If you are like me and using Facebook for Social Media and work related purposes, you probably don’t want to know who scored 5 million points on Farkl, who’s growing a farm, and who has reached a new level in Mob Wars. I, for one, do not enjoy those types of posts filling up my wall because it covers up the relevent information that others may be posting.
I am not knocking the use of those applications – everyone has their thing – I’m just saying I don’t want all the updates. Here’s my Facebook Tip of the Day. You can very simply remove those notifications for various applications from your wall feed. Here’s how:
On your “Home” screen where the news feeds are… When you see those application updates from your friends, you can click on the “Hide” button on the right and either block that person’s wall posts and updates altogether, or you can block the application.
It won’t take you long to block the applications as they come through and you will clean out your Facebook News Feed Wall to provide you with the information and updates you really want.
Let me add, I love my Facebook friends, and some of them are personal connections, so I’m not deleting them as friends – I just don’t need to know every time they’ve collected an egg on Hatchlings.
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You deleted me, didn’t you.
JK. Thanks for the tip.
Sue
I read a few topics. I respect your work and added blog to favorites.
Great tip, Wendy! I can tell you’re going to make a wonderful Facebook Friend!
Thanks so much, I spent 15 minutes looking for this answer! I thought it was a straightforward question. My wall already looks tidier!
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
Can you tell me how to get rid of the Disney Cruise line notification on my news feed wall? It only show up on my iphone facebook app though and I can’t get rid of it.
Missy,
Is it showing at the very bottom of your Facebook screen on your iPhone? If so, that’s built into the iPhone app and unfortunately there isn’t anything you can do about that.
Is is mixed in with your news feed content? Strange that would it only show on your mobile device.
what about blocking someone’s wall posts in general, not those applications? I still want to be friends w/ someone but don’t want to see any of their wall posts any longer, how can I do that?
Facebook is constantly changing the way to do this, but I’m taking some image capture for you, and will publish instructions tonight or tomorrow and leave you a link here. It’s pretty simple, but I’ll take the guesswork out for you!