Facebook has over 500 million users and it is no surprise to Facebook users that the sheer size of the network has opened up numerous opportunities for developers, users and businesses. While the generation that grew up on Facebook has become used to the massive size and numerous features that Facebook roles out periodically, the next challenge is managing and securing your presence on the website mainly due to the various privacy settings and features.
Tip: Safety on Facebook
Tip: How to browse Facebook in Pirate language
Most Facebook users already know that Facebook has translated its website in numerous languages including Spanish, French, German, etc. and provides users with the ability to keep in touch with their friends in their preferred language. Facebook users have helped Facebook translate its pages using the Translate application, and there are some fun languages we will cover every week that we find interesting. This week is the Pirate language. Enabling the “Pirate” language for your account will let you browse through Facebook with all the labels and text translated into Pirate talk. Features like “News Feed”, “Add Photos” become “News Ahoy!” Here are a few steps to get your account up and running in pirate talk.
Tip: How to post a ♥ in your Facebook status
A lot of people on Facebook wonder how their friends post cool status messages with funky emoticons/icons, and the most famous of it being the ♥ (heart). Here is the simple trick.
When writing a status message simply type the characters <3 and Facebook will automatically convert it to a heart in your message. That’s it.
2 minute guide: How to protect your Facebook Profile
A lot of people on Facebook are confused with privacy settings and it is only recently that Facebook brought about sweeping changes to make privacy settings more accessible. I will constantly add tips that will help users secure their Facebook profile, but lets start with a small task – How does your Facebook profile look to people randomly searching for you on search engines (friends, family, exs, employers, etc.) and finding your profile?
How to find celebrities on Facebook?
So you really want to know what your favorite celebrity is doing? Not a problem. You can easily find him/her on Facebook except there are dozens of impersonators and pages created by fans. The problem with any social network is the ability to sort through the riff raff and identify people you want to follow (especially celebrities). Twitter faced the impersonation problem and introduced the “Verified Account” policy validating the celebrities and helping users follow their favorite celebs.
For long Facebook has had a page dedicated to “Celebs on Facebook”, although going by the fan count not many people are aware of it. Celeb on Facebook is Facebook’s initiative to keep track of celebs joining Facebook and not only is this a PR initiative from Facebook’s perspective, but also helps users verify and follow the original celeb.