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"Why It&amp;#039;s Fun It&amp;#039;s the 21st-century water cooler where everyone hangs out. Share what&amp;#039;s new and connect with people by reading your &amp;quot;News Feed&amp;quot; \u2014 i.e., comments and photos posted by your pals. Why It&amp;#039;s Useful In a time-crunched world, it&amp;#039;s the best way to keep tabs on all your relationships, especially the ones that go way back. Open a free account, create a Timeline, search for people you know, and add them as &amp;quot;Friends.&amp;quot; How to Work It Customize who shows up in your News Feed by designating someone as a &amp;quot;Close Friend&amp;quot; or an &amp;quot;Acquaintance&amp;quot; (or, &amp;quot;Hide&amp;quot; her if she&amp;#039;s getting on your nerves \u2014 move the cursor over her name, then select from the drop-down menu). Skip It If... Your friends don&amp;#039;t post much, or you&amp;#039;re already suffering from oversharing. (Another option is to be more of a silent observer: Read \u2014 and feel involved \u2014 without contributing.) Bet You Didn&amp;#039;t Know You can create a private group for a small number of users. For instance: Your aunt can set up a Burns Family Thanksgiving group where relatives can discuss who&amp;#039;ll bring what. Who to Follow on Facebook Some surprisingly candid celebrity pages that&amp;#039;ll make your day: \u2022 Jessica Alba \u2022 Katie Couric \u2022 Melinda Gates \u2022 Savannah Guthrie \u2022 Oprah Winfrey \u2022 Nina Garcia \u2022 Dr. Mehmet Oz \u2022 Dr. Phil \u2022 Sheryl Sandberg "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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