I took a little time off work recently which included no Blackberry while I was off. Yes, I was in heaven without it. When I returned to work, I opened my email and I was floored by the number of unread messages in my inbox. What was more surprising was the number of them that were Facebook Notifications.
I had never really noticed how many I received when I had me BB with me because I could just read / delete them as they came in. It caused me to take a look at what email notifications I receive from FB.
In the end, I didn’t change a thing. I’m happy with what I get notified of. Now, I might receive a few more than the average person because of the number of pages I admin and I have a role that requires a little more risk management and mitigation so I have a few notifications turned on than the average user might not.
Here is the Notification stuff…
1.) Know where to look for your notifications.
Timeline Notifications
2.) It doesn’t matter whether you’re in Timeline or Newsfeed, you’ll be notified of Notifications, Friend Requests or Messages in the same location (Upper Left Corner)
Newsfeed Notifications
3.) To ensure you have Notifications configured the way you want, start by clicking on the drop down arrow on the right side of the Facebook bar.
How to get to Notification Settings
4.) Click on “Security” (left side) to see the first notification that you should have on, “Login Notifications”. You’ll always be notified when your account is accessed… this is a good thing to know in case you aren’t the one logging on!
Make sure Login Notifications are turned on
5.) Next click on the “Notifications” tab to access the meat and potatoes of the Facebook Notifications.
Facebook Notifications 1
6.) Below the most recent notifications you’ve received, are the all importance “All Notification” choices. You choose how many you want on or off based on your needs and the amount of duplication you want.
Facebook Notifications 2
You receive notifications on both the Timeline and Newsfeed when you log in to your account, so why the email notifications as well?
Depending on where and when you receive your email, you could be way ahead of your game by getting emails delivered when you aren’t actually on Facebook and that could be a big difference depending on the circumstances or what you’re being notified of.
I turned off all my email notifications. I really don’t read them and they just fill up my email box. Everytime I join a group or I am added to one, I start getting the emails and go to my Fb account and turn them off. I wish there was some way to turn off notifications of certain things that my friends post – especially when they are “sharing” things.
You can “quiet” some people and some posts.
When you see a post that is one of those ones you don’t want, put your mouse over the post and a small drop down will appear in the upper right corner. Click on it and it will give you a few options about what you will see from that user and in some cases, what they are sharing.
thanks Tim, I will try that.
You’re very welcome and thank you.
No, I do not use the fb notifications. They are a waste of time and they might conceal important msgs. The fb app on my iPhone is more than enough…
Excellent… as long as you have your eye on making sure you get the right stuff!