Facebook is an online social media platform which allows users to connect with friends, family members and even business associates. Users can post status updates on their activities, photos and links to their work or interest areas. Overtime, you may find there are friends or individuals on your friend list that you no longer desire to be privy to your personal activities. No matter the reasoning behind befriending someone, Facebook offers a simple process for unfriending people from your Facebook account. e rest of the community, and some members go so far as to set accounts to be blocked from viewing by anyone other than friends.http://www.facebook.com/facebook

Watch a step-by-step demonstration of how to unfriend people on Facebook. This Facebook tutorial presents a visual overview of the process and shows how to re-add a friend if you mistakenly unfriend someone. This social media guide is part of a larger series of Facebook tips offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.

Llog into the Facebook account associated with the friend who you wish to remove. Enter your username and password on the Facebook website to initiate your account. Locate the individual you wish to unfriend. If they are spamming you, then that won't be hard to do as you will most likely be able to find their profile within your first few wall posts. Click on their picture to be taken to their profile, where the unfriending can take place. Another way is to hover your mouse over the "Friends" tab at the top of the page, then select "All Friends". This will take you to a list of all your current Facebook friends. Here, you can scroll through to the person you wish to unfriend. Friends can also be located by typing their name in the search box at the top of the navigation column.http://www.facebook.com/help/?ref=pf,/ref>

If you are still having difficulty finding the profile of the individual who you wish to remove, simply click on the profile tab while logged into Facebook. Scroll down until, in the left column, you see a field of your friends' photos with a "see all" button at he top right of the field. Click the "see all" button and scroll through friends until you find the one you seek.

Depending on how you located the person you want to unfriend, you have a few additional options in order to complete the unfriending process. If you have chosen to click on the person's profile, locate the box at the bottom of the left navigation which says "Remove from Friends" and select that option to remove the friend from your account. A confirmation box will appear, asking you to confirm that you really want to remove the person from your Friends list. Click "Remove Friend" and the unfriending process is complete. However, If you are reviewing your full list of friends, you will see to the far right of each friend's name a grey "X." Click the "X." A confirmation box will appear, asking you to confirm that you really want to remove the person from your Friends list. Click "Remove Friend" and the unfriending process is complete.

Use the the Unfirend Finder to see who has unfriended you as soon as you have been unfriended. This application is handy to manage your friend list as the standard Facebook options do not allow you to track who removes you from their list.http://www.facebook.com/unfriendfinder

If you have unfriended any of your friends unintentionally, simply send them another friend request. Once they accept, they will be re-added to your list.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvc5fCxGybQ

If your decision to unfriend someone is solid, and you want to prevent future communication with them, then you can go one step further and block them. This way you are certain to avoid future Facebook-based communication with that person.