Facebook Photo Sync Android [Guide]

Facebook have launched a new feature for Android phone users -- the ability to sync photos from to your phone to the web. Once you activate the feature, photos from your phone will be synced to a private album on Facebook, from here you can choose which photos to share and which to send in a private message. Getting started is easy and no matter which Android phone you're using: Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Phone or any other phone. You can set up Facebook photo sync; transfer photos to the web as soon as you take them and then share from there.

How to setup Facebook photo sync on an Android phone or device.
You need to have the native Facebook App installed on your phone. Once the app has been installed all you need to do is to:
1. Launch Facebook on your phone and tap on photos
2. At the bottom you should see a new tab 'Sync Photos'. If this option is available on your device you're ready to go.
3. Tap on 'Sync Photos' to enable the feature
4. Your photos will start uploading to a new 'Private' album on Facebook
5. Now the next time you take a photo it will automatically sync to your private Facebook album

How much storage am I allowed
Facebook allows upto 2GB of storage right now

Where do I find my Synced photos on Facebook on the web
1. On Facebook click on Photos
2. Click on 'Synced from phone' - all your photos from your phone are available here.

To find the photos you have synced on your phone -- tap on photos and then Synced at the bottom of the page.

How do I share photos synced from my phone
Go to your photos section on Facebook and then click on 'Synced from phone'. All the photos show up -- click on the checkmark or tick-mark to share photos on your Timeline.

On your phone you can choose to sync via wi-fi or wi-fi and cellular. You can also choose to stop syncing by tapping on the don't sync my photos option.

Source: Facebook Announcement and Facebook help.

Facebook Activity Log: How to search

Facebook's Activity Log is the place to find all your posts and posts that friends have tagged you in. This is the place to go to when you want to review all the posts you have on your Timeline. From here you can either allow on Timeline, hide from Timeline or limit your posts to be viewable by only certain people. This is the most important place for you to set all your posts privacy settings. When you go to your Activity Log you can filter all your posts to make them easily searchable. This way if you want to find all the photos you've uploaded to Facebook -- use the photos filter to find only photos. You can do this for almost anything, you can search for all the posts made by games or apps on your Timeline. Easy to sort through and you can then either disable or allow on Timeline.

Facebook Activity Log how to search
1. login to Facebook
2. Click on your name to land on your Timeline
3. Now choose Activity log found below your cover photo
4. Click the down arrow beside Posts and Apps
5. You can now sort through your posts, apps and everything else. Find posts related to anything.
6. Now that you've found it on your Timeline -- tune your settings
7. Save and you're done.

Please check the video below for the visuals.
http://youtu.be/4jfmB0XxNy8

Facebook Couples Pages and Friendship Pages

Facebook has something totally new and it is being called 'Facebook pages for Couples' and this is how the whole thing works. Let's start with 'Friendship Pages'. When you click on the see friendship link on a friend's profile or Timeline. You go to a page that is dedicated to the two of you. Here you can see the 'Likes' you'll share together, Photos you guys have shared. Stories posted to each other's news feed and now with the all new redesign -- it looks like the Timeline people are getting used to. So these shared profile or friendship pages are something that's visible to everyone. Now that we have the background let's dig a little deeper

How to view 'Friendship pages'
1. Login to Facebook
2. Go to the Timeline profile of a friend
3. Click on the gear icon beside message, found below the cover photo
4. Click on 'See Friendship'.
You now go to a page that has the two of you and all that you'll share together. This is a public page and anyone can view it.

On the right-hand side is something called 'Browse Friendships'. Here you can enter two friend's name to see their friendship page. So you can check out what two people have been sharing together on Facebook.

Now on to Couples Pages.
Couples page son Facebook will look like a normal Facebook Profile page -- complete with Cover Photo, Timeline Profile and like son the left with all the likes, shares, photos and you get the picture. There is also place for couples to upload two photos of themselves together. So the profile picture will be of two people and this is a page dedicated to couples. So if you have listed yourself as in a relationship on Facebook. You now have a wonderful couples page -- please review stuff on that page if you are not comfortable with the things listed there. Might be an added headache for you and your partner.

