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When we introduced the new Friends Page last week, our goal was to help you find and organize all of your connections. Since then, we heard from many of you that you want to be able to filter your friends by those who've recently updated their profiles and to quickly view a stream of their status updates. As a result, we've added both of those options.

From your Friends Page, you can choose the "recently updated" filter on the left side. This will show you which of your friends have posted new profile pictures; updated the Info tab sections... such as Basic Info, Contact Info, Personal Info, and Education and Work; or recently connected with Facebook Pages.

From your home page, the filters on the left side now also include "status updates." By selecting that filter, you will only see the text updates from your friends in your stream. If you don't see the "status updates" filter right away, click the "More" link beneath your list of filters. You can drag the filter to the top of the list to set your friends' status updates as the default view of your home page stream.

We've added the filter for status updates to your home page, rather than the Friends Page, because the two play different roles on the site. The home page focuses on showing you what you're friends are sharing, while giving you options for filtering that content. The Friends Page is the place for organizing and finding friends.

Keep your feedback coming as we introduce features and changes in the future.


Alexandre, a designer at Facebook, is checking out his friends' latest updates.