Facebook doesn't really have the settings to be able to hilight the specific activity from my friends. I like to have a lot of activity on my normal feed. However, if I'm away from Facebook for more than ~36 hours, I really need a "just give me the really important stuff" view. ======== RSS feeds ======== Facebook has a bunch of RSS feeds available, which gives me probably all of the raw information I need for my personal filter. http://www.kristi-barrow.com/facebook-rss-feeds-what-is-available/ http://ahrengot.com/tutorials/facebook-rss-feed/ http://www.staynalive.com/2011/05/twitter-and-facebook-both-quietly-kill.html