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Nik at 2025-08-31T18:14:46

2025-08-31T18:14:46Z

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	* [https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr Activity feeds from friends]		* [https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr Activity feeds from friends]
	* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/allactivity/ My activity log]		* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/allactivity/ My activity log]
	* [https://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=277489075693049 Friends who also like J.K. Rowling]

	==Overview==		==Overview==

Nik at 2025-08-31T18:08:42

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Nik: Cleanup: Removed incorrect Facebook Reels category (mass categorization error fix)

2025-08-24T22:10:47Z

Cleanup: Removed incorrect Facebook Reels category (mass categorization error fix)

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Nik: Added category: Facebook Reels

2025-08-24T21:59:17Z

Added category: Facebook Reels

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Nik at 2025-05-07T15:27:57

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	~~[[File:Facebook_Screenshot_2024-03-27_at_11.25.21_AM.png\|600px\|thumb\|right\|Facebook with some disturbing image]]~~		__NOTOC__
	Facebook is a type of discussion forum, that tries to organize discussion content in an intelligent newsfeed based on multiple factors, including your relationships, your interests, and your historic engagement activity.

	From a content ~~provider~~ perspective, it ~~gives~~ publishers ~~an easy platform~~ to ~~share~~ their content ~~and attempt to promote it,~~ using socialization features, to maximize ~~its impact on potential consumers~~' ~~news streams~~, ~~and get as much engagement as possible~~.		==Direct Links Into Facebook==
			* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/ Nik on Facebook]
			* [https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr Activity feeds from friends]
			* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/allactivity/ My activity log]
			* [https://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=277489075693049 Friends who also like J.K. Rowling]

			==Overview==

			Facebook is a type of discussion forum that attempts to organize content in a personalized newsfeed using multiple factors, including your relationships, interests, and engagement history. From a content provider’s perspective, it allows publishers to easily distribute their content using socialization features to maximize exposure and engagement.

			It’s also become a '''video streaming platform''', where videos can be watched like TV, often stripped of their original context. This separation allows videos to circulate independently of the post that contained them.

	~~It is also a video streaming platform~~, ~~where you~~ can ~~literally just sit back and watch it like~~ a TV. ~~In this way~~, ~~it separates the video from its original post which encapsulated it~~.		When news stories gain traction on Facebook, they can reach much broader audiences than traditional paywalled sites. However, many users only consume the headlines. The deeper content may be rehashed in the comments section, undermining the need for a subscription. Governments, such as Australia’s, have pushed back on Facebook’s monetization of unpaid journalistic content.

	~~When news is posted to the platform~~, ~~it can trend significantly~~, ~~and give a news publisher much wider exposure to the story than could be possible if only published to the publisher~~'~~s paid subscribers. The downside~~ is~~, that the majority of people only consume the headlines, and many times the contents of the story get rehashed~~ in the ~~comments section, negating the need for having a paid subscription~~ to ~~consume the news. The jury is still out on whether Facebook helps news publishers~~ or ~~hurts them, but starting with Australia, several governments around the world have taken issue with Facebook profiting on advertising around stories that they didn't pay for~~.		In theory, Facebook should be ideal for sharing interesting links. In practice, '''native content (screenshots or reuploads)''' is often prioritized in the algorithm over links to third-party platforms like Twitter or YouTube.

	~~In theory~~, ~~it is a good platform for sharing interesting web~~ content, but in practice, if you share a link to a tweet that is going viral, the presentation of said link, and the news stream algorithm will not give it nearly the same exposure compared with taking a screenshot of the tweet and posting it directly to Facebook.		This leads to practices like '''#freebooting''', where people repost someone else’s video content directly to Facebook to get more reach. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] for more on this issue.

