News Feed and Timeline Evolution
Client-side ranking to more efficiently show people stories in feed

Client-side ranking to more efficiently show people stories in feed

10/20/2016 · Alexandru Petrescu, Sami Tas

What this post added

Introduced a new client-side ranking architecture for News Feed to improve story relevance and rendering efficiency, particularly for users with slower internet connections. This shifts ranking logic from the server to the client, allowing for dynamic re-ranking based on media loading status and network conditions. The system now prioritizes stories with fully loaded media and optimizes content for each session, reducing spinners and gray boxes.

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