A brief history of Facebook
Facebook, American online social media platform and social
network service that is part of the company Meta Platforms.
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo
Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, all of whom were students
at Harvard University. Facebook became the largest social network in the
world, with nearly three billion users as of 2021, and about half that
number were using Facebook every day. The company’s headquarters are
in Menlo Park, California.
Facebook makes it simple to share photos, text messages, videos, status
posts and feelings on Facebook. The site is entertaining and a regular
daily stop for many users. Facebook provides a customizable set of
privacy controls, so users can protect their information from getting to
third-party individuals.
Features
1. Photos
‘Photos’ are the most popular feature of Facebook. People use it to share their
photos and videos with friends and family. The best part of this feature is that
when you post any picture on Facebook a copy of it is stored on Facebook’s
global servers so it can be retrieved anywhere and anytime which means you
will never loose your precious moments.
2. News Feed
.It (News Feed) is the first thing you see when you log into Facebook. This
highlights contain information of profile changes, upcoming events, birthdays
and other updates. This primary system exposes you to posted contents on the
network. It is also an important feature because people value meaningful and
informative content in their news feed.
3. Like Button
This button has made it so fun and easy to approve and appreciate other
person’s post without having to make a written comment.
4. Messenger
This helps you to connect with your dear and near ones. Though it is just like
any other chat platforms but now it comes in the top 75 most downloaded apps.
5. Relationship Status
This feature lets you know whether any person is single or engaged or married
or in an open relationship. You can also set a relationship status with any
confirmed Facebook friend.
6. Facebook Wall
It is the area of your profile where your friends can share their thoughts, views
or even criticisms for everyone to view. However you can always filter the
viewing setting of your walls.
7. Embedded-in-Post
This feature fetches and delivers the linked content of your articles, videos or
pictures you have posted right within the post.
8. Social Plugins
This feature allows you to comment on other websites from your Facebook
account and share your experience with friends. It includes the like button.
9. Timeline
This is a major redesigned feature of Facebook. It is a combination of Facebook
wall and profile into one page which creates a more visually holistic user profile.
10. Events
The next Facebook feature you should be thankful about is ‘Events’. This feature
lets you know what is going on in the current social life. You can get your family
and friends together by creating an event on Facebook which will let everyone
know about something that is going to take place in near future.
11. Watch Party
Facebook ‘Watch Party’ is another great feature of this platform. This gives you
the ability to view and comment on streaming videos in a group. You can share
the videos on Facebook having the watch party function underneath the
description box. When you create a watch party your post looks like a normal
post. In the next step you get to select your videos that you have created
yourself or seen. You can even go Live Into the party then invite the group
members to watch the video with you.
12. Filter Content
The ability to ‘Filter Content we see’ is next best feature of this social media
app. With this feature you can unfollow certain post and block ads. It also helps
you to put your friends in priority . This feature works on how often you interact
with a friend, page or public figure, how many likes, shares and comments an
individual post have received, how much you interacted with such post in past
and whether it’s being hidden or reported a lot.
13. Scrapbooking
‘Scrapbooking’ is another favorite Facebook feature for all the parents. This
feature let’s parents create a Scrapbook album of their children’s photos. Only
the parents have the ability to tag their children and share the photos in their
scrapbook. The parents can even customize the privacy settings of the photo
and Facebook will notify them if any particular photo is made public.
14. Save post for later
‘Save post for later’ is Facebook’s next useful feature. In Facebook it is next to
impossible to go back and find something that you missed watching while
scrolling in a hurry. This feature does not let you lose the post of your interest
as you can save it to watch later. Notably the saved post does not expire but if
the original poster deletes the post it might disappear from your saved folder.
15. Unfollow People without unfriending
To ‘Unfollow People without unfriending’ is another very helpful feature of
Facebook. This feature helps to hide somebody’s activity which is bombarding
your notification inbox. The best part of it is that they even won’t know that you
have unfollowed them. However it is a one way journey so your posts and
stories will anyway appear in their newsfeed.
