Facebook Unveils New User-Generated Feature: Facebook Stories

02.08.2012
The nearly 1 billion users (fewer, of course, if you don't count ) who use Facebook every day sure share a lot of stuff. However, a lot of it gets lost in the shuffle.

Not anymore thanks to a new feature called .

The new site launched Thursday, and aims to showcase how Facebookers use the site in compelling ways. Each month features a different theme--the theme for August is "Remembering."

This month's feature tells the story of 27-year-old Mayank Sharma, from New Delhi, India, who lost his memory after contracting a rare form of meningitis. Sharma used Facebook to rebuild the memories he had lost due to contracting the disease. He credits Facebook with helping him "rebuild" his life.

While Sharma's story is an extreme case, it shows the type of stories Facebook is looking for.