News Feed’s design finally catches up with Timeline

Facebook is announcing the latest changes to its News Feed today, and we're reporting live from its headquarters. Check out this post for live updates on what you can expect to see on your Facebook soon.

Facebook changes News Feed forever — but for the better?

What most are hoping for is a massive change that would toy with Facebook's long-cultivated revenue streams and tinker with one of its most precious pieces of IP: The News Feed algorithm.

Facebook redesigns Friendship Pages with Timeline in mind

Facebook's Friendship Pages were one of the last areas of the social network to look like the old profile view, but no longer. The pages got the Timeline makeover today, with new options for curating (yes, curating) your relationship.

Facebook says to stop panicking: Your messages have not been exposed

Today we got another good lesson in why it's important to know what you have on your Facebook. Rumors circled the globe today saying Facebook accidentally published private messages to users' Timelines. The social network says that's not the case.

Ustream’s new Broadcast for Friends iPhone app streams video directly to Facebook

WIth its new Broadcast for Friends app, Ustream may just make personal video broadcasting as common as tweeting.

New ‘Action Links’ make third-party Facebook apps more interactive

Following in the steps of its “actions,” Facebook on Wednesday introduced a new Timeline tool for third-party applications called action links. These customizable links will appear below an app’s post on your timeline or news feed alongside the links for …

Facebook debuts ‘life-saving’ option to add organ donation to Timeline

After teasing a new “life-saving” feature yesterday, Facebook has announced the ability to add organ donation status to a person’s Facebook Timeline.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Good Morning America early today to talk about the feature, saying that …

Viddy, the Instagram for video, raising $30M at a $300M+ valuation

If Instagram is worth an eye-popping one billion dollars, who’s to say the fast growing Viddy, which lets users easily record videos, apply filters and share with friends, isn’t on the same rocket ship trajectory.

The company, founded in April …

3,000 Facebook Timeline apps later, Foursquare, The Onion, VEVO and more hit the scene

Coinciding with the South by Southwest festival in Austin, a slew of major companies are finally offering apps for Facebook’s new Timeline.

The new Timeline apps include Foursquare, VEVO, The Onion, Fandango, and others.

The new apps join more than …

Gowalla goes dark during SXSW 3 years after launch

Location-based social network Gowalla is, as of today, no longer available to the public. The company was recently purchased by social networking giant Facebook.

Gowalla’s website now loads to a page that says, “”Thank you for going out with Gowalla. …

Pres. Obama’s switch to Facebook Timeline shows ability to control your life story

President Obama made the switch to Facebook Timeline on Thursday, and no page might better illustrate how well Timeline helps individuals control all aspects of their life story.

Timeline was announced last September at the f8 conference, and it is …

Facebook Pages for brands are getting a Timeline-flavored overhaul

We’re loving the new Facebook Timeline features for personal profiles, and those features (and a few more) are now launching for brand-focused Pages, too.

At Facebook’s headquarters Tuesday, we got a sneak peek of the new Pages, and the new …

Media companies cling to Facebook, release social news apps

Tomorrow’s news organization will be the one that reaches the more than 845 million monthly active users on Facebook, or at least that’s the prediction 11 different media companies are making today.

MTV News, the Today Show, The Daily Show, …

Facebook about to launch Actions, the final piece of its plan for frictionless sharing

Facebook’s ambitious plan to weave various actions we take across the web into the social network via “frictionless” sharing is finally ready to be deployed, VentureBeat has learned.

The remaining pieces of Facebook’s new Open Graph are in the final …

Facebook and Moo partner to print Timeline photos on business cards

What happens when the world’s largest social network hooks up with a beloved social business card maker? The birth of beautiful, Facebook-infused business cards.

Digital print shop Moo, long-celebrated for its ability to turn stuffy business cards into pretty conversation …

Facebook releases iPhone update 4.1, Timeline has arrived

If Facebook had a Timeline, today it would read, “became friends with iPhone.” The company released an update to the application today, supporting Timeline, along with a couple new improvements.

The update, 4.1, allows people to view Timelines like they …

Facebook launches Timeline on Android and mobile sites

In addition to the worldwide launch of its new Timeline feature, Facebook is rolling out Timeline on its mobile site as well as its Android application, the company announced today.

Timeline, which was announced at the f8 conference in September, …

Facebook Timeline goes live for all, gives you 7 days to hide your shady past

Facebook’s much-ballyhooed Timeline feature, which gives you a look at your entire history on the popular social service, has gone live for everyone in the world who wants it, the company announced this morning.

Timeline was announced in September on …

MOG’s Facebook users grow by 246% after its social integration

On-demand streaming music service MOG has seen startlingly high user growth through Facebook since its integration with the popular social site in mid-September, the company announced today.

Music streaming companies like MOG, Rdio and Spotify were eager to get integrated …

Twitter reveals new timeline features

Patrick Bisch, founder of Pinglio.com, was on his Twitter earlier today when he noticed something different. His timeline, or stream of tweets, suddenly had new features including a button to expand tweets.

Thus far, Twitter’s timeline has been fairly cut …