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19 Make a Fundraiser Want to help someone (perhaps even yourself) financially? Use the power of the crowd . On the web, click the  Fundraiser icon  (a little gold coin with a heart in the middle) in the left-hand Explore rail (or via the   menu on the mobile apps). This feature lets you crowdsource funds via donations, either for yourself or on behalf of another person or organization. A lot of people use this feature to do a birthday fundraiser for charity. It's all pretty easy to set up, BUT there are some things to know. Fundraising campaigns have to be approved by Facebook before they go live. In order to receive funds, users will have to link a checking account with Facebook. Also, since these campaigns are considered "personal fundraisers," any donations are typically NOT tax-deductible. Most importantly, Facebook implements a fee for any donations for "operations and processing."

18 Order Food on Facebook Speaking on behalf of all New Yorkers, THIS is the ultimate feature (we order a lot of takeout!) You can  order food for takeout or delivery  through partnerships with services like GrubHub, Delivery.com, Slice, EatStreet, and others. Some restaurants have direct links to order on their pages, OR you can look through options by clicking over to the "Order Food" icon (it’s a plate with some flatware) in the left-hand "Explore" rail (you may have to click "see more"). On the mobile app, click the design hamburger (in the top-right corner on Android, bottom right on iOS) and scroll down to the fork/knife icon ( ) to order.

17 See What's Happening All Around the World Facebook Live  is an increasingly important medium (we use it quite a bit here at the ol' PCMag). One of its coolest features is an interactive live map at  facebook.com/livemap  (only available for desktop). Scroll (click and drag) and zoom in and out (use the mouse wheel) all around the map of the world. Blue circles indicate current live streams and how popular they are (larger dots = more viewers). Placing your mouse cursor over each dot will present a preview. There are a lot of local news broadcasts, televised soccer matches, and giggling teenagers. It's a strangely engrossing experience.

16 Upload '360' Pics and Vids You've probably seen the occasional immersive "360" degree photos (and some videos)  popping up in your Facebook feed . On the desktop version, viewers can explore a field of vision in all directions using their mouse or keyboard. On mobile, users can pivot their device to look all around. It's not just for specialists—you also have the opportunity to upload your own 360-degree images and video. Use your smartphone to capture a panorama picture or "photosphere" and upload it to Facebook—the social network does the rest to make it easily visible to your friends. Immersive videos are a bit more complicated and need some of that aforementioned high-end hardware, but if you happen to have some,  here's how you would get started

15 Transfer Files Over Facebook Messenger If you open a Facebook Messenger window—the small one on Facebook.com—there's a little paper clip icon ( ) along the bottom. This allows you to Add Files—it uploads and sends a file directly from your computer. The receiver can just click on the included link and download from there. Of course, never download anything from someone you don't know. (On  Messenger.com , the icon looks like a pile of pictures; hover over it to see the Add Files designation.)

14 Send Money Through Facebook In the digital age, there are lots of services that will allow you to transfer money from your computer or mobile device, like PayPal,  Venmo ,  Apple Pay , and yes even Facebook (as long as the sender and recipient have a valid debit card). In addition (and probably of greater interest to Facebook), these payments allow users to purchase products and make in-game purchases on the social network. While this feature is largely tied to Facebook Messenger, you can use it on regular Facebook as well. To set it up, go to  Settings > Payments > Account Settings  to enter a debit card. Once accepted, you can send (or request) funds to/from another user  via Messenger . To use this feature on Facebook.com, open a pop-over conversation with one of your contacts (accessible via either the New Message icon ( ) in the bottom-right-hand of your screen or through the Messenger link in the right side of the top rail). Click ...

13 Embed Public Content Like other social media sites, Facebook allows you to embed publicly available content on your own personal webpage. Just click the ( ) menu in the top-right of the file and click "Embed" to capture the code. When you look at the code, you can also click Advanced Settings to change the pixel width of the post and see a preview.

1 2 Turn Off Autoplay Videos Hate when a video starts without you clicking play? Kill that "feature." Go to  Settings > Videos and set Auto-Play Videos to Off. Stat. You won't regret it. If you do it on the desktop, it also turns off auto-play on your mobile devices, and vice versa.

