Started weeks ago, never finished, there may have been changes since. However, this serves as a convenient starting point plus some important caveats.

Mobile Texts (SMS) on Facebook

BASICS & US SHORTCODE

- Mobile Texts should be turned on for

- You can update your status or search for people texting FBOOK (32665). Use either the digits or the characters.

- 32655 is the 5-digit US shortcode for Facebook. All texts sent to and from Facebook will begin with 32665.

- Once set allows pokes, messages, wall posts and friend requests which will be automatically sent to your phone.

- Currently Facebook Mobile works with Cingular, Nextel, Sprint and Verizon.

COSTS of FACEBOOK MOBILE

- Facebook does not charge you, the user, for using Facebook Mobile.

- However, your mobile provider’s standard rates for sending and receiving text messages still apply.

- If you have a plan with unlimited text messages, which I strongly suggest if you plan to use SMS, Facebook Mobile claims that it will not cost you anything- this is true, at least not money. Your privacy is another matter. You must weigh the costs.

WHERE AND HOW TO SET SMS PREFERENCES

Facebook SMS Preferences

From this page you can get set the following:

A] Toggle Text Messages Either On or Off

B] Display:

– Pokes
– Messages

C] Toggle Display by Sent by, either

– Everyone or
– Friends of Friends or
– Only My Friends

D] Comments

– Mobile Uploads or
– All Photos & Notes

E] Whose status updates should go to my phone?

– Option to Select by Name of Friend(s)

F] Whose mobile uploads should go to my phone?

G] What times should texts be sent to my phone?

– Either Anytime or
– Select Time Range

H] Option Not to receive a SMS if logged into site.

I] How many texts should be sent? (Message cap for 24 hour period)

– 5,10,15,
– 20, 25, 50,
– 75, 100 or
– Unlimited

J] Should a confirmation text be sent when I poke, message, or wall post from my phone?

-Toggle
– Yes or
– No

MANAGING PHOTOS or NOTES FROM MOBILE to FACEBOOK

To upload from your cell phone straight to Facebook you optimally should follow these two steps.

A] Add Facebook to your phone book. One entry for Photos and one for Notes.

Facebook Photos
photos@facebook.com

Facebook Notes
notes@facebook.com

B] Send Facebook a photo or a note via mobile.

Pick up your phone and snap a photo, type in a note, or you do both. Once you have added Facebook to address book.

-To add pictures to your album(s).
– Send Photo to: Facebook Photos

- To create a new note via cellphone.
– Send Message to To: Facebook Notes

ACCESSING FACEBOOK VIA PHONE OR PDA that is WAP ENABLED or a phone with a MOBILE BROWSER e.g. Safari on the iPhone.

- Mobile Browsing offers reduced functions, but most communications are active.

– Web Enabled Browser:
– Surf to: http://m.facebook.com

- Phones with WAP Support:

– Surf to http://www.facebook.com/wap.php

Example of options using WAP access.

A] Home
News Feed, pokes, messages, status updates, Other.

B] Profile
Look up profile information.

C] Friends
Gives Status update and last time updated. Option to Message or Poke.

D] Inbox
Standard Facebook Inbox

E] Photos
Check out the latest photos from friends.

QUICK FACEBOOK SMS COMMANDS

Get profile infoinfo john smith

Update status @ Your Message Here

Get cell cell john smith

Message msg john smith whats up?

Poke! poke john smith

Fire fire john smith

Wall post wall john smith happy bday

Add a friend add john smith

Write a note note this is a mobile note

Set Status I am Whatever your are doing.

Check Status stat to a friends message.

Turning off notices from cell phone.

text “on” or “off” to FBOOK (32665)

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS

Privacy Settings: http://www.facebook.com/privacy.php?view=network

FINAL WORD OF CAUTION

Most Facebook applications are made by 3rd party developers, in particular for the enterprise, these applications may not have gone through complete “information hygiene” processes. Be careful what you install- no matter how fun it seems. If you must install it- limit the access to your information.

TERMS USED or to EXPLORE

WAP: Acronym for Wireless Application Protocol. WAP is a widely used set of protocols that standardize the manner in which wireless devices, such as cell phones and some PDAs, are able to access parts of the Internet, such as e-mail and the Web.

SMS: Acronym for Short Messaging Service. Short Messaging Service is a protocol which allows text messaging via mobile phones.

PROTOCOL: The ‘language’ spoken between computers or devices to help them exchange information. To get more technical this is a formal description of message formats and the rules computers and/or devices must follow in order to exchange those messages. The rules make it possible the exchange of messages between users on the Internet or any network.

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