Facebook unveils new batch update features

Maybe facebook is the use of summer doldrums , and perhaps a sign that it really is listening to his users .
Anyhow, the social networking giant continues to develop updates to its arsenal of features, this time even announcing a few new ones.
Facebook latest update includes new tools for the Notes, an improved user interface for photos, and access to its reorganization of privacy controls via mobile devices. Also new: a tool that allows you to ask questions to the beta community Facebook.
Many of these changes are a step in the right direction to improve and simplify its most popular tools. Heres what you need to know and what you can expect these updates.
New: facebook Questions qives answers Looking for a new book to read? If you see The Social Network? These are the kinds of questions, Facebook wants to help solve its new tool in beta questions facebook.
Heres how it works: To ask a question to the community(including friends and their friends Facebook Facebook), click on Ask a Question at the top of the homepage. Youll also be able to add photos or survey. After sending the request(or if you decide to answer someones question), it will be public and visible to anyone on the Internet.
Other features include tagging, so the questions are classified and easily searchable, and also a search function that lets you examine the other questions on the topic that interests you. Another cool feature: on button, which will inform you at any time someone submits a new response.
This tool is available only to selected individuals. Facebook announced no questions will be publicly available.
New: privacy, Facebook goes mobile When Facebook announced last inspection privacy in May, only users who have access to their settings from your computer. Facebook change this by announcing that everyone can access and change their Facebook privacy controls any browser-enabled mobile phone.
To do this, visit m.facebook.com / privacy or by visiting the Settings page and click the Change next to the word Privacy Settings. Here you can select who can see the content you post, adjust settings and read the Guide to privacy granular Facebook.
Update: text editor that makes Facebook notes easier to use Facebook Comments there are some use to start discussions were adjacent tool. Edition of the old notes, save for later projects and arrange them as you want has never been easy. Until now.
Last week, Facebook introduced a new text editor. This function has the keys to the text bold, italic or underline, as well as buttons numbered, bulleted lists, and style of indented quotes. Together they must try to get rid of the HTML code.
Facebook also added features marking Facebook Pages. In addition to marking your friends, you can tag the stars, interests, activities and non-profit organizations that are like. Also new: an improved interface with the menu on the left, which displays links to the note, a note about yourself and your projects.
Update: Facebook gets a makeover pictures simple, but far better to change his Facebook Picture function which is on the heels similar changes made recently Google changes the way you view photos.
For this update, Facebook displays only 20 images per page. Browsing thick photo albums required to flip a few pages to see the whole album. Now, navigation is simpler albums.
When viewing the album, the additional thumbnails will automatically fill in as you scroll down the page no more clicking the Next several times to this album, however, you can see up to 200 pictures on one page . Facebook is also the larger thumbnail, making it easier to browse for the image.
Kristin Burnham includes Consumer Technology, SaaS, social networking and Web 2.0 for CIO.com. Follow Kristin on Twitter @kmburnham . Follow all on Twitter CIO.com @CIOonline . E-mail Kristin at kburnham@cio.com.
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