Facebook is testing a new feature called Close Friends, which lets you know every action the people you add to the list take on the social network. Facebook told Mashable it began the push to some users Thursday.
When you sign into Facebook, you'll be prompted to "Star Your Close Friends" to guarantee you don't miss their important moments. In other words, you can now stay close to people you indicate as high-priority friends without ever interacting, visiting their profile or catching an update in your news feed.
Facebook's explanation of the new features emphasizes organizing your friends into Smart Lists, based on where you work, live, went to school or family, to ensure you share with just the right people.
You can also view a news feed of your Close Friends update — much like a feed of a certain Google+ circle — by selecting the list from below the Friends tab on the left-hand side.
I decided to try out the new feature Friday morning, by adding about 20 friends to my Close Friends list. I added stars — Facebook conveniently suggests a pretty good idea of who you consider your close friends based on your interactions — and was ensured my friends wouldn't know they'd been added to my list. Within an hour, I'd received a handful of notifications — only none of them had anything to do with me. My friends had joined events, shared stories and posted to their Timelines and I didn't miss a beat.
I was eager to test out the feature because it seemed like an easier way to create lists — something I've been meaning to do on Facebook since Google+ rolled out its Circles feature. But the Close Friends feature became annoying as soon as my phone was flooded with status updates that looked like this one (taken from the phone of someone who put me on their Close Friends list):
If you receive mobile notifications from Facebook, it will send you an update every time someone you add to the list takes an action. If you've never restricted your push notifications on mobile before, this feature might be the one to drive you to cut some of them.
Do you organize your Facebook friends into lists? If so, do you only share certain posts with certain people?
BONUS: 10 Facebook Tips for Power Users
You can browse Facebook photos in full-screen mode, making for a better gallery viewing experience.
In an album, click on the first image, then hover over the photo. A floating menu will appear along the bottom of the image.
Click on "Options" and you'll see the ability to "Enter Fullscreen." Now you can browse with a clean, black background.
To return to normal mode, simply hit the Escape key or the "X" on the top-right of your display.
If you like Facebook's new social reading apps, but don't want to broadcast to the world what you read on your coffee break, adjust the settings accordingly.
For apps that you're already using, head to "Account Settings" from the drop-down menu next to "Home" at the top-right of your display. Go to the "Apps" tab.
Now click "Edit" to the right of the relevant app. In the box that opens you'll see "Posts on your behalf - Who can see posts this app makes for you on your Facebook timeline?"
Use the drop-down menu to select "Only me." You can also follow this same process as you sign up to new apps.
Have you taken advantage of Facebook's "Lists" functionality?
Similar to Twitter lists, you can create lists based on your interests and then tune in for a targeted catch-up on certain topics.
To create your first list, simply click "More" next to the "Interests" section on your homepage menu. Click "Add Interests," then "Create List."
Your lists can be comprised of people, subscriptions and friends. Once created, you can choose to make them private to you, or share them with the world.
You can retrospectively add locations to images you've already uploaded to Facebook, making for an interesting map that shows all the places you've been.
To populate your map with photos, click on the "Photos" box under your cover photos and select "Add Photos to Map."
You will then be able to scroll through all your images and add the relevant geo data.
There's more information about adding imagery to your Facebook map here.
If you want your timeline to look as lovely as possible, you can fine tune how your images appear.
If an image is off-center or you can't see the main focus of the photo, reposition it to look better.
Click the "Edit or Remove" pencil icon on the top-right and select "Reposition Photo." Click and drag it until it's in a better position.
There's bound to be a few people you'd rather not chat with on Facebook. Hiding, or appearing to be offline to certain friends, is simple.
Just click on that person's name in the chat window, as if you were about to start a conversation, then hit the cog icon in the top-right.
From the menu, click "Go Offline to [Name]." You are now hidden.
A more detailed walk-through of this process can be found here.
Did you know you can set your Facebook account to require pre-approval before any tagged content appears on your timeline?
To set this up, select "Privacy Settings" from the drop-down menu on the top-right of your Facebook page.
Next to "Timeline and Tagging," click on "Edit Settings."
Look down for "Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your Timeline" and "Review tags friends add to your own posts on Facebook" -- set these both to "on."
We have previously offered a more detailed look at this process. It can be found here.
What appears in your Facebook news feed is subject of much discussion, but you can control it, to a certain extent.
