Top 5 Cool Facebook Tips and Tricks....!!!!!

Facebook isn’t just status updates anymore. There’s a ton more to discover including basic tips that’ll make you go “Whoa, I can do that?” Yep, you sure can. And, you don’t have to have any fancy programming skills – any of these tricks or tips are super easy and kinda fun.
1. How to hide an status update from an annoying friend Of course, you love your dear friend, just not their annoying 24/7 status updates that are unfunny and basically a waste of your time. That’s fine. They don’t have to know you’ve just shut them down – Facebook allows users to hide status updates from certain people with a click of the button and they’ll never, ever know. Presto-bingo! To get started: Log into your Facebook account Find the “What’s on your mind” dialogue box on the Facebook dashboard (the first page you see when you log into your account) Click on the padlock icon Find the dropdown menu and select “customize” Click “hide from” and select the appropriate friend...
2. How to pre-schedule your status updates We understand. You’re a totally busy, popular, amazingly connected guy or gal on the go and that’s cool with us. Schedule your status updates on the go with useful social media management tools. Yep, they exist! Consider trying: SocialOomph Sendible HootSuite All of those websites can really help you achieve some great timed Status Updates. Best part: it’s free! Just sign in with Facebook Connect, and fill out your time zone, the status update, and when it should be posted.
3. How to tag your friends in your status updates There have been a bunch of searches on the question “how can I make someone’s name go blue in a Facebook status?” so let’s discuss this together – first, super easy. Second, if you’re a Twitter fan, this will be second nature (if you aren’t, it’s easy as pie). Log into your Facebook account Type your thought into the Facebook dialogue box Now, tag a friend. Use the @ symbol and select from an automatically generated list of friends. Continue to type the person’s name until s/he appears. Select the person’s name once it appears Click “Share”
4. How to add cool symbols to your Facebook status update Sure, the old :) standby is a classic. Perhaps even :-D is a great option to show a little more excitement. And, if you’re really cool, hey, the 8-) screams awesome… if you’re still living in 2008. Add a little flair to your status update with cooler emoticons. Here are some easy ways to do symbols on Facebook: Facebook Symbols Statuses that use Symbols Popular Facebook Symbols Facebook Chat Emoticons Mobile Symbols: If you have an iPhone,iPod, iPad, or Android try our Funny Status Updates for Facebook app, it features over 3,000+ funny status updates and 800 symbols plus tons of other goodies..
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