11 See All Your Friend Requests, Ever What about all the people you asked to be your friend who ignored or deleted your request? Facebook keeps track of that. At the top of the Facebook page click the Friend Requests icon (two people in silhouette). You'll see a list of suggested "People You May Know." At the bottom, click the "See All" link. On the next page, under New Friend Requests (assuming you don't have any) click " View Sent Requests ." Then you get a list of the people who hate you. Or maybe they just don't check Facebook that much. Probably both.

10 Curate Your News Feed Your News Feed is your home on Facebook. As such, you should try your best to keep it clean, orderly, and free of distractions. You don't want to be inundated with posts from that one brand or friend you follow who just posts All. The. Time. One of the most direct ways to do this is by giving more voice to the things you want to see, while removing the stuff you don't want. The quickest way to access this feature is by clicking the three dots ( ) next to "News Feed" at the top of the left rail and selecting "Edit Preferences" from the pop-up screen. Click "Prioritize who to see first," and choose the people, Pages, and brands you want to see more or less of in your News Feed. You can also click "Unfollow people to hide their posts" to mute annoying posters (they won't know they've been muted). This feature is also accessible by clicking the little arrow in the top-right corner of a post and...

10 Curate Your News Feed Your News Feed is your home on Facebook. As such, you should try your best to keep it clean, orderly, and free of distractions. You don't want to be inundated with posts from that one brand or friend you follow who just posts All. The. Time. One of the most direct ways to do this is by giving more voice to the things you want to see, while removing the stuff you don't want. The quickest way to access this feature is by clicking the three dots ( ) next to "News Feed" at the top of the left rail and selecting "Edit Preferences" from the pop-up screen. Click "Prioritize who to see first," and choose the people, Pages, and brands you want to see more or less of in your News Feed. You can also click "Unfollow people to hide their posts" to mute annoying posters (they won't know they've been muted). This feature is also accessible by clicking the little arrow in the top-right corner of a post and...

9 Block Facebook Mobile Browser Tracking You can't completely opt out of tracking on Facebook, but you can take steps to web surf in private. Opt out via a special third-party site from the  Digital Advertising Alliance . (Disable AdBlocker Plus or other similar software you may be running before you visit that link.) Follow the directions, and make sure to click the box next to Facebook and you can go about your internet business without third-party advertisers getting all up in your bizness.

8 Edit Your Ad Preferences Do you hate-follow any celebrities or personalities on Facebook? A while back, I gave former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin a follow. I was just curious more than anything. But then I noticed that the ads on Facebook feed began to... change. Let's just say, I started getting ads for things I really wasn't all that interested in. Facebook's business is built around providing marketers with detailed information on its users' interests, which Facebook's algorithms insinuate based on—among other things—celebrities and personalities they've actively followed. However, if you "like" something on Facebook that's a little out of your usual media diet, you also have the ability to keep your ad experience in check. To curate your ads, go to  Settings > Ads >  Your Interests. You can delete an interest simply by hitting the X for Remove on the right of each interest. Under the "Advertisers you've intera...

7 Add Some Extra Security It's a good idea to throw in some  additional layers of security  on your Facebook account. No, don't worry that someone will break into your account and start "liking" BuzzFeed articles like crazy. But  do   be concerned that someone could get in and use the information they find to steal your identity and/or send  malware -laden links to friends. Here are three smart things you can do to protect yourself, which you'll find under  Settings > Security and Login : 1)  Enable Two-Factor Authentication . It's a good idea to  implement  2FA  on all your accounts . That means if someone wants to access your account on a new device, they'll also need access to your phone. 2)  Get alerts about unrecognized logins . If somebody logs in to your account from an unrecognized device or browser, Facebook will  let you know . 3)  Designate 3-5 trusted contacts if you get locked out . Truste...

