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Facebook deserves a pat in the back. That’s because we’ve been hearing lots of rumors lately – new “Pages” feeds, new threaded comment system, and even sounds for notifications. Today, we are hearing reports that Facebook is now testing a share button on its mobile site – m.facebook.com. If the popular social networking site will indeed launch the feature soon, this will definitely bring smiles to millions of faces.

Also, page owners will most likely see an increase in shares, likes, and yes, profits, since this will help them reach out to more people around the world. Inside Facebook notes that the share button is one of the most commonly requested features on mobile. The company previously said in August that the feature was not a priority. Of course, that’s understandable. But at least Facebook knows its priorities. A Facebook spokesperson has reportedly confirmed to Inside Facebook that the company is now beginning to roll out the feature to its users.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Facebook appears to be testing sounds for receiving notifications on the web, Facebook testing a new threaded comment system,

In 2011, Facebook partnered with several organizations and agencies to create the Social Jobs Partnership, which faded the line between jobs and social media. Now, taking the partnership further, the social network has announced the launch of its Social Jobs Partnership app. Users can access more than 1.7 million jobs.

The Partnership includes the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association, and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. Jobs provided via the Social Jobs app come from the likes of BranchOut, Work4Labs, Jobvite, DirectEmployers Association, and Monster.com. A ticker on the app shows the current number of jobs available, which presently sits at 1,733,231.

Facebook users can find jobs based on a listing’s location, skills required, and industry. The stated purpose of the SJP app is to “tap into the growing trend of talent acquisition through social media.” The potential value of this app can be seen in recent statistics published in a NACE survey that looked at, in part, the relationship between Facebook and job seeking/recruitment.

According to the survey, 50-percent of employers use Facebook in some fashion during the hiring process, with over half of those employers believing that Facebook is becoming an integral part of the process. In addition, a whopping 90-percent of businesses stated that Facebook reduced their need for recruitment-based print advertisements. Finally, 87-percent of recruiters stated that individuals using Facebook for the purposes of getting a job should like the potential employer’s Facebook page, and should engage in social networking.

[via Facebook]

Facebook launches Social Jobs application is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A brand new feature is being released to your Facebook user interface that’ll change the way you interact with the celebrities, brands, and odd interests in your life – that being Pages Feed. This update comes in the form of a little button up and to the left of your regular notifications feed, it allowing you to see a feed of Pages updates completely separate from your standard feed. This in addition to the update earlier this summer allowing you to take your friends out of your standard feed one-by-one should have you cleaned up in no time.

The Pages Feed test is getting sent out to select users now and will likely be spread out across the web in no time. It’s a quite simple change that’s being made, separating out the Pages updates from your main notifications feed, but the results are sure to be long-lasting. Imagine an update feed with only the information you want to see from your buddies, and nothing else – what a perfect Facebook it could be!

Indeed you will be able to get access to Pages alone and beside themselves if you wish by simply heading to the address as follows: https://www.facebook.com/pages/feed. With it, you’ll be able to get all the freshest SlashGear Facebook Action you can handle alongside the rest of your pages of choice – if you like anything else at all, of course. And that’s it! Very simple stuff in the end.

Have a peek at the timeline below to see everything there is to see regarding updates to Facebook as of late and let us know how you’re enjoying Facebook as it stands here and now. The most popular social network on earth continues to astound with tiny changes such as this and magnificently giant changes such as the Timeline – though we’ve not seen a beast of an update like that for some time now. Could be due to the public nature of the network – you never know!

Bonus – don’t forget about this awesome feature that’s not new to Facebook, but could change your whole Facebook experience. It exists in everyone’s profile page – de-click that checkmark and be free of the nagging ones!

Facebook Pages Feed ready for action is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Last week, we reported that Facebook was testing nested comments with select users, a long-awaited feature that helps keep comments organized and easier to follow. Apparently the social network isn’t stopping there, with Mashable reporting that the company is also testing ranked comments, moving more engaging responses higher up in the stream. The new format is currently being run on Pages posts.

As you can see in the image above, which was taken from Tim Tebow’s Facebook page, some comments are lighter than others, and they are not sorted according to time stamps. The comments are not sorted just by the number of likes they get, either. Comments that have been hidden will be negatively affected, while comments that have received individual responses will be bumped higher.

A Facebook official offered this statement to Mashable. “We are testing a new format for comments on Page posts. As part of this test, the most engaging comments appear higher up. You will also be able to reply to individual comments as well as the original post.” The page admin can also respond to individual comments via a reply button.

There’s no word on whether this feature is going to be rolled out site-wide, although one would logically assume that is the plan. When that may happen, however, hasn’t been commented on. If these two new features – ranked and nested – are fully implemented, the dynamic of Facebook conversations will change for the better, allowing one to bypass the spammy comments and follow conversations more quickly with less scrolling.

[via Mashable]

Facebook testing new ranked comments format is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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After being rumored to be testing a new “Pages Feed” feature and after launching a new look on friendship pages, it looks like the insanely-famous social networking site will be introducing a new threaded comment system soon. According to Mashable, Facebook is exploring a new feature that could allow its users to specifically reply on comments posted on Timeline. Facebook’s Meredith Chin has confirmed to the publication that the company is testing a new way to add comments to a post on Facebook.

“Now you will be able to reply to another comment as well as the original post,” Chin told Mashable. If indeed Facebook will launch this new feature anytime soon, many will surely find it useful since it will make it easier for its users to reply directly to individual comments. It will also save you a lot of time because it would mean not having to tag a person in order for them to see your reply. However, it’s important to note that threaded comments are already being used on a few third-party websites.

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