Alternate title: 3 ways to get rid of all the sh**, I mean crap on Facebook and make it easier to read.
I am on Facebook all day! Some people keep Twitter open. Not me, I never log off of Facebook. I should go to Facebook rehab.
Earlier today Jennifer Allan wrote a great post saying that she was bored with Facebook. She found that she was getting way too much spam and receiving notifications that she really didn't want to get.
In response there were quite a few great tips on how to stop unwanted notifications and hide statuses, posts, etc that you really don’t care to see. I’ve highlighted some of those tips here and added a few more. I hope this will make your Facebooking experience much more pleasurable.
1) Put your friends in Lists. Basically categorize them. Click on Friends on the top of the page. You will see a list of all of your friends. Click on Create a New List and you can name it however you want. I have lists of high school friends, college friends, family, work etc. You can then add your contacts to one or more of your lists. How does this help you? On your newsfeed page which is the Home page, you can click on a list you’ve made to see only updates and posts from those friends. It’s like a news filter!
2) Utilize the Hide feature on your home page! I use this ALL THE TIME. If someone is sending you tons of spam or is taking quizzes you really don’t care about or playing Mafia Wars (again); all you have to do is hover to the top right of their post and click on Hide. It’s magic! If it’s a quiz or another pick your five update it hides all of those updates! If any of your other friends take the same quiz or play the same game, you won’t have to see it ever again. But don’t worry, if you accidentally Hide something or someone, you can bring them back. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click on show hidden posts. (Though I don’t think I’ve EVER done that).
3) Finally here’s the biggie! Delete your applications! Hover over settings on the top right of the screen and click on application settings. This will show you every application you’ve used or authorized. Under show change the drop down to authorized. This will be a little time consuming depending on how many applications you’ve given permissions to, but it’s so worth it in the end. Delete any that you don’t use. I keep notes, groups, events, etc but delete Which 80s Movie Defines You? or Who Has the Biggest Brain? Sometimes those quizzes are fun, but not if you’re being inundated with them!
So those are the big 3. Facebook is and essential component to my marketing strategy. It’s brought me success already and I’m just a Rookie.
If you need any additional help making Facebook work for you, just let me know. You can probably just friend request me and chat live with me, chances are I’m on it anyway.
Now back to the Patriots preseason game already in progress!
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