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FaceBook Changes

FaceBook made some changes to their interface yesterday.

NikNik posted 10 Very Useful Tips here for navigating the new FaceBook layout.

One of those changes is especially annoying for someone who uses FaceBook the way I use FaceBook.

It seems the ability to set a particular Friend List as my default newsfeed is gone.

The ability to create and edit lists is still there, look up in the upper right corner under Account -> Edit Friends.

And the ability to read the lists individually is still there, look in the left column, click on "Friends" and there are your Friend Lists, click on the one you want to read.

 

BUT I can't set any of those friend lists to display as my default newsfeed.  Meaning whenever I log on to FaceBook, it is going to take two more clicks to get where I want to go, and read the people I want to read.

Why is this important to me?  I have, for example, a friend list of local politicians.  I read that list to know what is going on at L A City Hall. 

BUT I don't want those people right up there in my face in my main newsfeed the first moment I log on to FaceBook.  No offense intended, Mayor Antonio.

Some links from Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2010/02/04/facebook-redesign-4/

http://mashable.com/2010/02/05/facebook-birthday-video/

Oh, and for what it is worth, here is my old post on using Friend Lists back from when you could make a list your default newsfeed  http://activerain.com/blogsview/1195274/organizing-your-facebook-friends-into-lists-will-save-your-sanity

 

 

8 comments • Cheryl Johnson • February 09 2010 06:33AM

Comments

Thanks!  I wasn't aware - I'll have to go take a look now!

Good post!

Posted by Dagny Eason Wilton and area of Fairfield County CT Real Estate (William Raveis) 7 months ago

Yes - the change is going to take some time to get used to.  I had to search to find the "logout"!

Posted by Jill Schmidt, serving Denver & Littleton area (Greenwood Village, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Aurora ) 7 months ago

Cheryl, I never learned the "old" Facebook very well....I expect the same with the new one :)

Posted by Carole Provenzale and Laura Cerrano Owner, Feng Shui Long Island & New York (Feng Shui Long Island & New York City/Feng Shui Manhattan ) 7 months ago

Cheryl - What did I do without you?  You take all the new interesting tech material and make it readable and doable.  Thanks. 

Posted by Suzanne McLaughlin, 612-202-0215Wright&Sherburne Real Estate (Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael)) 7 months ago

I never did the old way either.  Now I have to learn something new.

Posted by Gene Allen Realtor Hampton Roads Real Estate (Resh Realty Group) 7 months ago

This is very helpful. I have bookmarked it for later.

Posted by Ruthmarie Hicks (Keller Williams Realty) 7 months ago

It seems that 40% of my friends are addicted to Farmerville 1 I would love to learn how to keep these out of newsfeed !!!

Posted by Michael J. Perry (KELLER WILLIAMS Realty Lancaster, PA.) 6 months ago

Mike, Check out this post by Mariana Wagner

http://mykwblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/how-to-hide-farmville-mafia-wars-and-other-crp-from-your-facebook-wall/

Posted by Cheryl Johnson, Bob Taylor Properties, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 6 months ago

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