Ricky Says

Question: Most of my friends on Facebook are awesome, but there are a couple that I don't want to follow any longer, and one who tends to post offensive comments. How can I remove them as my friend, and will they know I've removed them?

Answer: You can remove friends from your Facebook account at any time using the instructions below, and the good news is that your friend won't be notified that you've removed them (and neither will your other friends).

Here's how to unfriend or remove someone from your Facebook account:

Step 1: Find your friend

The easiest way to find your friend on Facebook is to click "Friends" on the Facebook menu at the top of your screen, and then click "All Friends".

There you can look through all of your friends, and can also search for your friend by first and last name.

Step 2: Remove your friend

Once you've found your friend and are viewing their profile, scroll down the page and look in the left side bar for a link titled "Remove from Friends".

Click this link, and you'll be asked to confirm that you really want to remove this person as a Facebook friend.

Facebook won't send them an email notification, and your decision to remove them as a friend will go unnoticed (unless they try to view your profile or contact you, in which case they'll see the "Add as a Friend" link and realize that they're no longer your friend).

That's all it takes to unfriend someone on Facebook, and if you change your mind then it's easy to add them again as a friend.

Question: I love Facebook and have connected with several old time friends that I haven't seen in ages. I find though that my inbox is filling up with emails from Facebook, letting me know every little thing all my friends are posting. Is there a way to turn off these emails?

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Question: How do I set up a group in Facebook? I'd like to get some conversations going around some health care topics that I'm interested in, and would also like to share what I've found helpful with others.

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Twitter is a free service that lets you communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

I call it "IM for the world", because it lets you post status updates (tweets) that anyone can reply to. People can also choose to follow you, which makes your tweets show up on their Twitter page.

Facebook is another free service that helps you connect and share with the people in your life, but provides a lot more features than Twitter. You can upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people you meet.

Facebook lets you post status updates just like Twitter, and you can link Twitter with Facebook so that your Twitter tweets show up automatically in Facebook (saving you the trouble of having to update your status in 2 different places).

Here's how to link Twitter with Facebook in 5 easy steps:

Step 1: Find the Twitter application in Facebook

Click the "Applications" link in the lower left of your Facebook homepage, and then click "Find More" in the popup menu.

You'll see a list of free applications that provide additional functionality to your Facebook account, and Twitter should be listed near the top.

If it's not listed at the top, then enter "Twitter" in the Search Applications field near the top right of your Facebook Applications page.

Step 2: Select the Twitter application

Click the Twitter image to select the application, and then click "Go to Application".