These are the 15 best Facebook features. Hope you find this article helpful in
exploring Facebook’s best features and make the best use of them. For more
latest tech news and information stay tuned with us.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Facebook
As we all know, Facebook is one of the most popular social media websites that’s being used
by billions of people as we speak. Generally, the purpose of every social media website is to
publish pictures, videos, or some business ideas for other people to see. It can also be used
for communicating with others all across the globe. There are various privacy settings which
you can increase or reduce the number of people who can see your posts, and you can even
set only for you to see.
Facebook works by creating a Facebook account, which you can use to post something, add
friends, like pages, watch live videos, etc. By creating a Facebook profile, you’re entering the
world of social media, and it has its advantages and disadvantages. In this article, we’re going
to check what are the advantages and disadvantages of Facebook, to help you in using
Facebook more efficiently.
Advantages of Facebook
While many people may not like the way Facebook operates, there are still a few things they
provide which we all take advantage of. Here we listed some of the most important
advantages of Facebook.
1. Networking and Communication
Upon creating a profile, the user can not only post things but also interact with his friends on
Facebook. This feature is called “chatting”, and that’s the feature which is located in the
lower-left corner of the Facebook interface. As for networking, Facebook is full of people with
whom you can share your opinion, thus being able to express yourself freely or even meet
someone new. This leads us to the second advantage.
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. Many relationships nowadays actually begin with Facebook, it is an effective platform to
form groups that share the same passion or to find a business collaboration.
3. News and Information
When the first version of Facebook arrived, a newspaper wasn’t the most popular way of
reading news. This is because there are many pages on Facebook related to news reporting,
where you can find news about sports, the world, the state, and much more. As for the
Information, there are many useful pages that offer free knowledge for those who seek
deeper, which makes Facebook a versatile tool.
4. Facebook for Business
When it comes to business development, Facebook is unmatched! Facebook plays an
important role when speaking about business, as today every company has its own Facebook
page, where they can promote their own business. Aside from that, you can sell products or
even buy products, which is now made much easier.
Users can contact the sellers or companies directly via messages and inform themselves
about the aspects of the particular company or the pricing of the products. Facebook is great
for advertising and even connecting with other websites, so if you have your own business,
feel free to use Facebook in its promotion.
5. Entertainment
Facebook, being a social media, provides a lot of entertainment materials such as photos,
videos, and such to keep the users engaged. While this can be considered as a bad thing if
used in the wrong way, it still is a great entertainer for a lot of people. Especially if you are
going through a tough situation in your life, chatting with someone or looking at some memes
could be of great help. So, we cannot neglect the fact that Facebook does an excellent job at
keeping us happy sometimes.
6. Free to Use
One of the obvious advantages of Facebook is its price. Facebook is and has always been
free to use, owing to its success. Hence, the free-to-use nature has allowed Facebook to
increase its reach and grow into one of the most popular social networking platforms of its
time. Being free has allowed users to use Facebook for other stuff, such as marketing,
campaigning, and even commercial use. Today Facebook is no longer a simple social
networking website but has grown into a dynamic entity and is still free to use. You can
even livestream on Facebook for free of cost.
Disadvantages of Facebook
Like the advantages, Facebook has some disadvantages too. These are the disadvantages of
Facebook.
1. Facebook’s fake profiles
Of all disadvantages, we can think that this is one of the biggest disadvantages of Facebook.
As Facebook offers easy profile creation, where you can just put your email, give your profile
a name, and a few pieces of information, a profile can be created by literally anyone. This can
lead to problems like this.
Facebook is, unfortunately, full of fake profiles and some of them can be very dangerous and
deceptive. You can create a fake profile for the Facebook gaming platform, which is quite
okay, but this often isn’t the main reason for that. People usually create fake profiles to stalk
other persons, promote a fake business, or even some services which are usually deceiving.
