Are you missing on new updates from specific friends on Facebook? This could be possible if option to show news feed updates only from Facebook friends you interact the most is enabled. This options is very useful as you see fewer (easily digestible) news updates that interest you most.
Add / remove Facebook news feed in Skype
Latest version of Skype software comes with Facebook integration. You can easily view feed of your Facebook account within Skype interface. You can track latest Facebook updates and even post new update to Facebook profile from Skype. You can enable Facebook feature in Skype to view