Facebook, Creating New Lists and Rearranging Feeds




Many people state that they do not like the "New" Facebook layout. As an interface designer, I can appreciate the hard work, the Fb programmers are putting into it, and like the results as a whole.
One of the biggest changes and complaints, concerns the use of "feeds". Most people have not grasped the versatility at their disposal for better feeds integration. The new feeds options are actually better, because you can create a feed for any list or any one and are not limited to the last 250 random updates made (TBD tomorrow).

You can create lists of friends by clicking on the "Friends" button, and choosing a person to add to the group. Click "Add To List" on the right side of the screen and create a new list name if needed. Then when you click to add to list for the rest of the group, scroll down to the list name you created. *You can also create a new list from the "Feeds" list, by clicking "More" and then clicking "Add List"

Use your new lists as additional Status/News feeds. On your home page, at the bottom of the list of feeds, click "More". Now you can rearrange your news feeds in any order, including moving "News Feed" or "Status Update" to the top of the list to make it the default. 

Now you can check the overall news, or the feed for your favorite list(s), all you want, by clicking on their name in the left hand column.

Happier Facebooking.

~ Andy


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