And now, thanks to a bit of extra code, we can tag our friends using any words at all! It won't be something you'll do every day, but once in a while, just for fun - why not?
Here are the basic steps:
- Copy and past this code into your status update or comment - @@[0:[NUMBER-ID:0:TEXT]]
- Find the Numerical ID for the person you want to tag. For some friends it will be at the end of the url on their profile page - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000496127817 Copy that number.
- If your friend has a custom url, like me, with a username at the end instead of a number - www.facebook.com/anna.hagen - all you have to do is replace the 'www' with 'graph' - graph.facebook.com/anna.hagen - When you load that page, the id number will be at the top. Copy that number.
- Paste the User ID into the code - replace the part that says 'NUMBER-ID' - @@[0:[100000496127817:0:TEXT]]
- Decide how you want to tag your friend. Replace the word 'TEXT' with the words you want to use. For instance, this is for my husband - @@[0:[100000496127817:0:my favorite husband ever]]
- Compose your message around the code - Sitting here watching TV with @@[0:[100000496127817:0:my favorite husband ever]]. Aren't we exciting?
- Post your status update!
Have fun with it!
For better directions with pictures, check out this post. It says it's a post for tagging photos, but they really mean status updates and comments. I'm not sure if it's possible to do this with photos or not. I know you can tag anyone/anything in photos using whatever words you want, but I don't know if it's possible to make them links. Anybody know?
