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SUMMER 2017
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Treat Facebook Fatigue
by Operating onYour Feed
Take action to see more of what you like and less of what you don’t
F
acebook is constantly changing what
types of information it presents
to you in your news feed and in what
order. This is important, since what
you see there can have everything to
do with how you experience Facebook
and whether it energizes you or fatigues
you. Fortunately, many news feed
problems can be easily fixed. Read on
for the most common complaints and
the “cure” for them.
Persistent Posts
Here’s the scenario: You log onto Face-
book and see a post you saw yesterday
too…and, now that you think about
it, for the three days prior as well. You
commented the first time you saw it and
read a few comments from other people,
but you’re not interested anymore.
The Fix
Facebook’s algorithm prioritizes posts
that get a lot of response. So if people
are STILL commenting on your friend’s
engagement announcement after several
days, you may still be seeing it well
after you’ve already congratulated her.
Here’s what you can do:
1.
From the home page, find
News Feed
at the top of the left column.
2.
Click the
three-dot icon
and select
Most Recent
.
3.
You’ll now see most recent posts instead
of what Facebook deems top stories.
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