With the most recent changes to the Facebook home page if you want to view only status updates you have to click on Friends on the menu then Status Updates. That will work until the next time they make changes and you know they will.

Update: Facebook has changed the game again now you have to click on Most Recent then click on Status Updates to view status updates only.



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And if you want to make this default, use this userjs: http://ondrejsimek.com/2010/02/facebook-statuses-only-homepage/
Cheers mate, been looking for this for a long time
Once you sign in click on Friends –> Status Updates and then book mark your facebook from here. Next time onwards you will be landing on Status Updates directly
Once again, facebook changed. no way i can see it.
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I can’t find the ‘Friends’ tab under my ‘News Feed’. Can you please give me the link on facebook where only Status Updates is seen.