Joel Pinkham

Whenever Facebook comes up in conversations, I like to make a point about how I think it has reached a level where too many people are using it and we have too many friends. This of course leads to a clutted book of faces, all of a sudden it’s looking like a blue and white Where’s Wally image.

Sure it’s all coming from your “friends” – but I think everyone will have friends on Facebook that they don’t care about hearing from.

So with the new and much criticised Facebook layout (by the lowest common denominator, of course), you can now hide friends/apps/pages from your news feed. Excellent! I can now still be friends with someone but don’t have to put up with the bollocks they post on Facebook.

Facebook Hide Feature

I was starting to get annoyed with Facebook because the amount of crap coming through to me, so now I’m a much happier user. The featue hasn’t been executed too obviously though. This will probably lead to more people like me who haven’t noticed it because it’s hidden until you mouse over.

Anyway, why is this feature important?

F’Book has hit critical mass – too many people are now using it. If you allow people to keep it relevant and interesting, then we’ll keep using it.

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