Facebook tips and tricks

As it’s nearly the weekend, we thought you might enjoy some Friday fun. So here are some cheeky little tricks for you to use on your Facebook account…

1. How to add ‘a dislike’ option to your status update

‘Like’ buttons are all over Facebook. But what if you’re having a grumpy day and don’t feel like ‘like-ing’ everything all the time? Easy, use the Status Magic Facebook app to add a dislike button to any status updates posted via the app. However, if you’re feeling really grumpy, you can also add a custom option.

2. How to hide status updates from certain people

Bit naughty this one, and while we’re not condoning its use for sneaking out on a school night or pulling a sickie at work, it’s a nifty little trick to use when, say, organising a surprise party.

Using Facebook’s general privacy settings (find these by hitting “account” on the top right of a Facebook page) you can select whether everyone, just friends or friends of friends can see your status updates. However, there is a way to narrow those options down even further.

To take advantage of these options, click the padlock icon just below your “what’s on your mind” box on your wall and a drop down menu should appear. Selecting “customize” will bring up more options such as “make this visible to” and “hide from” with the option to make your selection a default.

3. How to tag people in your status updates

To mention someone in a status update just type “@” in the status bar and start typing their name as it appears on Facebook. An auto-generated list will then come up with friends whose name starts with the letters you’ve typed. The feature also works with pages, brands, events and companies.

Hit the name you want, complete the update, click share and the name will become a hyperlink (you won’t see the @ symbol) and will appear in blue text.

4. How to share Flickr photos to Facebook

Found something really cool on Flicker? You can share it on Facebook using this unofficial bookmarklet Flickr2Facebook which allows you upload photos to Facebook from Flickr.

5. How to download Facebook photo albums

Most of our best photos are on Facebook, shared by friends, friends of friends and those random people you met while traveling Eastern Europe. FacePAD: Facebook Photo Album Downloader allows you to download your friends’ facebook albums, Events albums, and Group Albums, en masse, with the click of a button.

Enjoy!