	Similarly, if you share a link to an interesting YouTube video, or screen capture the video and post it as a new video to Facebook, the latter will get priority in the news streams. This practice is known as #freebooting. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] to learn more.~~		==A Feed of Just Posts from Your Friends==

	==~~A Feed of just Posts from your Friends~~==		If you’re feeling disconnected from actual friends on Facebook, try this link to limit your feed to only friends’ posts:
			👉 [https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr]

	~~Recently, I discovered that if you don't feel it is helping you connect with your friends enough, you can actually choose to see a feed just based on posts from your friends:~~		==Comment Search Limitations==
	~~https://www.facebook.com/?filter~~=~~friends&sk~~=~~h_chr~~

	~~==Cannot Search~~ comments==		One frustrating limitation is that '''Facebook does not index comments''' in its search.
			You can search posts, pages, groups, and videos — but not your own or others’ comments, even if they’re public.
			Some comments might occasionally surface via Google, but this is rare and unreliable.

	~~One important limitation of Facebook's search functionality~~ is ~~that you cannot search comments. Although you can search posts, groups, pages, and videos, comments remain largely invisible~~ to ~~the search system. Even if a comment is on a public post, it is not indexed in Facebook~~'~~s main search, partly due to privacy concerns.~~		Your only option for finding old comments is to '''manually scroll through your Activity Log''':
	~~Some comments on very public pages may sometimes appear in external Google searches, but this is rare and unreliable.~~		👉 [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/allactivity/ www.facebook.com/edmiidz/allactivity/]
	~~As of 2024, there is no native way to search your own past comments across conversations either, except by~~ manually ~~scrolling~~ through your Activity Log.
	~~This has made it difficult to find specific discussions unless you remember who posted them or which group they were in~~.		[[File:Facebook_Screenshot_2024-03-27_at_11.25.21_AM.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Facebook with some disturbing image]]

	~~==See also==~~

	* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/ Nik on Facebook]

	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]

Nik at 2025-04-27T16:24:22

2025-04-27T16:24:22Z

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	Facebook is a type of discussion forum, that tries to organize discussion content in an intelligent newsfeed based on multiple factors, including your relationships, your interests, and your historic engagement activity.		Facebook is a type of discussion forum, that tries to organize discussion content in an intelligent newsfeed based on multiple factors, including your relationships, your interests, and your historic engagement activity.

	From a content provider perspective, it gives publishers easy platform to share their content and attempt to promote it, using socialization features, to maximize its impact on potential consumers ~~new~~ streams, and get as much engagement as possible.		From a content provider perspective, it gives publishers an easy platform to share their content and attempt to promote it, using socialization features, to maximize its impact on potential consumers' news streams, and get as much engagement as possible.

	It is also a video streaming platform, where you can literally just sit back and watch it like a TV. In this way, it separates the video from its original post which encapsulated it.		It is also a video streaming platform, where you can literally just sit back and watch it like a TV. In this way, it separates the video from its original post which encapsulated it.

	When news is posted to the platform, it can trend significantly, and give ~~us the~~ news publisher much wider exposure to the story than could be possible if only published ~~two windows publishers~~ paid subscribers. The downside is, that the majority of people only consume the headlines, and many times the contents of the story get rehashed in the comments section, negating the need for having a paid subscription to consume the news. The jury is still out on whether Facebook helps news publishers, hurts them, but starting with Australia, several governments around the world have taken issue with Facebook profiting on advertising around stories that they didn't pay for.		When news is posted to the platform, it can trend significantly, and give a news publisher much wider exposure to the story than could be possible if only published to the publisher's paid subscribers. The downside is, that the majority of people only consume the headlines, and many times the contents of the story get rehashed in the comments section, negating the need for having a paid subscription to consume the news. The jury is still out on whether Facebook helps news publishers or hurts them, but starting with Australia, several governments around the world have taken issue with Facebook profiting on advertising around stories that they didn't pay for.

			In theory, it is a good platform for sharing interesting web content, but in practice, if you share a link to a tweet that is going viral, the presentation of said link, and the news stream algorithm will not give it nearly the same exposure compared with taking a screenshot of the tweet and posting it directly to Facebook.

