Facebook makes it simple not only to keep up with friends and family members who may not live close by, but to stay up-to-date on the latest world news and goings-on of local businesses and companies.

Facebook notifications can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you obviously want to keep on top of the conversations, but on the other hand, too many notifications can be annoying, like ...

Facebook today is launching a new feature called “Quiet Mode” that will allow you to minimize distractions by muting the app’s push notifications for a time frame you specify. The company announced ...

You can stop notifications from Facebook groups if you're bothered by constant notifications. To turn off notifications from a Facebook group, choose Groups from the main menu and select the settings ...

San Jose, Calif. (KTVU) - Tired of playing whack-a-mole with Facebook's red alert notifications? The social network is finally offering an option to turn off those red notifications entirely through a ...

Most of us have left Facebook for the boomers, but we hang on to our accounts mainly to keep up with relatives who rely on it for their social media fix. It was cool back in the day to flood your wall ...

Facebook's red notification dots may feel like they exist more to keep you hooked than to keep you informed, but there's now a proper way to deal with them. The social network has confirmed that it's ...

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I noticed something odd while browsing Facebook on my phone last night. Some of my notifications were labeled ‘suggested’ and were accompanied by a star to highlight the text. That’s weird. What does ...

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A hot potato: Never let it be said that companies are running out of places to shoehorn their ads into. Facebook, for example, is running a test that places sponsored content in users' notifications.