Are you wondering why you did or did not get an e-mail, to your regular inbox, the one you use to e-mail your children every night, regarding your Facebook activity? Let me help!
Please note these reasons are based on standard (and default) settings. For more information and control, please tweak your Facebook settings.
You Received Mail Because ("status" is interchangeable for photo, video, and event)
-Someone mentioned you in a status update. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] tagged you in a post." The e-mail will contain the status update.
-Someone commented on your status update. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] commented on your status:" The e-mail will contain his or her comment.
-Someone commented on his or her status after you liked or commented on the aforementioned status. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] commented on her status:" The e-mail will contain his or her comment.
-Someone commented on a status update you previously liked or commented on. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Person 2] commented on [Person 1]'s status:" The e-mail will contain Person 2's comment.
-Someone wrote on your wall. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] posted something on your Wall and wrote:"
-Someone sent you a message. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] sent you a message." The e-mail will include a link to your Facebook inbox and all or part of the message.
-Someone responded to a message sent by or to you. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] sent a message in reply to a thread." The e-mail will include a link to your Facebook inbox and all or part of the message.
-Someone suggested something--a friend or page to like--to you. The e-mail sent to you says, "[Name] liked(/is friends) with [thing] on Facebook and suggested you like it (friend them) too."
-You were tagged in a photo or video.
-You were invited to an event.
If it involves you, you'll receive an e-mail.
You Won't Receive Mail Because
-Someone "liked" your status update (I think this can be tweaked in your settings).
-Someone posted a status update without mentioning you. (Likewise, no one will receive a message when you do the same.)
-Someone commented on someone else's wall. Someone you know or don't know.
-Someone added a new friend.
-Someone edited his or her profile.
If it's not about you, you won't recieve an e-mail.
About Mentioning People
You can type any name in your status, but if you want to mention someone, you will need to do it formally, the Facebook way. To mention someone, type the "@" sign. A list of names, people you are friends with, will appear in a drop down menu. You can find the name manually, of you can scroll through the list until you find a name.
Previously:
Facebook lessons
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