How to Avoid Having Your Posts Show Up in Facebooks New Public Search
Facebook is making all of the public posts on the social network easily searchable. The idea is to make it easier for people to follow conversations unfolding in real time, like on Twitter. But, luckily for those who don't want to have their every thought be a contribution to the public town square, there's an out. Just follow these steps, You can also change this setting easily on a post-by-post basis. Below the composition box and to the left of the big blue "Post" button on any post, you'll see your current privacy setting. Here you can change it to "Public," "Friends," or "Only Me" as needed. Note that these changes will only affect future posts you make. If you realize you've been inadvertently airing your political views to the entire world and not just your high school acquaintances, you can change the "Public" setting of older posts through a simple process