I Am Awesome » advice http://iamawesome.net Pretending the Internet cares about me since 2009. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Get the Old Facebook Newsfeed Back http://iamawesome.net/2009/10/get-the-old-facebook-newsfeed-back/ http://iamawesome.net/2009/10/get-the-old-facebook-newsfeed-back/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:34:48 +0000 conigs http://iamawesome.net/?p=487 So recently Facebook separated the “News Feed,” which is now selective stories/updates chosen by some unknown algorithm, from the “Live Feed,” the former news feed. Now, the News Feed might be more targeted (maybe), but I know many people don’t like it.

Want to know how to get the old news feed back when you go to the home page? Here’s how in 3 easy steps:

  1. Create a new friend list containing all your friends (or just the ones you care about).
  2. Move that list to the top by selecting “More,” then dragging it up to the top of the list of… um… lists.
  3. Profit!1

I’ve been using something similar ever since Facebook introduced the live feed as the news feed last time they changed things. (Facebook is fickle, huh?) I have a list of people I really want to see up-to-date information for without getting bombarded by various people from grade school whom I haven’t seen in nearly 15 years but for some reason keep as friends on Facebook. (Sorry former classmates…) So it took me a while to notice the new change. Hopefully this helps.

  1. Tired meme, I know… But still funny.
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