How to find the Facebook Couple page that I share with someone
You will need to go to www.facebook.com/us and here you'll find the page you share with that person. The page will only be available if you have listed yourself as 'In a relationship with' on Facebook. Please leave a comment with what you think about this whole 'Couples Page' thing.

Refresh their Facebook pages to see Romney's Likes decrease and Obama's increase

The battle was long and hard-fought and to the victor goes the Facebook Likes. This is the power of Social Media and it's open for all to see. Post elections if you go to Mitt Romney's Facebook page and click on refresh you can see his likes count decreasing in real time. The opposite is true for the president. If you go to Obama's Facebook page and refresh the page you will see his likes increasing. The power of Social Media is now most evident and for all to see in real-time.

The reports first started surfacing that after the elections Mitt Romney was loosing followers. Going to his page you can see it for yourself. We cannot accurately predict when it will taper off and settle down to a number which might stay steady, as of now it just keeps happening. There is now also a website dedicated to this phenomena called Disappearing Romney. You don't need the website however as you can see it for yourself. Facebook Likes matter and it only proves that in a democracy the power of the people will always matter and although all the campaigning happened off-line the on-line world matters and somehow into the mix Facebook Likes also matter.

Check it out now at Mitt Romney's Facebook page and Obama's Facebook page.

Facebook Sound Notifications: How to turn off

The latest feature being tested by Facebook is Notifications sounds, this means each time you get a notification you will hear a small beep on your PC or Mobile device. Whether users will like it or not is left to be seen. The options to have a small sound played whenever you receive a notification is something you can expect very soon. If you do get it and want to turn it off. It is quiet simple and easy to do. Basically with this option you can continue doing your work and whenever a friend updates their Facebook status and the story gets posted to your News feed. You will hear a small sound alerting you to the new story on your news feed. Might be quiet useful and will save you all the time and energy checking for status updates. With sounds you can carry on with whatever your doing and each time there is a status update, you will hear the sound.

How to turn off, disable or stop Facebook Sound Notifications
1. Login to Facebook
2. Click on the drop-down next to home
3. From the left sidebar choose notifications
4. Beside 'all notifications sounds on' click on view
5. Uncheck the bob beside 'Play a sound when each new notification is received'

To enable notification sounds follow the same process and check the box beside 'Play a sound when each new notification is received'. So if you want to check if your notification sounds are not working or working. The option is to be found under notifications under account settings. Notifications sounds or audio alerts are not just for the web but should be available on your iPhone, iPad and Android phones.

Instagram adds Web Profiles

If you are an Instagram user your profile is now available on the web. Instagram the photo sharing site owned by Facebook have launched the next big thing -- Instagram profiles on the web. You profile and photos you made public are now available online and your pals can now check you out on the web. You can also view your friends Instagram photos and profiles on the web. When you view a profile on the web you can see the number of public photos uploaded by a users, number of followers and following and a follow button for other uses to follow. There is also a random display if pictures that are shown.

There is also a help article available to set your privacy settings -- also all mobile settings remain the same on the web. Just like Facebook the profile can have a Timeline cover photo with a profile picture. beside the profile picture users can add a short bio below which is a random list of pictures shared by the user. All looks very familiar to Facebook Timeline. If you want to view your web profile or a friends web profile you will need to enter instagram.com/username. This is so new that it's still rolling out. If you cannot see your web profile wait a few days and it's sure to be there. Users however will not be able to upload photos from the web as Instagram is for mobile device photo sharing. Also if your photo are set to private they will remain private even on the web.
Source: Instagram Blog and photo credit to cucinadigitial

Social Media Elections 2012 [Infographic]

The 2012 Presidential elections could not have been more social media fueled. Each presidential debate created the kind of buzz people are getting used to on Twitter and Facebook. Each debate had it's own trending topics on social media sites. So will social media turn more into a prediction machine instead of simply spreading news and information. Is it possible to watch social media patterns and actually predict the outcome of an election. It comes as no surprise that most adults get most of their election news from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama going neck to neck in many states -- social media might actually become the fuel that tips the balance in either's favor. The Infographic below does a great job of breaking it down further. Source for the Infographic. 

