What are Hashtags?

When you include word or phrase with # it becomes hashtag and the post appears in the hashtag feed.

Hashtags basically goes to a link which shows all the posts related to a particular word or phrase which is used after hashtag.  E.g. #Facebook, #Twitter and so on.  These hashtags make the posts with hashtags viral and let the social media channel users to view all the posts in one hashtag.

Differences and Similarities Between Hashtags on Facebook and Twitter :

Twitter and Facebook, both are social media channels but the nature, concept of both are totally different. On Twitter everything is expressed in the form of Tweets, the replies, retweets are also in the form of tweets only. So twitter represents one social media channel. So every posts which has hashtag with a keyword is visible in the hashtag related posts. But Facebook has millions of channels with the channel like groups, pages, profiles. And the communication happening on Facebook is in different forms like comments, replies, comments on posts, comments on photos, comments within groups.  The privacy options are also different on Facebook.

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Facebook Hashtag Privacy:

• Your posts in Hashtag feed will also be visible to the people with whom you have shared the posts.
• Hashtags on Facebook are available on pages, profiles,  groups and comments.
• But if the hashtags are used in the comments due to technical limitations, that comment doesn’t appear in the link of all hashtags related to that word used in the comment.
• Hashtags can be used in the Facebook groups too, but if the group is secret the hashtaged post is not public and not visible. I thought hashtaged posts should be visible within the group, but I didn’t notice any such options so far.
• If this feature becomes popular it is going to help in marketing and is going to help in increasing the virality. Facebook is now more useful if you wish to market your product.

Tips for Using Facebook Hashtags :

• Use same hashtags for different social media channels and on Facebook too, to make your brand more popular and viral. 
• Search for popular hashtags in the search box and be the part of a big community who is posting the popular hashtags by posting on them.
• Join discussions through hashtags to share thoughts on the topic you like.
• Get more visibility for your posts by using different hashtags in the same post.

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• [How To] Install Facebook Home On Your Unsupported Android Device
• Like Pepsi’s Facebook Fan Page And Get A Free Can From Pepsi Like Machine

Have you used the hashtags on Facebook?

How was the experience? Do you think this feature will become popular?

Don’t forget to share your experiences about Hashtags on Facebook.

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You can either Like Pepsi on your phone by visiting likepepsi.com,  log in to Facebook, and Like the Pepsi Facebook page (Make sure you’re nearby the like machine). You can also use the touch screen on the ‘Like Machine’ to get Pepsi’s soft drink of your choice.

Readers: Would you log in through ‘Like Machine’ and like a page for a free can of Pepsi?

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What are Facebook Trusted Contacts?

Trusted contacts are the users you can reach out if you have any problem in login or getting your Facebook Account. For example, if you have forgotten your password and even can’t get back to your email to reset the password.

We recommend every Facebook user to set their trusted contacts to avoid  any future problem in getting the access of your Facebook account back.

Whom Should You Choose As Your Trusted Contacts?

We recommend you to choose the friends who can be easily called for help if there’s any problem with your Facebook Account. And in case when you are adding more than 3 friends to trusted contact list, you will need a private code from each contact before you can get access to your account. Remember each person can get the code only by accessing Facebook. So, only choose the friends who use Fb often and get back to you as soon as possible.

How To Set Your Trusted Contacts On Facebook?

Step: 1 Login to your Facebook Account and navigate to your Account security settings OR you can visit this link to directly go to your Trusted Contacts section. Now, click Choose trusted contacts to start adding your close friends as trusted contacts.

Again Click Choose Trusted Contacts to proceed.

Step: 2 Now, just enter your friends’ name to add as your trusted contacts on Facebook. You can add minimum 3  and maximum 5 friends to your Trusted contacts list. Once you’re done with entering name click confirm and type your Facebook account password to save the list. Your Friends will be notified when you add them as  your Trusted Contacts.

Note: You can edit this list anytime.

Enter Your Close Friends Name To Add as Trusted Contacts

How Facebook Trusted Contacts Work To Get Access of Your Account Back?

Whenever you need the help of your trusted contacts to get access your Facebook Account, you first have to ask all of them to visit Facebook.com/recover and they need to verify that it’s really you who asking for the code. Once they have the code and pass it with you, which you’ll need to enter in order to get back access to your Facebook Account.

And again the same thing applies here, you have to ask every trusted contact to follow the same procedure. For example,if you’ve added 5 trusted contacts, need to have enter 5 codes.

Recommend Read : Ultimate Guide to Secure Your Facebook Account

Readers: Do you like this step by social networking site to increase security of  Facebook account? Have you successfully added trusted contacts to your account?

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It has not taken long for Facebook to make space for itself in the social media market. Platforms have come and gone before and after Facebook but none of them has been able to gain the same popularity. Be it employees who think of Facebook as their redemption from work or teens who enjoy stalking others on Facebook more than anything else, Facebook has them all covered. Since it’s launch in 2004, Facebook has changed so many things in the sector of social networking that a condition known as Facebook depression has introduced itself to us. If Facebook to you is a harmless platform of social interaction, study the facts and figures given below to get a glance of the real picture.”