We strongly recommend taking care of this and being careful with whom you are
communicating.
2. Privacy
Privacy is the most important thing when using Facebook. We mentioned that upon creating a
profile, the user is prompted to write some info about him/her, and this is optional. You can
write about your place of living, birthplace, years, hobbies, etc. but don’t give more than
required, especially about the first two things.
First, because anyone can know where you are living, and second, because of people with
fake profiles. The general rule which applies to Facebook usage is NOT to give much
information, and usually add friends that you know from real life. If you stop and take this into
consideration, you can use Facebook safely.
3. Lack of Emphasis on Facebook List Feature
Facebook List is a very important feature on Facebook, however, it isn’t used very often, but
should be. Facebook List helps in keeping your status updates targeted to specific people.
This means that you can use this feature to hide the status update from your children, for
example, if it’s not appropriate in terms of content. Also, be sure to tick “Friends only” when
you post a photo, video, or status update, as the “Public” option allows every Facebook user
to see your content. You can unfriend people on Facebook if you no longer want to connect
with them on the social media.
4. Facebook Addiction
It may sound strange, but there are people who are addicted to social media, especially
Facebook. As we said, Facebook is a fine example of a versatile website where you can
entertain yourself or learn something new, but abusing its possibilities isn’t good, neither. All
the features that Facebook offers are time-consuming and will shift away the user’s focus on
their real life, especially for the younger users who need to study and finish their school.
This often leads to Facebook profile deletion, which isn’t an exactly great solution, because
Facebook has its benefits as we mentioned earlier. Instead, the user needs to focus on his
real life, spend more time with friends or family or visit the gym for example. There is no need
to spend more than one hour on Facebook daily, and remember – don’t take it too seriously,
enjoy your life and use Facebook moderately.
5. Unnecessary criticism
When you post something on Facebook publicly, that means you are sending that to millions
of people all over the globe. The post may not reach as many people based on the popularity
of your profile. But if you check any Facebook post that has been posted publicly and with
enough reach, you will notice some person criticizing or talking bad in the comment section.
This may/may not bother you. But the fact is there are still people bothered by this. Leading
to online word-fights and unnecessary debates.
6. Prone to Cybercrime
Historically, Facebook has remained infamous for being a hotbed for cybercrime. From fake
profiles to identity thefts, users have bore witness to everything over this long period. Hackers
have, time and time again, hacked into profiles to alter or steal information. Even Facebook has
come under the radar multiple times due to the suspicion of selling user data and influencing
geopolitical topics. Other crimes include phishing, cheating, scams, and even real-life stalking.
Facebook is secure, sure, but not safe from online threats. Many users have been moving to
the Facebook alternatives due to these concerns.
How to create an account.
Open Facebook. Go to [Link] in your computer's web browser,
or tap the Facebook app icon if you're on mobile. This will bring you to the Facebook login
page if you aren't currently logged into a Facebook account.
1. If you haven't yet downloaded the Facebook app for your iPhone or Android, you
can do so for free.
Create a Facebook account. You can do this both on the desktop
version of Facebook and in the Facebook mobile app
2. Go to your Facebook page. This will differ slightly depending on whether you're using a
computer or a mobile item (e.g., a smartphone):
1. Desktop - Click the tab with your name on it in the upper-right side of the window.
2. Mobile - Tap ☰ in the lower- or upper-right corner of the screen, then tap your name
at the top of the resulting menu.
Add a profile picture. You can add a picture of yourself (or anything else) to your
profile so that other users can identify you:
1. Desktop - Click Add Photo in the upper-left side of your Facebook profile,
click Upload Photo, select a photo from your computer, and click Open.
2. Mobile - Tap the square profile picture icon at the top of the page, tap Select Profile
Picture, tap a photo that you want to use, and tap Use.
3. You can also add a photo to the top of your Facebook profile by clicking or
tapping Add Cover Photo, clicking Upload Photo (desktop) or tapping Change
Cover Photo (mobile), and selecting a photo from your computer or mobile
platform.