Why HR must embrace Social Media [Infographic]

Social Media and its use within companies have posed quiet a challenge for Human Resources. With some companies outright banning their employees from using social media in the workplace or even tweeting and posting Facebook updates relating to work and the company. While there are others who have a more open view to using social media in the work place. There have been many instances and this is something that is ongoing -- with recruiters asking potential employees for their Facebook passwords. Giving employers Facebook passwords can be dangerous as a lot of what is personal will now become available to a professional environment. Both of which do not mix. This has prompted some college students to create an ideal Facebook profile. Check out the infographic below which goes into much detail as to why HR must embrace Social Media. This Infographic comes courtesy of Compliance and Safety.

Facebook Data Use Policy: Information received about you

Amid all the controversy about what Facebook does with your data and the Facebook Data Use Policy they follow. Facebook have released a page for you to read more about the information Facebook receives about you. It is written in simple English and mostly devoid of technical jargon. The post explains first the information it receives about you -- detailing the info received when you signup. Facebook then explains information received about you when others share stuff. This is when you friends share status updates and photos and you're tagged in it. This information is also received by FB. There is also other information Facebook receives about you -- like when you search fb, view a friends' Timeline and when you generally interact and view things on the site.

It goes on to detail the types of information received about you, like when you interact with mobile devices. When not just you uses the PC to login to Facebook. The list is endless. Whenever you play or visit a game, use another platform on fb, Info is also received from their party vendors like Advertisers.

How does Facebook use all the information it receives.
According to their document, fb users all this information to hand you location based services, making the site more secure and target services that might appeal to you. All data says Facebook is stored for as long as is necessary to make Facebook useful to you. Facebook also reserves the right to collect such data and use it to enhance your experience. It is good to read through and see for yourself the kind of data that is collected by Facebook and how it is put to use. You can also check to see if this is actually something you find fair use or is it something you disagree with. You can read the entire document and please leave a comment with what you think about this move by Facebook.

Read more at the Facebook Data use Policy Page

Facebook Wall Photos Missing? Changed to Timeline Photos

'Timeline Photos' is right now trending on Twitter -- the reason, Facebook has changed the Album Wall Photos to Timeline Photos. So the next time you login to Facebook and check your photo albums, don't be surprised that your wall photos album is missing. It has gone nowhere but simply renamed to Timeline Photos. As Facebook continues to roll out Timeline to all its users. The change is on its way to completion. All photos that you might have previously uploaded to your Facebook wall is now showing on your Timeline -- it seems logical then that the album should actually be named to 'Timeline Photos'. Users might find that the old album 'Wall Photos' is not found at all. This does not mean all your photos are missing. Instead check for the album 'Timeline Photos'. This is happening as Facebook slowly moves everyone to Timeline. The new Facebook profile -- Timeline is still not yet mandatory for all users but in time everyone will have to use Timeline. Once that gets completed. there will be no more wall and Timeline will be the default Facebook profile. let us know what you think about this change in the comments section below.

Check out some of the reactions coming in from Twitter users about this new change:

https://twitter.com/sdelim712/status/261362586631667713
https://twitter.com/iThinkOf_y0u/status/261359757863051264
https://twitter.com/Randi_Kelly/status/261356511010373633
https://twitter.com/mskatrinarose/status/261313766367576065

How to share iOS 6 Photos on Facebook

Apple's latest iOS - iOS 6 has some fantastic features and one of them is the ability to share your iOS 6 photos on Facebook. You can also sync and share your Facebook photos on your iPhone or iPad from within iOS 6. To get started you will need to setup Facebook in iOS 6. Once that is done you can then begin to share photos with your Facebook, iPhone and iPad pals. You can also do all this sharing using Siri - the virtual voice assistant. So with a simple voice command you can begin photo sharing on Facebook and on your devices.

