Facebook rolls out ‘trending stories’ in India

Facebook's new 'trending stories' feature is now being launched in India as part of a gradual roll out.

NEW DELHI: Social networking giantFacebook launched last week its new feature 'trending stories', replicating Twitter's popular model of finding the most popular topics on the website.

The new Facebook feature is now being launched in India as part of a gradual roll out, and is so far available only to a few users in the country.

The top three trending topics on Facebook India right now are Microsoft's Q4 earnings, Rafael Nadal beating Roger Federer in the Australian Open final, and Justin Bieber getting out of jail.


Facebook's take on trending topics is a little different from Twitter's. The biggest social network in the world, Facebook shows the trending topics as well as the explanation for why they are trending. On the other hand, Twitter only lists the popular topics on the website, without any details on the reason they are popular among users.

Both websites tailor the trending topics based on locations and interests of users. Trending topics won't be available on the mobile version of Facebook, but the company said it is testing the feature in its app for smartphones and tablet computers. Twitter app, on the other hand, shows trending topics.

Facebook last year rolled out the hashtags, one of the most popular features of Twitter. However, it has failed to take off among users.

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