In a nod to rival social networks, Facebook is letting its users “subscribe” to news from other memberseven those they are not friends with.
Facebook said in a blog post last week that it is rolling out the “subscribe” button, which will let people hear from Facebook users they don’t know personally — such as celebrities or political figures.
Public figures have already been using Facebook to send news to their fans by creating public pages. By clicking the “like” button on these pages, users can see the updates in their own news feed.
The new button will let people bypass creating public pages and send updates directly to their subscribers. Only updates that users publicly share will be seen by subscribers, and Facebook says the feature is entirely optional. Twitter and Google Plus already have similar “follow” features.
The Associated Press