Edit your account information. If you didn't add certain information while
setting up your Facebook account (or you want to remove some of the stuff that you did
add), you can do so from your profile page:
1. Desktop - Click About below your cover photo area, click a subject below the "About"
heading on the left side of the page (e.g., Places You've Lived), hover your
mouse over an item and click Edit when it appears, and edit the item.
2. Mobile - Scroll down and tap About just above the "What's on your mind?" text box,
tap the "Edit" pencil icon to the right of an item, tap the Edit option, and edit
the item.
Save any changes. Click or tap Save on the page on which you made your changes to save
them and apply them to your profile. Now that you've set up your Facebook account, it's time
to add some friends.
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Adding Friends
Select the search bar. Click or tap the search bar that's at the top of the page or screen. This will
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place your cursor in the search bar, and your on-screen keyboard will appear if you're on mobile.
Enter a friend's name. Type in the name of a person whom you want to add as a friend on
Facebook, then click or tap the name that you just typed when it appears below the text box.
1. You can also press ↵ Enter or tap Search as soon as you're done typing to search.
Select your friend. Once you find the profile for the friend in question, click their profile picture to
open their public profile page.
Skip this step on mobile.
Click or tap Add Friend . It's near the top of the page (desktop) or to the right of the friend's name
(mobile). Doing so will send a friend request to the person; if they accept it, you'll be able to see
their Facebook profile and posts.
Use Facebook's suggested friends. Facebook will come up with a list of recommended friends for
you. This is most relevant when you've added a few friends already, but you can view suggested
friends at any time:
Desktop - Click your name tab, click Friends below the cover photo, click ＋ Find Friends, and
click Add Friend next to each friend whom you want to add.
Mobile - Tap ☰, tap Friends, tap the Suggestions tab, and tap Add Friend next to each friend whom
you want to add.
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Add more friends. Facebook is at its best when you have several friends with whom you can
connect, so feel free to search for as many friends as you like. Once you've added a sufficient
number of friends, you can move on to posting information.
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Making Posts on Desktop
2. Go back to your profile. Click your name tab in the upper-right corner of the Facebook
window to do so.
Click the status text box. This text box, which usually has "What's on your mind?" written in it, is
in the middle of the page, just below the cover photo and list of tabs. Doing so opens the status text
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You can add a photo to the post by clicking Photo/Video below the text box and then selecting the
proper photo or video file from your computer.
To tag a friend in the post, type @ followed by the first few letters of their name, then click their
name in the menu that appears.
You can also check into a location by clicking Check in below the text box and then entering an
address.
Change your post's privacy if desired. By default, your posts will only be available for your friends
to see, but you can change this by clicking the Friends drop-down box to the left of the Post button
and then clicking a different privacy setting.
Click Post . It's at the bottom of the status window. Doing so will create your post and add it to your
profile page.
Comment on other people's posts. If you're friends with someone, you can click Comment below
a post that they make and then enter a comment to add below their original post.
1. Any friends who see your content will see this post in their News Feed pages as well.
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Making Posts on Mobile
Go back to your profile. Tap ☰ in the lower- or upper-right corner of the screen, then tap
your name at the top of the resulting menu.
Scroll down and tap the status box. It's below the section of tabs that are under your
profile picture. Doing so opens the Status text box and brings up your mobile platform's on-
screen keyboard.
Create your post. The basis of any status is text, which you can add by typing into the status
box, but you may want to add other elements to your post as well:
1. You can add a photo to the post by tapping Photo/Video below the text box and
then selecting the proper photo or video file.
2. To tag a friend in the post, type @ followed by the first few letters of their name,
then tap their name in the menu that appears.
3. You can also check into a location by tapping Check in below the text box and then
entering an address.
