Facebook's secret features!
Over the years there's no doubt that Facebook's features have developed faster than the average user can keep upwith them. Back when I first started using the social media platform, the status box pre-populated with 'is' and you had to work your status around that; photos could only be uploaded in batches of 20 and obviously there was no app or mobile access.
So anyone that's grown with Facebook would be forgiven for not being aware of all of the new features that it has these days. Unless you read the details of every new release (I'm going to hold my hands up that I don't!) then there's possibly a lot going on that you don't know about and you're not using it to it's fullest capacity.
Here are a couple of things that you might not know that Facebook can do!
1) Bookmark links.
Newsfeeds are so crowded these days that I know for me, I can often get a couple of links in a row that I want to look at but don't have time to do so right there and then. There's a little drop down box in the post in your newsfeed and one of the options is 'Save for later' That link then appears as a bookmark for you to back and view when you have time. Awesome!
2) Edit photos directly in Facebook.
To be honest, it was only until recently that I was stuffing around editing photos in my iPhone before uploading them but Facebook can now do this for you! You can add a filter, text or crop someone out of the picture once you've uploaded but before you post. It saves so much time for those of us who like our natural photos to have a filter and some quality editing done before sharing!
3) Search for specific conversations.
I've never found the Facebook search function to be particularly effective if I'm honest. Your searches had to be pretty accurate for it to bring up what you were looking for, and even after they introduced the hashtag it still didn't quite hit the spot for me. Now you can type any words into the search bar and it'll bring up any statuses or conversations that are happening around that word. It's a pretty cool way to keep up to date with what's going on in your niche, and will also make it easier for your business posts to get found too.
These are a few of my favourite hidden features; have you got any other secret Facebook tips to add to this?
So anyone that's grown with Facebook would be forgiven for not being aware of all of the new features that it has these days. Unless you read the details of every new release (I'm going to hold my hands up that I don't!) then there's possibly a lot going on that you don't know about and you're not using it to it's fullest capacity.
Here are a couple of things that you might not know that Facebook can do!
1) Bookmark links.
Newsfeeds are so crowded these days that I know for me, I can often get a couple of links in a row that I want to look at but don't have time to do so right there and then. There's a little drop down box in the post in your newsfeed and one of the options is 'Save for later' That link then appears as a bookmark for you to back and view when you have time. Awesome!
2) Edit photos directly in Facebook.
To be honest, it was only until recently that I was stuffing around editing photos in my iPhone before uploading them but Facebook can now do this for you! You can add a filter, text or crop someone out of the picture once you've uploaded but before you post. It saves so much time for those of us who like our natural photos to have a filter and some quality editing done before sharing!
3) Search for specific conversations.
I've never found the Facebook search function to be particularly effective if I'm honest. Your searches had to be pretty accurate for it to bring up what you were looking for, and even after they introduced the hashtag it still didn't quite hit the spot for me. Now you can type any words into the search bar and it'll bring up any statuses or conversations that are happening around that word. It's a pretty cool way to keep up to date with what's going on in your niche, and will also make it easier for your business posts to get found too.
These are a few of my favourite hidden features; have you got any other secret Facebook tips to add to this?
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