Click on your name in the right hand corner and drop down to 'news'. From there you can choose 'connections stream' on the left hand side to view the content from the people you follow. To specifically view status updates, click the 'filter' button (under where you can create a new status) and select 'status updates'.
If you want to see all status updates for the whole community, choose a different stream and make sure the filter is set to status updates. The same can be done with specific people from streams that you create (select 'new stream' on the left hand side and select individual people). Downloading the jive app can also help you can stay more up to date with the content posted daily.