A Facebook account isn't just about socializing. For some people, a Facebook account is an important social networking part of their online business or website. Every now and then, you'll befriend someone who likes to update their status every 5 minutes. As the years go by, people that update their Facebook status too often become annoying and waste your time. In this tutorial I will show you how to stop receiving status updates from a friend on Facebook.

Stop receiving status updates from a friend on Facebook

1.  Log into your Facebook account and navigate to the friends account who you want to stop getting status update reminders from.
2. Click the 'Friends' button.
3. Click 'Settings'.
4. Uncheck the 'Status Updates' option.

You should stop receiving status updates now from this friend.