Major changes basically boil down to this: ‘Highlights' are merged into the News Feed, & there are two home page views to choose from-- the News Feed & the Live Feed. The News Feed uses Facebook magic to determine the posts & updates that seem like they would be most interesting to you, and adds back in items like notifications when friends are tagged in photos, follow fan pages, join new Facebook groups, add other friends, RSVP to events, etc. By contrast, the Live Feed is literally the live feed of all status updates from your entire network of friends on Facebook. While you are viewing the News Feed, a bubble next to the Live Feed link keeps a running count of the number of new updates in the Live Feed. You can also customize what shows up in the Live Feed by clicking on Edit Options at the bottom of the Live Feed page. The removal of the Highlights section from the right panel also mean that the Events box will shift up where things like friends' birthdays will be more visible. - Cindy