How To Use Facebook Tagging

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How To Use Facebook Tagging

A popular option on Facebook is tagging. Tagging provides everyone with the ability to identify people in photos, videos and updates they share. It tells your friends what and who you are referring to.

This can be done by simply adding the friends or persons name with the “@” symbol before their facebook name in your status update. A drop-down menu will show up which lets you select from your own list of friends along with groups, events, applications and Pages you may want to tag.

Friends and events you tag within your status updates will get a notification along with a Wall post linking them to your post. They will also have the choice to remove tags of themselves from your posts.

Facebook Tagging What’s the purpose?

Referrals are one of the best sources of business and Facebook has recognised this by providing this tagging system where you can refer people, and their pages or groups to your friends and they know that you have referred them and may also return the favour by referring you to their friends.

Referrals are certainly a great source of praise for your business and rather than selling your products and services, it is better if it comes from another person.

Who Can I Facebook tag?

You can tag anything and anyone but you need to be connected to the thing you are intending to tag.

You are also able to tag a few different items in a single post.

Facebook Tagging Step-by-step guide:

1. Write in the status update box whatever you want to say about the person or thing you want to mention.

When you mention their name, page or group, simply type the @ symbol, before their name, page or group name. Do leave a space before the @ but no space between the @ symbol and the name.

2. A drop-down menu will appear with any matching entries. You can chose from the menu.

3. The name will appear as a blue link in your post, so that people can click on the link and directly visit the page or person you tagged.

If you’ve been tagged you will receive a notification and you will also see the post appear on your wall and you can follow when someone mentions you.

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