Facebook hasn’t formally explained the latest upgrade to news feed filters, and some users are confused. Some postings describe the default settings almost like a grand conspiracy to hide updates. Let’s set the record straight.
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Facebook has created yet another way for users to slice and dice the news feed: You can now choose to see only the activity of the friends you interact with most.

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Facebook has just made it a whole lot easier for page administrators to keep their walls rated PG, with the addition of a keyword filter.

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As the uproar over the new Facebook design continues, many are getting used to the new features and trying to effectively navigate through the increased number of stories that pop-up on their homepage daily. I’ve been polling users about their feedback on the new design over the past few days and one thing that continuously pops-up is the comments is a desire to filter out application stories.

Currently Facebook lets users view feed stories based on whether they originated. If you’d like to view all of the stories from a single application you can do that. Want to limit stories to all of your friends in a single friend list? You can do that to. There are still some inherent limitations to the new feed but Facebook has taken a huge step forward.
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