6 Choose a 'Legacy Contact' for After You Croak Everyone on Facebook will die. Eventually. In anticipation of this unavoidable truth, Facebook lets you name  a legacy contact  who will manage your account  after you are gone . Your legacy contact can write a pinned post for your profile, respond to new friend requests (e.g. friends or family who weren't on Facebook at the time of your demise), or update your profile and cover photo (do you really want your final image to be you in your ironic SpongeBob Halloween costume?) They can even download your Facebook data, minus any messages you sent/received. You can also just opt to have your account deleted after you die. Facebook will send an annual reminder to check your legacy contact, unless you turn that option off. Go Settings > General > Manage Account > Edit. Under the Legacy Contact tab, choose one of your Facebook friends to handle your digital affairs. If you're a legacy contact for someone...

5 Find All the Photos Liked by...Anyone Go to Facebook and start typing "photos liked by" in the search box at the top. You'll see the autocomplete fill in a lot of suggestions including "me," "my husband," "my girlfriend," "my friends," etc. Try any combo and you'll get results based on your relationship status, yourself, and who gave a thumbs up to what images. You can take it further though—type in "photos liked by" followed by your friends names, or even celebrities. Add something like "from 2018" or "this month" or "last week" or the like to limit the time frame of the pics. You can even add photos "of [name]" to the query to narrow things further.

4 Download a Copy of All Your Facebooking Want your own personal copy of everything you've ever shared on Facebook? I'm talking, ev-er-y-thing: Every post, every image, every video, every message, and chat conversation (not to mention all the settings you probably  don't even think about )? You can do that! Go to  Settings > General  and click "Download a copy of your Facebook data" at the bottom. Follow the directions from there. This feature lets you take a trip down memory lane, or just save your info should you ever decide to  delete your Facebook account . And of course, it reveals exactly what Facebook has saved about you. You  might be surprised .

3 Save Posts for Later Did you ever want to read a link that a friend shared on Facebook, but didn't have the time at that particular moment? Then, when you finally do have a moment, you either forgot about it, or it has been buried under so much other junk that it's not even worth searching for? We've all been there. That's why you should get acquainted with Facebook's "Save for Later" function. If there's anything you want to save for later, click the ellipsis menu ( ) in the top-right of any post. Then click the  Save Post/Link/Video  from the pull-down; the same method works on mobile versions of Facebook. This will send the link to your Saved folder. "Where's your Saved folder," you ask? Good question! You actually won't see it until you save something for the first time. Then a little red "Saved" ribbon appears in your left-hand favorites bar. Click that to find all your favorite stored stories. Saved Pos...

2 See Who's Snooping In Your Account Want to know if someone is logged into your Facebook account without your permission? First, go to your  Settings page . Under the  Security and Login  folder, you'll see "Where You're Logged In." Here you will find all your active Facebook log-ins from desktop or mobile devices. It will (usually) provide data on the location, browser, and device. If something seems fishy, you have the ability to log out from individual devices (click the   menu > Log Out) or all devices at once (scroll down and click "Log out All Sessions.") This comes in handy if you log in to a friend's computer or on some public laptop, but forget to log out.

1 The Inbox You Didn't Even Know You Had If you've been a Facebook user for a while, then you probably have a folder full of unread messages that you didn't even know you had: the "Message Requests" folder ( formerly, the "Other" folder .) This is where Facebook sends all the messages from people you're not currently friends with. It could be filled with old high school flings reaching out or a bunch of Nigerian spammers, who knows?! Only one way to find out! To review these messages, click the "messages" icon at the top of your home screen (a chat icon with the Messenger lightning icon in the middle). By default, you'll find yourself in the "Recent" tab of your inbox. Directly to the right, you'll find the "Message Requests" tab. After you click this, you may see a link that says "See filtered requests." Click that and then you'll see all sorts of messages from strangers on the intern...

How to private message the person who has blocked you on Facebook Did you know that  its really possible to send the message to the person   who has blocked you  on  Facebook .To your surprise, YES IT IS . With the increased popularity of facebook email id about which I discussed in my previous  article ,Facebook has made this really possible.Either Call it one of the flaws of facebook or the relaxation given to the people who have just got blocked by someone but still want to maintain the conversation with him/her. Facebook never closes any option completely.It always leaves an undisclosed alternative for everything.You just have to find that alternative.Today I am bringing one such brilliant alternative to you. How to Send the Message: For sending the message,all you got to know is the " facebook username"  of the person who has blocked you.Obviously,if the person has blocked you,you won't be able to visit his/her profile.But finding the fac...