From the homepage, click on the pencil icon that appears when you hover over "News Feed," and select "Edit settings."
Here you can hide posts coming into your stream from certain people, certain apps and certain pages.
If you really want to drill down to customize your news feed, we have previously offered some useful tips here.
You can create a "secret" Facebook group that only you, and the friends you choose to share it with, can view. It's a fun way to share members-only content with a select few.
To start your secret group, click "More" next to the "Groups" area on your homepage. Select "Create Group" on the next page that loads.
Once you've named your group, choose a fun icon from the drop-down menu, add friends and then check the "secret" option.
You will now see your new group under the "Groups" area in your homepage. Click on it to post to the group and view content from others.
Finally, Facebook's default photo upload functionality is not high resolution.
If you want to ensure your images are the best quality possible, always check the "High Quality" box as you upload.
It will take a little longer, but the better images should be worth the wait.
You can browse Facebook photos in full-screen mode, making for a better gallery viewing experience.
In an album, click on the first image, then hover over the photo. A floating menu will appear along the bottom of the image.
Click on "Options" and you'll see the ability to "Enter Fullscreen." Now you can browse with a clean, black background.
To return to normal mode, simply hit the Escape key or the "X" on the top-right of your display.
If you like Facebook's new social reading apps, but don't want to broadcast to the world what you read on your coffee break, adjust the settings accordingly.
For apps that you're already using, head to "Account Settings" from the drop-down menu next to "Home" at the top-right of your display. Go to the "Apps" tab.
Now click "Edit" to the right of the relevant app. In the box that opens you'll see "Posts on your behalf - Who can see posts this app makes for you on your Facebook timeline?"
Use the drop-down menu to select "Only me." You can also follow this same process as you sign up to new apps.
Have you taken advantage of Facebook's "Lists" functionality?
Similar to Twitter lists, you can create lists based on your interests and then tune in for a targeted catch-up on certain topics.
To create your first list, simply click "More" next to the "Interests" section on your homepage menu. Click "Add Interests," then "Create List."
Your lists can be comprised of people, subscriptions and friends. Once created, you can choose to make them private to you, or share them with the world.
You can retrospectively add locations to images you've already uploaded to Facebook, making for an interesting map that shows all the places you've been.
To populate your map with photos, click on the "Photos" box under your cover photos and select "Add Photos to Map."
You will then be able to scroll through all your images and add the relevant geo data.
There's more information about adding imagery to your Facebook map here.
If you want your timeline to look as lovely as possible, you can fine tune how your images appear.
If an image is off-center or you can't see the main focus of the photo, reposition it to look better.
Click the "Edit or Remove" pencil icon on the top-right and select "Reposition Photo." Click and drag it until it's in a better position.
There's bound to be a few people you'd rather not chat with on Facebook. Hiding, or appearing to be offline to certain friends, is simple.
Just click on that person's name in the chat window, as if you were about to start a conversation, then hit the cog icon in the top-right.
From the menu, click "Go Offline to [Name]." You are now hidden.
A more detailed walk-through of this process can be found here.
Did you know you can set your Facebook account to require pre-approval before any tagged content appears on your timeline?
To set this up, select "Privacy Settings" from the drop-down menu on the top-right of your Facebook page.
Next to "Timeline and Tagging," click on "Edit Settings."
Look down for "Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your Timeline" and "Review tags friends add to your own posts on Facebook" -- set these both to "on."
We have previously offered a more detailed look at this process. It can be found here.
What appears in your Facebook news feed is subject of much discussion, but you can control it, to a certain extent.
From the homepage, click on the pencil icon that appears when you hover over "News Feed," and select "Edit settings."
Here you can hide posts coming into your stream from certain people, certain apps and certain pages.
If you really want to drill down to customize your news feed, we have previously offered some useful tips here.
You can create a "secret" Facebook group that only you, and the friends you choose to share it with, can view. It's a fun way to share members-only content with a select few.
To start your secret group, click "More" next to the "Groups" area on your homepage. Select "Create Group" on the next page that loads.
Once you've named your group, choose a fun icon from the drop-down menu, add friends and then check the "secret" option.
You will now see your new group under the "Groups" area in your homepage. Click on it to post to the group and view content from others.
Finally, Facebook's default photo upload functionality is not high resolution.
If you want to ensure your images are the best quality possible, always check the "High Quality" box as you upload.
It will take a little longer, but the better images should be worth the wait.
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