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Facebook can be a great way to connect with people and keep in touch. However, by default Facebook generates a lot of notifications, both via it's own interface and by email, often about a lot of things you might not care about. There are however a few things you can do to manage and reduce the traffic so that you see less of the junk, and hopefully more of what interests you. If you have a couple of spare minutes and would like to try removing a lot of the annoyances that come along with Facebook you might consider some or all of the following simple suggestions:

1. Filter your news feed to show status updates only.

The news feed is what you see by default on your Facebook homepage when logged in. It contains status updates, recently posted photos or links, new notes and a wide assortment of traffic generated by Facebook applications your friends use. Many people would prefer to see less of the other (sometimes annoying, particularly in the case of some applications) content and just see status updates in this section, and it's quite easy to do so.

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