7 tips to search on Facebook

Facebook is not just a News Feed with all the information that makes you flooded, not to mention a lot of features that you never use, or even unknown. But this social network is also said to contain a lot of information, so knowing how to search on Facebook will help you a lot.

Here are 7 tips to find information on Facebook for you to effectively use the world's largest social network.

Basic search box

At the most basic level, you only need to type the keyword in the search box as the list of results will appear. Results are automatically categorized, the order that appears depends on the content you find. For example, if looking for Hanoi, the stores near the house will appear first, if you find Phuong Linh, the people named Facebook will appear first.

Scrolling down will be different types of results like posts, groups, pages, images .

Use Facebook filters

On the left side of the screen you will see a filter to limit the results, including:

1. Post from: See results are posts from a certain person / group. You can select Choose a source to manually enter.
2. Post type: Consists of 2 choices: All posts and Posts you have viewed.
3. Post in group: View results from all your groups, groups or a specific group.
4. Place marked: You will see a selection anywhere, places posted on your Profile or an optional location.
5. Date posted: Choose an arbitrary year or date.

Find what friends like

Are you curious what friends you like, which books to read . If they liked something, you could easily find it on Facebook more quickly than go through their Profile.

You just need to type Friends who have liked [A] and type Enter. For example Friends who have liked Soccer, the results will show the people in the friends list who like football. Facebook is also smart and knows how to get similar results.

The result is incomplete, click See All to see it all.

Find photos or videos that your friends like

You can easily find photos that are liked by a friend of your own, useful when looking for photos from certain events or parties your friends have joined.

To find it, type Photos / liked videos by [name] and press Enter. Even if 2 people confirm the relationship on Facebook, just type Photos liked by my girlfriend or Photos liked by my brother will also result.

Are you curious what your girlfriend likes on Facebook?

Find photos and videos of an event over a period of time

Example search Photos of Son Tung in Wave The last week Green will show the image of this singer at that event. Similar to the Photos of Hanoi in July.

Find places to sell food near you

If you're hungry and need to find food that you're not familiar with, then Facebook can help. Just type [Food Type] nearby, you will see a list of nearby shops nearby. If necessary, replace 'nearby' with the name of a city you are going to travel to find a good restaurant.

Many stores also have reviews on Facebook so you can rely on it to see how other users rate it.

Find jobs on Facebook

There are many recruitment sites that help you find jobs easily and professionally like LinkedIn. But if you want to try another tool, Facebook can also be an option. To find work, you type Jobs hiring nearby or Jobs hiring in [location] in the search box. For each result, you can click to view job details.

You can even apply directly on Facebook by clicking on Apply and filling in the required information from the employer.

Find stuff to buy

Facebook of course cannot compete with Amazon, but the Marketplace is also growing fast and is a place to buy and sell many items. Determining where to buy on Facebook is easier than using eBay. Here you can find everything from new iPhones to old cars .

An online market with many types of goods

To search on Marketplace, first click on this item on the left, then enter the product you need and type Enter. Then use the information about the product type, location, price to filter the product.

Facebook's search feature doesn't beat Google Search, but there are many things on Facebook that don't show up when you search with Google. So think of Facebook when there are things Google can't help you with.

See more:

1. Instructions for searching with Facebook Graph Search
2. Find anything on Facebook Timeline with the following 5 tools
3. How to find old posts on Android Android, iPhone