Change your post's privacy if desired. By default, your posts will only be available for
your friends to see, but you can change this by tapping the Friends drop-down box in the
upper-left side of the text area and then tapping a new privacy setting (e.g., Public or Only
me) and tapping Done.
Tap Share . It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will create your post and add
it to your profile page
Comment on other people's posts. If you're friends with someone, you can tap Comment below a
post that they make and then enter a comment to add below their original post.
Any friends who see your content will see this post in their News Feed pages as well.
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Uploading Photos and Videos on Desktop
Go to the News Feed. Click the f icon in the upper-left side of the Facebook page to do so.
Click Photo/Video . You'll find this green-and-white icon near the top of the News Feed.
Select a photo or video from your computer. In the File Explorer (Windows) or Finder
(Mac) window that opens, go to the location of the picture that you want to upload, then
click it once. To select multiple photos or videos at once, hold down Ctrl (Windows)
or ⌘ Command (Mac) while clicking each photo/video you want to upload.
Click Open . It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your image(s) and/or video(s)
will upload to Facebook.
Add text to your post if you like. While unnecessary, you can add text to your post by
clicking the "Say something about..." text box above the photo(s)/video(s) and typing in your
text.
Click Post . It's at the bottom of the status box. Doing so will create your post and add it to
your profile page.
1. Any friends who see your content will see this post in their News Feed pages as well.
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Uploading Photos and Videos on Mobile
Go to the News Feed. Tap twice the square "News Feed" icon in the bottom-left (iPhone) or
top-left (Android) corner of the screen.
Tap Photo . It's near the top of the News Feed page. Doing so opens a list of your phone's (or
tablet's) photos and videos.
1. On Android, the Photo option is in the upper-right side of the News Feed page.
Select a photo or video. Tap the item that you want to upload to Facebook to do so.
1. To select more than one photo or video at a time, tap each video/photo that you
want to upload.
Tap Done . It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Your photo(s)/video(s) will begin
uploading to Facebook. 5.
Add text to your post if you like. While unnecessary, you can add text to your post by
tapping the text box above your photos and typing in your text.
Tap Share . It's in the top-right corner of the [Link] the "News Feed" checkbox. You'll
see this in a pop-up window at the bottom of the screen. This ensures that your post will go
straight to your profile and News Feed.
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Tap Share Now . It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will create your post and add it to
your profile page.
1. Any friends who see your content will see this post in their News Feed pages as well.
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Like your friends' posts. "Liking" posts is a way of interacting with your friends'
content in order to show your appreciation for it. There are also several reactions that you
can use in addition to the standard "thumbs-up" icon one sees on Facebook.
Add GIFs to Facebook. GIFs, which are animated images, can be added both to your
Facebook posts and to your comments.
1. Facebook includes a large database of GIF reactions specifically for comments.
Chat with your friends. Facebook has a built-in chat feature that you can use to keep in
touch with your other Facebook friends.
1. You can also install the Facebook Messenger app for your iPhone or
Androiyou want to chat with Facebook friends on your mobile item.
Treat other people well and stay safe. Remember not to give out personal information to
strangers, and make sure you treat everyone with the courtesy and respect they deserve.
Create a Facebook page. Facebook pages are non-personal pages dedicated to a theme,
location, or concept. You can use Facebook pages for anything from artist appreciation to business,
and you can create as many free pages as you like.
Get fans for your Facebook business page. If you have a Facebook page for your business,
organization, art, or anything else, you can employ some practices to gain more fans, which in turn
leads to more exposure for your work.
Advertise on Facebook. Facebook is a powerful tool that you can use to advertise your
business to millions of potential customers, and the first step in doing so is creating a set of ads.
1. Keep in mind that Facebook advertising isn't as popular as it used to be; if you have
another platform on which you can advertise, it might be better to try out your
ads there instead.
Prevent Facebook tracking. If you're worried about Facebook tracking your activity, you
aren't alone. Thankfully, you can cut down on the amount of data that Facebook has about you in
order to limit its tracking.
