The social network site announced what had been expected for some time: that its news feed is updated in real time.
Live updates will be rolled out gradually to Facebook members
Up to now, to get the most recent posts from your friends and fans, you needed to refresh your browser. Facebook said earlier this year it would enable live updates, mirroring the continuous live flow of micro-blog site Twitter.
In a blog post it announced the change took place this week.
“The stream (news feed) now updates automatically and gives you the option to view new posts with a prompt at the top of the page, immediately below the Publisher,” according to the company’s post.
The change comes with some obvious benefits. Live streaming was the number one request from Facebook members, the company reports.
So it gives the company ammunition to fend off the popularity of Twitter and to solidify its lead over other social-networking rivals.
The live streaming will be rolled out gradually to Facebook userss,
Posted by Mark Boslet 
