Hide users, games, polls, etc.
It
quickly gets annoying seeing some users posts, game invites, polls,
etc. Hovering your mouse to the right of the post and clicking the Hide
button as shown below can hide any post. Once this button is pressed
you'll be prompted with the option to hide that user or in the case of a
Facebook application the option to hide that application from ever
showing up on your profile.
To unhide someone or unblock an application click the Edit Options link in the bottom right corner of the news feed as shown below.
Greasemonkey and FB Purity
Although
Facebook does not allow the ability to hide friends getting new
friends messages, friends becoming fans of something, and some
application messages they can still be hidden with browser add-ons. If
you're running Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Safari we suggest
installing the Facebook Purity add-on.
Update your privacy settings
Click Account in the top right corner of the Facebook window and then click Privacy settings
to adjust who is capable of seeing what on your Facebook profile. We
highly recommend going through all the privacy settings to verify your
privacy is properly protected.
Anything
that is not set to friends only or friends of friends can be seen by
anyone searching on the Internet. Below is a few things we recommend
for most users.
- Under Search in Privacy settings uncheck Public Search Results. This will prevent users from finding your account and profile picture in search results such as Google
- Under Application settings, make sure you're only allowing applications you want to have access to your information. Applications that you grant rights to can have access to your Facebook profile information.
Use the Facebook top bar for navigation
Knowing
how to properly navigate is vital if you want to get the most out of
Facebook. Below is a brief description of each of the available options
in the top bar as shown above.
Home (facebook logo) - Clicking this logo will take you to your wall (News Feed) that shows all friends recent posts.
Friend requests
- If any friend requests are waiting to be approved this icon will
show a notification of how many friends are waiting for approval. This
icon can also be clicked when you want to view any friend
recommendations or search for friends on Facebook.
Messages - This section allows you to send and receive private messages between one or more people you're friends with.
Notifications
- Any time a friend or Facebook application creates a new post you'll
be notified in this section. Clicking this icon will show all recent
notifications. If you wish to change what is capable of sending you
notifications including any Facebook applications or games click the
See All Notifications link at the bottom and check or uncheck what you
want to be notified on.
Search
- Finally, the search box in Facebook can be a powerful tool that can
be used to quickly find any current friends or people on Facebook. In
addition searching for terms such as a company name, product, sports
team, music band, etc. will find fan pages and groups that can be
joined.
Modify your account notifications
Keep
your e-mail and your cell phone clean by updating or eliminate
Facebook notifications or keep more up-to-date by adding new
notifications. Facebook notifications can be added and removed by
clicking Account link in the top right corner, then Account Settings, and then clicking the Notifications tab.
Top News and Most Recent
By
default Facebook will display your wall postings in the News format,
which means it only displays posts it believes are most relevant to
you. These results are based on your past interaction with your
friends. If you want to see every post made by all your friends that
are not hidden click the Most recent link in the upper right section of your news feed as shown in the above picture example.
If you want to adjust who shows up manually click the Edit Options in the bottom right corner of your news feed.
View High School work friends
If
you've added your High School or previous Work locations to your
profile, quickly see all classmates and co-workers on Facebook by
clicking the link in your Info tab under your profile.
Quickly change profile picture
Your
profile picture can be quickly changed to any other picture by
visiting your profile, hovering the mouse over your current profile
picture, and clicking the Change Picture link that appears in the top right corner of the picture.
Don't post private information on friend's walls on in comments
When
you make a post on a friend's wall or in any of their comments realize
that any of their friends are going to be able to see that post. If
you wish for something to remain only between you and a friend send
them a Facebook message instead.
Suggestions and random friend invites
As
you get more friends on Facebook it will begin making friend, groups,
and fan suggestions. These are suggestions made by Facebook and not
your friends. Unless these are something you're interested in they can
be ignored.
This same rule can be applied
to people who may want to be your friend that you don't know. If you
don't know someone don't accept his or her friend invite. Once someone
becomes your friend they'll have access to any information your friends
are capable of seeing.
Tag your Facebook friends in your photos
Always
make sure to tag any of your Facebook friends that are in pictures you
upload. However, never tag someone who is not in the picture. When
someone is tagged in a photo that picture is automatically added to
that persons profile and is a great way to share pictures with all
friends.
