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Facebook Made a Minor Change to Its Website: Can You Spot It?

Facebook Made a Minor Change to Its Website: Can You Spot It?

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 1 August 2014 13:35 IST

A rather minor change has been made to the desktop interface of Facebook, one that most users might not even notice until it is pointed out to them. Go ahead, have a look, and see if you can spot it before we enlighten you.

Couldn't find it? We don't blame you, the change is so minute that eagle-eyed observers will kick themselves when they spot it - the globe-shaped notification icon (seen below) in the top pane now revolves to show the region users are logging in from.

Previously, the icon used to only show the Americas section of the globe. But now, if you are logging in from Asia, Africa, or Europe, you'll see a view of the Eastern Hemisphere instead. While the change is minor, it certainly adds a nice touch of personalisation, however smaller, with users clicking on a globe showing approximate region to see their notifications.

Notably, Facebook did not make an announcement about the change to the globe notification icon, and probably will not either. It is also not precisely known when the social networking giant rolled-out the minor update to users.

However, the Facebook team told Tech in Asia, "This is just one small example of how we're always working to personalise people's Facebook experience."

However, as noted elsewhere, the change is not very new, and was spotted as a feature in testing two years ago. It seems Facebook has finally woken up to rolling it out.

Is the change to the globe notification icon visible in your region? Do you feel it adds a nice touch of personalisation, or do you not care what the icon looks like - as long as it shows your notifications when clicked? Let us know via the comments section below.

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