Facebook gets new Friends Page

Pushing "Friend Lists" as way to stay organised

1 May 2009 9:39 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Facebook has launched a new Friends Page that is says makes it easier for you to find and organise your connections, so you can better filter the content you see from them on your homepage and manage your privacy settings.

Searching for friends can be done via email or IM account, as well as name, then these people can be organised into now-improved "Friend Lists" from the Friends Page.

Friend Lists let you create named lists of friends to group relationships and "more easily share with certain sets of people".

Facebook warns the new Friends Page may have lists already created, based on details entered when answering the question "How do you know this person?". These can be changed or deleted.

Friend Lists can be used to send inbox messages, group or event invitations, or to set privacy on the content you publish. In addition, users can now filter the stream of stories on their homepage by Friends Lists.

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  • i wish there were something better to do on facebook because there isn't mutch to do on here everyone on facebook that i speak to all say that they are bored and there is nothing to do. i do like being on here because you can speak to people who don't live bye you like if you don't live with your mum or dad you can speak to them on facebook or even on msn but i never go on msn it is boring it is not so fun on here but there is always someone to speak to. Posted by carly willoughby, england
  • So, something better to do than, say, share the newest of the news, photos, videos, play games, seek out friends and relatives, and new contacts and friends (uh, maybe to go out with, or show up at a similar event with), market yourself, your company, and your products and services, join causes and groups that fascinate and/or inspire you, and those you disagree with, and want to contribute to the discussion and debate with, ... well, that's enough for that 30 seconds of thought. Focus and find. Posted by Walter Pearson, United States
  • I hate this new feature, one of my favourite things on facebook was the page full of friends status updates, I think it was a mistake taking this away. Also I now cannot find how to change my own status??!! Maybe I'm not seeing something but if the facility is still there its not very clear where. Posted by Tamara, England

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