Facebook IPad App Update Focused On Trending Topics And Videos, Games

Facebook announced an update for its iPad application, in which a new column was added on the right-hand side of News Feed, which includes birthdays, events, and four new sections aimed at promoting engagement with trending topics, videos, and games.

iPadAppUpdate650Facebook announced an update for its iPad application, in which a new column was added on the right-hand side of News Feed, which includes birthdays, events, and four new sections aimed at promoting engagement with trending topics, videos, and games.

The four new sections were described in a post on the Facebook developer blog by Software Engineer Victor Medeiros:

  • Trending topics: A feature launched on desktop in January, Trending is a list of topics people are talking about most on Facebook right now, personalized to include topics you’re interested in, as well as topics trending across Facebook overall.
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