When I first started using Facebook, it was an exciting new way to connect with friends, especially friends whom I didn’t see very often.
Over time, more and more people connected with me on Facebook – friends, co-workers, family, childhood acquaintances, other parents, etc. I found it easier to segment my news feed into Facebook friends lists so that I could view them separately and on my own schedule.
The other advantage to keeping Facebook friends lists is that you can select one or more lists when you post. You can even select one list of Facebook friends to see your post while blocking someone on the list – to avoid offending that person, for example.
See your Facebook friends lists by clicking on “Friend Lists” in your left sidebar. (In your mobile app, your lists are called “Feeds”. You can only create Facebook friends lists, or feeds, through your browser, not your mobile app.)
Your default lists include a “Close Friends” list and an “Acquaintances” list. Adding friends to Close Friends tells Facebook that you want to see more from that person in your new feed. Adding friends to Acquaintances tells Facebook that you want to see less.
Start by selecting these lists and adding friends. You can do this by typing names in the “+” box, or you can click on “See All” above “ON THIS LIST”, changing the drop down list from “On This List” to “Friends”, and then clicking on their photos.
There are several friend lists that Facebook creates and automatically populates, such as “Family” and your current workplace. You don’t need to do anything to edit these lists unless you want to add people that Facebook missed.
For your own custom list, click on “Create List.”
Now when you click a Facebook friends list (or feed) you will only see the updates from your friends on that list.
Here’s how to post just to certain lists:
1. You can go to that list and share an update there. OR
2. From your home news feed, you can click on the drop down box and select your list. If you select “Custom”, you can share with a list and not share with some people on the list. You could put everyone in your current job on their own list for example, and share updates about your job search with all your friends except for those on that list.
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