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How to allow Facebook to access my iOS photos
1. On your iPhone or iPad you will need to open settings
2. Choose privacy
3. Choose photos
4. The Facebook icon should appear here. You need to ensure that the blue 'On' button is active. Change to on if in the off mode.

Once in the 'On' mode share all your iOS photos and photo streams with your Facebook pals.

How to share iOS photos using Siri
1. Tap and hold down the home button for 2-3 seconds to activate Siri
2. Say 'Post to Facebook'
3. Tell Siri what to post
4. Review post and type in any edits
5. Tap or say 'Post' and you're done.

How to unsubscribe from someone on Facebook

Facebook does a good job of telling you who to follow and subscribe to. You might have subscribed to a lot of people and over time get bored with some of their status updates. Over time your interests' might have also changed and you therefore see no need to be subscribed to them. Facebook offers an easy way to unsubscribe from someone in a few easy steps. Once you unsubscribe from a person on Facebook. There status updates will no longer appear in your news feed. if you ever change your mind -- you can always go back to that person's profile and subscribe to their updates again.

How to Unsubscribe from someone on Facebook who you're not friends with
1. Login to Facebook
2. Go to that person's Timeline
3. Hover over the subscribe button you see on the top-right-hand corner
4. From the drop-down click on Unsubscribe
5. You're done

How to unsubscribe from a person who you're friends with on Facebook
1. Login to Facebook
2. Go to that person's Timeline profile
3. Hover over the friends' icon
5. Uncheck show in news feed
6. Updates from that person will stop appearing in your news feed.

http://youtu.be/rjrK1h2TkJc

Facebook Ideal Self profiles and how students use them

Facebook has become the 'go to' place to find out about other people and their behavior. This happens a lot when you're applying for a new job or a college admission. Potential employers are more and more asking people to give them a link to their personal Facebook profiles. The same happens when applying for college admission. Parents and career guidance counselors have already warned students about the potential dangers of not getting into college because of a Facebook profile that might not seem right in the eyes of a college admission official. The same thing has happened with people applying for a job. The dangers of a Facebook profile showing a lot of fun is very real and can cost a person his college admission or job.

Please Welcome the 'Ideal Self' Facebook profile
So how are students coping with all this pressure to prove their are the right people for the college seat and job. An ingenious solution as reported by ReadWriteWeb. Create an ideal self Facebook profile. This is what students have come up with to combat the prying eues of student counselors who want a look at their private lives. Something not possible before the age of Facebook. These are the way students have adopted to get past the Facebook screening. 1. Hiding their profile under aliases 2. Deactivation their Fb profiles 3. Tweek their privacy settings 4. Create an ideal self profile.

We do have a lot of Facebook guides that help you do exactly that -- tweak your privacy settings. Sometimes however, it seems that creating the ideal self profile on Facebook is a nice way to even things out. So when someone checks your profile, instead of seeing your Friday night party adventures all they is your volunteer work. And how good of a citizen you really are.

Source: ReadWriteWeb

How to delete a Facebook Page

There maybe many reasons to want to delete a Facebook page you created. It might have been created for a cause and has now run its course and finished its purpose. It is not doing well anymore and you would like to get rid of it. Whatever maybe the reason deleting and removing a Facebook page it simple and easy to do. Before you do so, it is good to note that you can simply unpublish your page instead of deleting it. This way you page is still available and you can always publish it back on Facebook, whenever you choose. A delete however is permanent.

How to delete a Facebook fan page you created
1. Login to Facebook
2. Click on your page.
3. Click on 'edit page'
4. Choose 'Manage Permissions'
5. Choose 'Delete Page name'.
6. You're done

Note: The first option available is unpublish page.
What is the difference between an unpublished page and a deleted page?
Once your page is unpublished it is available only to page admins. So when you login to Facebook. You can see your page and make any changes. It is however not available to any one else on Facebook, neither is it publicly available. A deleted page is removed from Facebook servers and is no longer available.