Infographic By : MobiStealth

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Facebook Home is available on Google Play Store for selected Android devices.But the good news is that now it can run on all unsupported Android device running on Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich (i.e. Android Version 4.0 or higher) whether you’re having the unsupported android device For Facebook Home or in the unsupported country/region,you can install it on your device.

If you’ve no idea about Facebook Home,here is a video for you to have a glimpse of Facebook Home.

How To Install Facebook Home On Supported Android Devices?

Facebook Home supports these Android devices -  HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung GALAXY S III, Samsung GALAXY Note II, and Samsung GALAXY S IV, if you’re having any one of droid device,can install Facebook home by going to Play Store and searching “Facebook Home” or just click this link.

How To Install Facebook Home On Unsupported Android Devices?

You can install Facebook Home’s APK file on any Android device running on Android platform 4.0 or higher.

Step : 1 You’ve to remove your existing  Facebook,Messenger app first and then reinstall Facebook app back after installing Facebook Home’s APK as the patched versions are re-signed.

Step : 2 Make sure,you’ve enabled settings to allow installation from unknown sources,so that you can install the APK file.

Step : 3 Download the Facebook’s Home APK file from <Here>

Step : 4  Install Facebook Home On your Droid Device.

Step : 5 Launch the Facebook Home App,it will ask to install Facebook App just confirm and it will redirect you to Facebook’s app Google Play Store Page,install it.And now enable Facebook Home from its settings.

That’s it.You’re done! Don’t forget to share your Facebook Home experience with us.

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Credit: Mari Smith

Readers: Do you like this infographic? Do you have any other tip to get more Facebook shares?

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We the (FacebookFever Team) has already shared the list of all Facebook shortcuts for easy browsing the social network site such as shortcuts for checking friend requests, messages, notification etc.You can read the post here. But today we’re revealing the keyboard shortcuts  for Facebook newsfeed.

Facebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Facebook Newsfeed Keyboard Shortcuts

1. For Scrolling through your Facebook newsfeed, press j to scroll down and k to scroll up.
2. To comment on the selected Facebook story, just press c .
3. To like or unlike the selected story, use i .

Check The Left Border Of The Facebook Story

Now,the thing is to note that when you select a story from your newsfeed,the left side of the story’s location darken to show your current position in Facebook Newsfeed!

Readers: Do you use Facebook Keyboard Shortcuts? If you like our article,don’t hesitate to share it with your Facebook Friends

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I just noticed it when I was sending a message to my old school friend who was not a friend of mine on Facebook. When I hit the message, Facebook gave me pop-up like this to pay some cent of dollar to send my message directly to her.

I didn’t believe it at first and to check whether it’s true or not, I took a further step and clicked Send To Inbox, and what appeared is – Payment Details.

Now, what about the questions about pricing of Facebook services in Help Center? Let’s see.

One more thing..

However, according to a Facebook Spokesperson:

“We are testing some extreme price points to see what works to filter spam.” In other words, the fee is an attempt to discourage people from sending annoying messages to people they don’t know”.

I hope that it’s only a test and won’t be implemented practically! Still, the question is if they’re only testing it then why are they grabbing these bucks implemented on the profiles?

Readers: If they implement in real, will you pay some bucks just to send message to a stranger?

Do you feel that the steps  Facebook is taking to make some money are right? OR to stop SPAM on the social network site?

Will it affect your Facebook addiction? We’re waiting for your reply

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How Many Facebook User You Can Invite To An Event?

Actually you can invite unlimited number of people to an Facebook event but Facebook has put some restriction in inviting number of users at a time. According to this new rule – You can only invite 100 users at a time. And once you have invited 100, you can invite more thereafter. Also you can have 300 pending requests at a time before inviting more people as some users have to respond to it.

Recommend Read – How To Invite All Facebook Friends To Page,Event With A Single Click

Sources: Mari Smith Fan Page | Facebook Help Center

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Facebook Security said,

“This attack occurred when a handful of employees visited a mobile developer website that was compromised. The compromised website hosted an exploit which then allowed malware to be installed on these employee laptops. The laptops were fully-patched and running up-to-date anti-virus software. As soon as we discovered the presence of the malware, we re-mediated all infected machines, informed law enforcement, and began a significant investigation that continues to this day.”

 

Facebook is not the only site which is targeted by the hackers. There are some other sites also who are targeted and infiltrated by the hackers. Facebook was one of the first companies to detect the malware. Facebook has immediately shared the information about the attack and malware and has planned to collaborate on this issue by different means.

During the investigation Facebook found that the website from where the Facebook hack attack was originated was using “Zero – Day” exploit to bypass the build in protection to install the malware.

Now, most of you must be worried about the security of your personal data shared on the Facebook by this shocking news of Facebook Hacked as many of the Facebook users share their personal, professional information on Facebook.

The relief for Facebook users is that according to Facebook, no user data is compromised. 

Recommended Read : Ultimate Guide to Secure Your Facebook Account

If you are a Facebook researcher and find any vulnerability to Facebook Security,  submit Facebook Security Vulnerability to Facebook Bug Bounty Program.

Do you have questions related to Facebook Security?

Feel free to Contact Us  and submit your query or share your thoughts in comments.

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