On the Road to Mastering Facebook

1. Like

The list of likes that a Facebook user has is literally what it sounds like. "Likes" are what the person likes and enjoys. Usually, the company or person running the page sends out messages talking to their respective communities, and also lets fans talk with one another about that specific page. For example, I enjoy watching the television show American Horror Story. I want updates about the show and want to be able to talk to like-minded individuals about the show, thus liking the page about the show will fulfill both wants.

2. Statuses

Statuses are a public display of how a person is feeling at the moment, current thoughts, what they are doing at the moment, and ways for Facebook users to talk to their friends. Statuses are great for talking about opinions with friends and just communicating in general. This brings out a collaborative effort of communication between friends discussing views, beliefs and interests.

3. Tagging

Tagging people is a means of notifying the person tagged that they have been called, acting like a pseudo-Bat signal. You can tag a person in statuses, posts, and comments, bringing attention to the one tagged about something important or amusing. Tagging is a means of bringing people closer by calling upon friends to common interests.

4. The Friends Function

The Friends function is a huge factor to Facebook's success. The Friends function shows your literal friends, who you have added on your Facebook account and who is not added. You can request with anyone to become a Facebook friend. You can even suggest friends to your other friends to increase their friends count. This function allows numerous people to come together and stay friends, even though only once or so. It is a great feature to keep it touch with friends from ages ago, and to stay in contact with new friends.

5. Groups

Groups are exactly what they sound like: a large gathering of people. Although for Facebook, a group is a way of gathering a large amount of people for events and interests. This is the definition of collaboration as it brings together many different people who like the same thing and can talk about it in any way they want.