{"id":73,"date":"2009-10-20T21:33:48","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T04:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2009-10-20T21:46:46","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T04:46:46","slug":"creating-friends-lists-in-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/20\/creating-friends-lists-in-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Friends Lists in Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-116\" title=\"facebook_128\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/facebook_128.png\" alt=\"facebook_128\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/>I was having a Twitter conversation with a friend about Twitter best practices, and he mentioned that he&#8217;d love to be able to keep his corporate friends separate from his personal friends. I figured there were probably others who wished for the same thing, so I thought I&#8217;d do a quick blog post on how you can categorize your friends in Facebook, creating filters for what each list of friends can and can\u2019t see. This is particularly useful if you\u2019re concerned about letting business associates see more personal posts. The same friend can be on multiple lists.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Creating a Facebook Friends\u00a0List<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mouse over the \u201cFriends\u201d link at the very top of the page, and click on \u201cAll Friends\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cCreate New List\u201d at the top of your \u201cAll Friends\u201d list (a popup box appears)<\/li>\n<li>Enter a name for the list, such as \u201cBusiness Friends\u201d or &#8220;Coworkers&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select all the friends you want to be on that list (you can do this by typing in names or click on the pictures in the popup box, selecting as many friends as you want)<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSave\u201d once you\u2019ve added everyone you want to include in the list (the list will appear in the left channel on your Friends page, with the name you gave it)<\/li>\n<li>Click the \u201cX\u201d to the right of a friend&#8217;s entry to remove them from a list<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cDelete List\u201d to delete a list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Using Facebook\u00a0Friends Lists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Send a message to everyone on that list at one time by typing the name of the list in the \u201cTo\u201d field of your Facebook message (under Inbox)<\/li>\n<li>Invite an entire list to join a group, become a fan of a page, or attend an event from within those applications<\/li>\n<li>Filter the updates that appear on your home page from friends (a good resource for how to do this is on Tech for Luddites at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techforluddites.com\/2009\/03\/using-the-new-facebook-home-page-pt-2.html\">http:\/\/www.techforluddites.com\/2009\/03\/using-the-new-facebook-home-page-pt-2.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Exclude certain friend lists from seeing specific (or all) updates:\n<ul>\n<li>Mouse over \u201cSettings\u201d and click on \u201cPrivacy Settings\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u201cProfile\u201d (or one of the other items listed)<\/li>\n<li>Select an information type, such as \u201cWall Posts\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click the down arrow and then select \u201cCustomize\u201d from the list<\/li>\n<li>Under \u201cExcept These People\u201d type in the name of the list you want to exclude OR under \u201cFriends\u201d click \u201cSome Friends\u201d and type in the name of the list you want to include<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cOkay\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSave Changes\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Facebook Screen Captures for Creating Friends Lists<\/h3>\n<p>For all the visual learners out there, below are a few screen shots to correspond with creating Friend Lists, and then modifying them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78\" title=\"Creating Facebook Friends Lists 1\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-12-300x170.png\" alt=\"Creating Facebook Friends Lists 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-12-300x170.png 300w, http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-12.png 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click &#8220;Create List&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79\" title=\"Creating Facebook Friends Lists 2\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-41-300x289.png\" alt=\"Creating Facebook Friends Lists 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-41-300x289.png 300w, http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-41.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Enter list name, add friends, and click &#8220;Create List&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Facebook Screen Captures for\u00a0Modifying Friends Lists<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-98\" title=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 1\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-13-300x292.png\" alt=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-13-300x292.png 300w, http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-13.png 877w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click list name in left channel, mouse over &#8220;Settings&#8221; in the upper right, and click &#8220;Privacy Settings&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-85\" title=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 3\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-8-300x172.png\" alt=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-8-300x172.png 300w, http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-8.png 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click &#8220;Profile&#8221; or one of the other settings in the list<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-86\" title=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 4\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-10-300x292.png\" alt=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 4\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-10-300x292.png 300w, http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-10.png 877w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Select &#8220;Wall Posts&#8221; or one of the other items, click the down arrow, and click &#8220;Customize&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-87\" title=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 5\" src=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-121-225x300.png\" alt=\"Modifying Facebook Friends List 5\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-121-225x300.png 225w, http:\/\/aveconsulting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Facebook-Friends-List-121.png 377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Under &#8220;Friends,&#8221; click &#8220;Some Friends&#8221; and type the name of the list you want to include OR under &#8220;Except These People,&#8221; type the name of the list you want to exclude<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was having a Twitter conversation with a friend about Twitter best practices, and he mentioned that he&#8217;d love to be able to keep his corporate friends separate from his personal friends. 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