	~~In theory, it is a good platform for sharing interesting web content, but in practice~~, if you share a link to ~~a tweet that is going viral~~, the ~~presentation of said link~~, ~~and~~ the ~~news stream algorithm~~ will ~~not give it nearly~~ the ~~same exposure, compared with taking a screenshot of the tweet and posting it directly~~ to ~~Facebook~~.		Similarly, if you share a link to an interesting YouTube video, or screen capture the video and post it as a new video to Facebook, the latter will get priority in the news streams. This practice is known as #freebooting. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] to learn more.

			==A Feed of just Posts from your Friends==

	Recently, I discovered that if you don't feel it is helping you connect with your friends enough, you can actually choose to see a feed just based on posts from your friends:		Recently, I discovered that if you don't feel it is helping you connect with your friends enough, you can actually choose to see a feed just based on posts from your friends:
			https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr

	~~https://www.facebook.com/?filter~~=~~friends&sk~~=~~h_chr~~		==Cannot Search comments==

	~~Similarly~~, if ~~you share~~ a ~~link to an interesting YouTube video~~, ~~or screen capture the video and post~~ it ~~as a new video to~~ Facebook, ~~the latter will get priority~~ in ~~the news streams~~. ~~This practice~~ is ~~known as #freebooting~~, ~~See [https://www~~.~~youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video]~~ to ~~learn more~~.		One important limitation of Facebook's search functionality is that you cannot search comments. Although you can search posts, groups, pages, and videos, comments remain largely invisible to the search system. Even if a comment is on a public post, it is not indexed in Facebook's main search, partly due to privacy concerns.
			Some comments on very public pages may sometimes appear in external Google searches, but this is rare and unreliable.
			As of 2024, there is no native way to search your own past comments across conversations either, except by manually scrolling through your Activity Log.
			This has made it difficult to find specific discussions unless you remember who posted them or which group they were in.

			==See also==

	* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/ Nik on Facebook]		* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/ Nik on Facebook]


	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]

Nik at 2024-03-27T23:59:01

2024-03-27T23:59:01Z

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			[[File:Facebook_Screenshot_2024-03-27_at_11.25.21_AM.png\|600px\|thumb\|right\|Facebook with some disturbing image]]
	Facebook is a type of discussion forum, that tries to organize discussion content in an intelligent newsfeed based on multiple factors, including your relationships, your interests, and your historic engagement activity.		Facebook is a type of discussion forum, that tries to organize discussion content in an intelligent newsfeed based on multiple factors, including your relationships, your interests, and your historic engagement activity.

Nik at 2024-02-07T05:36:33

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	In theory, it is a good platform for sharing interesting web content, but in practice, if you share a link to a tweet that is going viral, the presentation of said link, and the news stream algorithm will not give it nearly the same exposure, compared with taking a screenshot of the tweet and posting it directly to Facebook.		In theory, it is a good platform for sharing interesting web content, but in practice, if you share a link to a tweet that is going viral, the presentation of said link, and the news stream algorithm will not give it nearly the same exposure, compared with taking a screenshot of the tweet and posting it directly to Facebook.

			Recently, I discovered that if you don't feel it is helping you connect with your friends enough, you can actually choose to see a feed just based on posts from your friends:

			https://www.facebook.com/?filter=friends&sk=h_chr

	Similarly, if you share a link to an interesting YouTube video, or screen capture the video and post it as a new video to Facebook, the latter will get priority in the news streams. This practice is known as #freebooting, See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] to learn more.		Similarly, if you share a link to an interesting YouTube video, or screen capture the video and post it as a new video to Facebook, the latter will get priority in the news streams. This practice is known as #freebooting, See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] to learn more.

Nik at 2024-01-28T21:35:29

2024-01-28T21:35:29Z

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	Similarly, if you share a link to an interesting YouTube video, or screen capture the video and post it as a new video to Facebook, the latter will get priority in the news streams. This practice is known as #freebooting, See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] to learn more.		Similarly, if you share a link to an interesting YouTube video, or screen capture the video and post it as a new video to Facebook, the latter will get priority in the news streams. This practice is known as #freebooting, See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q @kurzgesagt's video] to learn more.


			* [https://www.facebook.com/edmiidz/ Nik on Facebook]


	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]

Nik at 2024-01-28T21:33:00

2024-01-28T21:33:00Z

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