Facebook Updates News Feed So Your Favorite Friends Rise to the Top
 

FACEBOOK IS UPDATING its News Feed preferences to give users greater control over what they see. Or at least the illusion of greater control. The social network giant just announced a slew of tools that will allow people to, as the company says, “actively shape and improve the experience.” Among other things, the tweaks let you select which friends and pages you see at the top of your News Feed, and help you more easily discover pages you might like. The company says this is, of course, all in the service of making Facebook an even more awesome experience.