
In Word or Excel for web, you can use mentions to assign a task to another. They include Austin Mahone, Ed Sheeran, Whoopi Goldberg and singer Mariah Carey, who commented: “ always had a very special relationship with my fans, and Facebook has helped me maintain and build on that connection. Using Mentions has brought me even closer to my fans and people around the world.”Īdded Cat Schwartz, founder of DGTL Advisors, a social media advisory firm that works with John Stamos and the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh: “Mentions is awesome because it’s a simple, mobile experience and is designed specifically to make it even easier for public figures to post, interact with fans and start live chats on the fly. Clicking the link brings them into the document and into the conversation. Mentions also comes with a tab just for live Q&As and a section where users can post updates and share photos and videos.įacebook has been working with a number of high-profile users to test the new app before its Thursday launch. PHOTOS THR’s Sports Issue: Exclusive Portraits of Vin Scully, Ronda Rousey, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar They include a tab for trending topics that allows influencers to join in the conversation and a mentions tab where Facebook surfaces all posts that mention or tag the user’s name. Mentions shares many features with the standard Facebook app, including the news feed, but also incorporates features designed around “improving conversation discovery and interactions,” Swope tells THR.
