News & Social App that auto-updates? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I sit my tablet on my desk at home and work, and I was thinking today how nice it would be to have an app that allows me to configure news feeds, video sources, connects to my facebook, etc that would update automatically. That way I could leave the screen on, and look over once in awhile and just monitor what is going on in the world, my life, etc.
Does anyone know of an app that could do this and is pretty configurable?
Thanks!

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When I browse a profile on my phone using the same app, I get the - About - Friends - Photos - Likes thumbnails, but not on my Prime.
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