The Facebook Graph Search AMA on Reddit

Facebook Graph Search is still in beta opt-in and the engineer (pointy-haired engineering director for Facebook's search team, AMA) did a Reddit AMA (Ask me anything). The AMA section on Reddit allows people to post am IAMA ( I am A) and other users can ask that person questions related to their AMA. This weeks popular AMA was done by Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen - director of Facebook Graph Search. In the AMA Lars answers questions like 'Why he joined Facebook after leaving Google', is there free coffee at the office, did Mark Zuckerberg take him on the famous long walk and a few questions about the technical aspects of Facebook Graph Search. He speaks about the structure of Facebook Graph search and although the product is still young, it will get rolled out to all users once it's matured enough.

Here are some of the questions and answers about Facebook Graph Search



 



 



 

ELI5 - explain like I'm 5 - you can read the complete AMA on Reddit here. Link to Lars Facebook Profile here. 

Facebook Graph Search Waiting List Join Right Now

Facebook Graph Search has been released to a limited audience, and if you want to try it out - you would need to join the waiting list. This is if Facebook Graph Search Has not yet reached your Facebook profile. Graph Search on Facebook is a supercharged way of looking for people, places and things. You can search for just about anything and anybody - although it might be more a Facebook kind of thing. The search has more to do with Facebook and people, unlike Google search where you search the entire web. With Facebook Graph Search you do get queries answered with web results, but these results are powered by Bing.

To get Facebook Graph Search you would need to join the waiting list as it is still in beta and being slowly rolled out to audiences across the globe. Graph Search itself is very fast and accurate and will definitely allow you to explore more on Facebook. There are parts of Facebook that have been left undiscovered, with Graph Search all this is now available. If you are a regular Facebook user then this is something you must have. Something you cannot do without. So follow the link below and join the waiting list now to be one of the first  to get graph search in your Facebook.

Join the Facebook Graph Search Waiting List Now.

To see Facebook Graph Search in action, please check out the video below.

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Singles of Facebook get ready for Graph Search

Facebook Graph Search is being rolled out to all users, single men and single women can definitely take advantage of this. There are many uses for Facebook Graph Search and one of them is to find single men and women in your area, current city or hometown. If you're single and ready to mingle here are some things you need to do, in order to show up on searches. With Graph Search Facebook has opened up the possibility of finding and meeting new people close to where you live. You can find people with similar interests, people who share the same interest and passions or simply find a date. If you already have Facebook Graph Search you can search for Facebooky Terms like this - single women who live in New York and are interested in men. You can also search for Single men who live in New York who are interested in women. Before Graph Search this was not possible Facebook with Graph Search have opened up the site to become a place where you can find a date, mate and maybe even a life partner. It's all about connecting people they say and here is a social networking site in all it's glory. Search can tend to become creepy but that does not mean you are going to get any results for the same. So if you're single and you want your profile to show up when people search for singles in your area this is what you need to do.

How to find a date, mate or life partner on Facebook
1. Login to Facebook.
2. Below your Timeline click on 'About'.
3. Beside 'Basic Info' click on 'edit'.
4. Beside 'Interested in' choose either 'Men' or 'Women'.
5. Click the globe icon and choose Public. This way it is set to public and people can find you on searches.
6. Beside 'relationship Status' choose 'Single' and use the globe icon to set it as public.
7. Click 'Save' and you're done.

if you do not want to be found on Facebook Graph Searches for these terms, follow the same steps but click on the Glob Icon and choose 'friends' or 'Only Me' or Custom and set your basic info and interested in to be only visible to you. Please leave a comment below with what you think about this.

How to clear your Facebook Timeline and Profile using Facewash

Facebook Graph Search is now slowly being rolled out to all users across Facebook.  Graph Search is Facebook search on steroids. You can search for just about anything and it doesn't have to be restricted to only what your friends' share. With Graph Search users can search for anything under the sun. If you've been sharing those posts and status updates in a moment or rage or anger. You know, those posts you don't want to be made available publicly. It's now time to clean out your Timeline and your posts -- get rid of all those posts that might show you in way that is really not you. especially posts that contain profanity. If you want to do this physically one-by-one. It could be a tedious task - thankfully there is a Facebook app for that.

Facewash is an app that will scan all your Facebook posts and status updates and remove all those posts that contain profanity and language you should not have used. This is something that is recommended before Facebook Graph Search is out in full swing.

 

Facewash: How does it work
1. You will need to go to the app.
2. Allow it access to your Facebook profile. Also check the box when asked 'Access posts in your news feed.'.
3. Click start to begin the cleansing process
4. It will check your status updates, posts, photos, videos, likes and everything else.
5. You will receive message 'Clean' if all is well under each category.
6. If something is flagged based on keywords like 'butt' etc. It will be flagged and brought to your attention.
7. If the posts is something you do not want on your Timeline you can then delete it.
8. Makes things easier and quicker to find and remove.
9. There is also a search bar to find posts you might be looking for.
Click on Logout when you're done.

Give it a twirl and let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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