Facebook testing Twitter-like Trending Topics column

If you needed any more proof that Facebook seems to be drawing inspiration from arch-rival Twitter, here it is. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, this Trending Topic column is appearing on the top-right hand side of the Facebook News Feed. Like the name suggests, and like people are used to seeing it on Twitter, the Trending Topic column will show various keywords that people seem to be mentioning in their posts on Facebook. Twitter-like column Facebook has been displaying a covert version of these Trending Topics to a much wider base of users. Here’s where the Trending Topics column could come in handy as it will clearly demarcate a separate section dedicated just to let you know what’s being spoken about.