Facebook Lists Feature

Facebook’s status update box is getting a new feature called Lists, which begins rolling out today. The feature, like it sounds, lets users make lists of anything they choose – New Year’s Resolutions, To Do’s, restaurants to try, travel ideas, and more. Users can create their own lists with colored backgrounds, and decorate them with emoji. The lists are also designed with the idea that friends could copy each other’s lists to share their own opinions about the subject at hand. The feature is not yet broadly available, as it’s a slow global rollout starting today, we understand. The addition appears as a part of the “What’s on your mind?” (status update) box as another option alongside things like Polls, Feeling/Activity, Photo/Video, Check In, GIF, and other items. The goal with features like these is to push users to post more personal updates – like stories about their lives, what they’re up to, and what they’re thinking.