We've all been there. A distant cousin posts about a new baby in the family and because we're such Facebook rats, we're one of the first few to leave a comment saying "Yay, a baby!". Then, the mini-globe near the top left corner of our Facebook screen goes nuts for the next week, with a constant little "1" in a red box hanging off of it, as our late-to-the-party family members and friends continue to Like and Comment on the news. Well, my friends, there is a solution to this nagging problem. It is a friend of ours that I've just met, and one who should be one of the most popular friends we have on Facebook: the Unfollow Post button.
I realize I may be late to the game in noticing this, but whenever you Like or leave a comment on someone's post, Facebook chooses to mark you as "following" the post. Once you leave your mark on a post, however, the option opens up for you to leave your comment there while still detaching yourself from receiving endless future notifications for other peoples' comments. Here is a nice screenshot by Jason Cipriani of CNET.com as to what this looks like:
So, next time you feel like you're stuck in a Comment/Like trap post, just Unfollow it, and life for your Facebook account and your mini-globe will settle down once again.
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