Tuesday, July 26, 2011

See how to use the "Circles" of Google + on Facebook

One of the most envied social networking Google  + is its form of organization of friends and the ease with which one can post some content to certain groups. However, Facebook provides a similar feature, used by some users, but it works very well. Perhaps not as simple as in "Circles", but it sure is a powerful feature to manage your contacts.


Below, we will see how to set up Facebook for this feature to work as well as the "Circles" social networking Google.

Step 1. Sign in to your Facebook account;

Step 2. From the top menu, click "Account". It will open a sub menu where you must click "Edit Friends" and then "Create Lists". Choose a name that is easy and will help you remember, then, whether or not to allow content to those members.

Step 3. On the next page, you can include your friends list you just created. This process can happen in two ways: adding a friend at a time or by clicking "Add Multiple" to add multiple friends to the list.


All your contacts appear in a list for you to select. You can also look them up by the search field.

Step 4. If by chance you add a friend that was not to be in that list, simply enter the list and click the "X" next to the contact. Or, if you want to add it to another list (and keep it in you are), click "Edit List" and select the desired list.

A good tip is to keep all contacts in a list to avoid the risk of publishing something for those who should not;

Step 5. Now that all your contacts are on any list comes the easy part. In its news feed, after writing a content or share the link, next to the "Share" button is a lock with an arrow. Click it and choose "Custom".

Step 6. A new window will open. In the first box you can choose to whom the message will be visible. Click "People Specific" field and enter the group name you want to release that share.

Step 7. It is also possible to determine which specific groups will not receive a message. Simply write their name in the field for, in "Hide to".
Step 8. This option can be made permanent. Simply check the "Make this my default setting" in lower left corner of the window.