Second, we've provided a couple of friend lists for you to fill out. Maybe you have a group of friends who are traveling across Europe right now, and you want to keep tabs on what they're up to. If you add them to your "More About These Friends" list, we'll do our best to keep you informed on their latest adventures. Or maybe one of your friends is dominating your News Feed by always writing boring notes on what she ate yesterday; if you add her to the "Less About These Friends" list, we'll try not to subject you to any more of her culinary ramblings.

Note that these controls will have the greatest effect when there's a lot of activity by your friends on Facebook. On a slow news day, you'll probably see most of the stories going on around you, regardless of what preferences you've expressed.

Finally, rest assured that your News Feed Preferences will be visible only to you. We hope these controls help you enjoy your News Feed more, and please help us out by continuing to send us any questions or suggestions here.




James, a Facebook Engineer, hopes he hasn't discouraged anyone from writing more notes about last night's chicken nuggets.