Here is a video guide on deleting a Facebook page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f-DbEjHzTU

Like-A-Hug: Wear the Social Media Jacket

As if posting on Facebook and waiting for the 'Likes' to come were not enough. There is now a jacket that will inflate itself a little to give you a hug. It is a simulation but still gives the feeling of getting a hug. The way it works is like this - you post your status update on Facebook about your new cat, dog or cute something. The likes that pouring in - especially if you have a healthy Facebook circle. Now, every time you get a a like - you also get a hug from the jacket. We really don't have any idea what to make of it. Is it another web simulation to gain appreciation in the virtual social world. Will it compensate for human contact - give you the feeling of being loved.

Check it out now at Like-A-Hug

http://vimeo.com/46629037

Facebook Promoted Posts: How it works

Image Credit: Facebook

Facebook have been rolling out quiet a few products that are going to help them generate revenue. We saw the launch of Facebook Gifts and Facebook offers. We now have promoted posts that essentially let your promote your own post of status update to a larger audience. This is a simple guide to help you get started promoting your posts. 

Benefits of promoted posts
Your friends login ot Facebook and many updates get lost in all the clutter on the news feed. Promoted posts will stay on top and mostly friends will click on it, if it is interesting. You can also promote the post to friends of friends.

How to create a promoted post on Facebook.
You can do so by clicking on the 'Promote' link available under any of your posts. Once you click that you will have to pay using paypal, credit card, MOLpoints or Western Union QuickPay. Once this is done you can select your audience. Friends, friends of friends, custom lists or specific people.

Will all the people I want to promote a post to, see it?
It kind of hangs on top of peoples' news feeds and therefore will be seen. Of course no guarantee that it will get clicked. 

Promoted posts for Facebook pages.
Follow the same method to post from your Facebook page and to bump you posts higher-up users' news feeds. This is good for users who have a large number of likes on their Facebook page.

How much do promoted posts cost?
There is no sure method to come to a particular price as a large number of factors are involved in estimating costs. Facebook have said that it depends on location and how many people you want to reach. When your promoted posts show on on a friends news feed there is the word sponsored under it. 
Read more at the Facebook help section for Promoted Posts. 

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Facebook Offers & Event+ for Page Admins

Facebook offers has now rolled out internationally to Facebook page admins. The product was in beta testing with a select number of Facebook page publishers but is now available to all users who run and administer a page on Facebook. It is know as Offers, Event+ on the Facebook home page. There are some preconditions however to be able to use it - your page must have at least 400 likes and you must have about $5 in your account. It is of use to especially merchants who have offers to products they might want to run on Facebook, targeting members of the page and friends of friends.  

Facebook Offers: How does it work
Let's say you have a small store or a business that people like on Facebook. You page has received over 400 likes and you would like to now run a campaign to make the most of it. You can run a promotional offer on Facebook, offering a discount on a product or service that generates more interest in your page and make a profit. Facebook have also said that these campaigns are run individually by the merchants and Facebook does not get a commission. Page admin can also add a bar-code and promotional offer numbers for better tracking of campaigns. 

Who benefits?
Both Facebook and local merchants would benefit from these campaigns and this add additional revenue sources to both merchants and Facebook. Merchants now get an additional opportunity to generate revenue in additional to traditional media sources that have existed in the past like print and visual ads.
  
Facebook Offers, Event+: How to use.
Go to your page and click the Offers, Event+ link
From the drop-down click on offer - choose in-store, online or in-store + online, depending on your offer. In-store if people can walk-in to your store and redeem the offer or coupon.  
Compose your Ad set the budget and time and you're good to go.
You can also add a event, milestone or question.

So if you have a Facebook page you can start using Offers and Event+ and see how it works. Also please leave feedback if you think that this is something many merchants are going to find useful. 

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Facebook Smart Lists: How it works

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Facebook have been creating lists for users and one of the lists that has started appearing recently is know as 'Smart Lists'. This is an automatic list, meaning Facebook populates this list for you. There are two main reasons why users create and maintain Facebook lists.

