Still Liking Facebook Pages? Try Facebook Interest Lists

Posted on July 30, 2013
If you are still liking Facebook pages and had never heard about Facebook Interest Lists before then this post is surely for you. Liking every pages will clutter your news feed. Your news feed could get flooded with lots of posts from the pages you liked. Besides, your friends can see all the pages you follow - not a good sign for secret pleasures ;-). Considering all these points I would recommend a lesser known approach - Facebook Interest Lists.

Facebook Interest List

Hmm.. So what exactly Facebook Interest Lists does mean?

Interests Lists allows you to create lists based on the content you are interested in. You create your own interest lists based on various categories to check them in an organised way. You can also subscribe other people's public interest lists. For example, you can subscribe Tech Stuff interest list created by me to receive technology updates from different technology pages.

Visibility of your interest list can be Private, Friends or Public. If you don't want to let other know some specific pages you follow then add those pages to private list. Your lists with Friends visibility can be seen and followed by your friends only. While your public lists can be seen and followed by all Facebook users.

Good! But what benefits I could reap from Lists?

By using Interest Lists,
  • You can segment your news feed based on interest you choose.
  • You can focus on particular kind of updates at one time.
  • You can focus on your Close Friends or Family if you've few minutes and want to go through what's your closed ones are up-to.
  • People who shares same interest could follow your Interest List.
  • Private lists provide comprehensive privacy when you don't want to show some pages you follow.
  • Above all, your main news feed will not be cluttered anymore!
TechStuff Interest List by Manaday Mavani
TechStuff interest list page curated by Manaday Mavani (me)
This seems nice to me! How can I create my own Interest List?

Creating a new list is damn easy, just go through the below steps.
  1. Go to your Interests page and click the Create List button.
  2. Search for the people or Pages you want to add to your list using the search box at the top of the screen, or use the categories on the left to browse.
  3. Click next once you are done with selecting the pages and people to add to the list.
  4. Pick a name for your list.
  5. Set privacy setting.
  6. Click Done.
That's it! You should see your first interest list on the left side under the Interests tab.

Great! But how can I create a new list or add to existing list, when I am visiting some nice page?
  • Click the Gear button next to Message button [or next to Like button in some cases]
  • Click Add to Interest Lists...
  • If you want to create new list category for the page click +New List button, otherwise select the existing list.

Anything, more available?

Yes, you can also choose the type of updates you want to receive from interest lists. This is really useful to keep your interest list feed neat and interesting. If you like only status updates from some specific set of pages then you could select option only to show Status updates from your interest list! Check the below animated image.

Manage updates to show in your Facebook Interest Lists

That's fabulous! Suggest some public Interest Lists to subscribe.
  1. Facebook Experts

    With 31,000+ followers, Facebook Experts, is a great list to follow to receive updates from experts and pages from Facebook. This list is curated by Mari Smith.
     
  2. TechStuff

    List that covers technology pages and people like Mashable, Tech Crunch, TNW, CNET, Digital Inspiration, and many more. If you know some pages or people who share interesting tech-stuff then suggest the same in the comment section.
     
  3. Photography

    List of best pages on photography tips, tools used for photo editing. Which is your favorite page on photography?
     
  4. Photographers
    Over 200+ photographers featured on this page, it is top followed page having 200,000+ followers and curated by renowned photographer Thomas Hawk.
     
  5. 50 Women In Tech
    Some fabulous women who share technology stuffs. The list is created by Rebecca Searles an editor at Huffington Post.
     
  6. Fabulous Kids Activities Blogs
    Follow great resources for parents. This awesome list is curated by Cathy James.
     
  7. Hollywood on Facebook
    List featuring some of the best actors from Hollywood like Jackie Chan, Taylor Swift, and many more.
     
  8. Programming

    Some great pages and people in the list who share great programming stuff. If you know some pages or people sharing helpful programming-stuff then share them in comments.
That's all about the Interest List! It is easy to use and keeps you more organized. I would definitely like to have your words of praise and pat-on-the-back, constructive criticism and suggestions.

What are your Interest Lists on Facebook?

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