like 'personalised newspapers'.



The new feature means users of the social network can start creating and subscribing to these interest lists – such as recipes or sports teams.

It will roll out to Facebook’s entire 850 million userbase over the next few weeks.



Many technology experts are saying that this Facebook’s latest attempt to usurp Twitter, and create popular topics in real-time, which people can then ‘follow’, in a similar fashion to the microblogging site.



Facebook members will find the ‘interest list’ tab through the home page’s left hand sidebar – and if clicked upon, will reveal a new view entirely comprised of stories from a list's members.



Only a creator of a list can edit it and choose the privacy settings. Users can recommend lists to each other too.



General lists already live include the 2012 Presidential Candidates and several business, style and sports lists – published by Facebook.



Facebook describes the feature as “a new way to keep up with the stuff you care about and tidy up your experience…Interest Lists can help you turn Facebook into your own personalized newspaper”.



This description has led several technology pundits to say the site is also going after personalised social news feed services, such as Flipboard.



Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9134205/Facebook-rolls-out-interest-lists.html



Question: Will you be using this new tool?

 

[DrLeftover]

Just a way for them to collect more information for directed advertising.



I won't be filling out the page.



Anybody that knows me, knows my interests. And if they don't they can ask.

 

[Evil Eye]

Sounds like a good idea. Leftover's right of course, but they pretty much have all one's data already anyway. It'd be convenient if it works right.

Question: Will you be using this new tool?

No, for the same reason you won't be using it.

 

[Flurry]

Sounds interesting. Might have to check it out.

 

[Flurry]

?

 

[Raven]

I'll probably check it out but it will depend on what I think of it if I will use it or not. Sounds interesting, but Facebook is getting painfully detailed with stuff. I used to play Farmville, a few years back, but with all the other crap they throw at you every time you go to that app. it became too annoying.

I've found that too on games I playing, It's really annoying, 5 or 6 pop ups thrown in your face before you can even get on to the game!



I have noticed alot of religion topics on the side, when I clilck to delete them you have to tick a box as to why you want it removed. Guess that is what this is. Now I never get any Christian adverts

 

[Evil Eye]

Playing gamesBeing on Facebook is an horrible idea...