Jun 6, 2013

Facebook : Getting a Link for Wall Posts.

So you wish to get a link, a unique link to a post. If the link is clicked/selected, the individual is directly taken to that post, be it a wall/group/feed post. How will you do that?
No offence to Mark Zuck, and the others at the Facebook HQ, but guys please don't go about making changes to the user interface every now and then, because its the basic functionality that takes the beating when new features are added.
A basic functionality like this one. 

If you select the name of the individual who has posted the wall post, for example:


You will be directed to the page of the individual, rather than getting a link to that post:


So the other day, I sat there with my head all heated up, wondering that how on earth, am I supposed to get a link to that post. When I found the way though, I laughed my ass off. The way to get the link is so silly, that it could even put a Facebook fanboy to shame.

Simply click the 'Date/Time' mentioned below the post:


And voila, you are taken to a new tab, with a unique link to that post:


Now it is silly, isn't it ? That if you select the 'Date/Time' of the post, you will be taken to a page with the unique link? Not to mention the time you spent trying to figure this out. Not expected from a website like Facebook. But never mind, just keep your fingers crossed, cause you never know, they might change this functionality in the next couple of days.

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