1. View updates from only people in that list -- say you have a list know as School Friends, you can always click on this list to see updates from the people on that list. So instead of browsing through your entire news feed for individual updates, you can click on the list and see all the updates from people belonging to that list.

2. Post status updates to only certain friends on Facebook -- so when you want to update only a certain group of friends, you can post a status update and from the drop-down choose only the group or list of people who you want to be seeing this post and replying to it. 

Facebook has taken the liberty to work for you by creating Smart Lists. Automatically populated by the Facebook algorithm, that works for you. Here are a few questions if you're wondering how this whole process happens.

How to activate Facebook Smart Lists
On your news feed you should see the Smart List introduction, also if you go to your other lists on Facebook, you should see the suggestion to create and maintain a smart list. You would need to click 'Okay' to get the list setup.

Who are the friends' that Facebook suggests for this list
Smart lists automatically update themselves with coworkers, classmates, local friends and family members based on your friends' profile info.

How to edit 'Smart Lists'
To do this you will need either go to your lists home by clicking on this link. Also once you're on your news feed you can click on 'More'  found when you hover over the 'Friends' link found on the left-hand sidebar. 

Is Smart List one complete list
No, smart lists are a group of lists that update themselves automatically. So smart lists will come with names like your School name, company name,  local friends - people who stay geographically close to you and family members. So when you see lists like this populating your list page - you now know what is happening. The lists currently are limited to Work, School, Family, City.

Let us know what you think about this new feature in the comments section below. You can also read more at the Facebook Blog.

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How to send Facebook Gifts

So after all the things people have been able to do on Facebook, there is now one more addition. The ability to send real physical gifts to your friends, family and lovers on Facebook. Facebook today announced their new gift services and it is slowly being rolled out to all users. If you do not have the ability to send physical gifts give it a few days and you should get the options on your friends news feeds' or Timelines and birthday reminder on your News Feed. These are gifts you can send that your pals can get at their address and unwrap the gift you send and add some meaning to the relationship. We are sure that many people are going to have fun with this new gifting service and make the most of it. 

How to send a Facebook Gift.
1. Login to Facebook
2. Go to your friends' Timeline or profile and in the status bar where you would normal type a message, you should find a gift icon.
3. Click on it choose your gift, go through the payment steps.
4. Your friend will be notified and they will have to fill in the shipping address. If they don't like your gift they can exchange it for another gift with similar value.
5. Your friend waits for gift opens it and is very happy.

Do I have to pay as soon as i purchase a gift?
You do not need to pay until your friend excepts the gift

Is there a place on Facebook where I can learn more about gifts
The gifts section has a home on Facebook and can be found a Facebook.com/gifts

Where do I find the gifts tab on Facebook

You can find it on your friends Timeline or on the Birthday reminders on your News Feed.
Source: Facebook News

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How to update Twitter and Facebook with Siri

How to update Twitter and Facebook with Siri. To be able to update your Twitter and Facebook using Siri you will need to have the latest iOS 6 on your Device. Once you get it you can send out Tweets by simply speaking them and Siri will update Twitter with your Tweets. We do have a guide on how to get the latest iOS 6 on your device. Once you got everything setup and ready, you can now launch Siri and start sending Tweets based on your voice-based dictation. Once Siri has been opened all you need to do is say 'Tweet' followed by your update. Once you update is ready Siri will send out your tweet to all your followers. You can also tag people if that person's Twitter name is in your contacts. This way you can mention your friends in your Tweets. 

Sending a Facebook status update is even simpler. Tell Siri 'Post to Facebook' and anything you say after Facebook will be used as your Status update. Once you message has been reviewed simple post and it get onto your Facebook status. We are sure there will be many other tips and tricks and if you do have some, please let us know in the comments section below. iOS 6 comes with such deep Facebook and Twitter integration that you can tweet from just about anywhere on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, like updating from your Photos etc.