Now that Facebook has finally released its deeply-awaited features for its new app, “Facebook Moments,” the social media site users can transfer their photo content to Google Calendar. If you own both a Facebook and Google account on your phone, “Now Cards” will show up on your Timeline feed as a shortcut to content available on Google Calendar. Already in the works is integration of Google Photos functionality with Facebook. This update allows users to upload videos directly onto their Timeline, too! In addition, Google is making minor tweaks to its own Android app.
Benefits to managing posts on web calendars
This can be beneficial for event coordinators who want to share their events on social media. It is also helpful for organizations like schools or governments who want many people updating events on the same calendar. Facebook previously only allowed publishing posts on its website so it was difficult to communicate and share updates with people outside of the site. This will allow an organisation to gather information from all the different sources its people use.In addition, users will be prompted to tell of their location when they post an event on a web calendar so that others in an organisation can see who is nearby and / or interested in an on-going event.Clutter-free folder- This new feature improves the interaction between Facebook users and those events. Previously, when visiting a person’s Timeline, you would want news related to a specific type of thing they
How to get started with the new function
Many users have been asking for new and more streamlined ways to share photos on Facebook. Now, after months of testing, Facebook rolled out the option of adding blog posts directly onto Google Calendar. To get started, open your Google calendar and click “Share.” On the leftmost side of this drop-down menu, type “Facebook” and select the calendar that you’d like to add your posts to. You should see a small banner within a few seconds letting you know it’s working. Click add Facebook Calendar (optional) if you want it to show up in your calendar. When it gets there, navigate over and click on the link for taking back control of your data. After selecting that option, an extra checkbox will appear within the “getting started” section of your information horizon asking you if you’d like to share photos from within a news feed, sharing past posts, or both. You can select these options or ignore them.
Tool tutorial
A tool tutorial to help people easily create and manage their images on Google Calendar. Facebook recently launched a new social platform called ‘Publish’ that is aimed at publishing their users photos and videos in places other than on the site or Instagram. Currently, access to Facebook-published media (images, videos, etc) can only be seen on Facebook or through an Instagram web browser app. However, Facebook has just come out with a tutorial for how content created through the ‘Publish’ feature can also be managed and syndicated across other platforms using Google Calendar. In order for users to access the new ‘Publish’ feature, a ‘@drafts.co’ email account (generated by the Publish tool) with a Facebook email address has to be sent to them which will generate a card in Google Calendar on their default email account of Facebook. Their default calendar should already include @public [Facebook-registered] Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn accounts unless they’ve specified another one in their configuration settings.
Usage scenarios with photos and videos in your Facebook posts
Facebook now allows users to publish and manage photos in one of your posts on a Google Calendar. This is a good way to leverage the reach that your Facebook page has by sharing your event with an audience that already had interest in it. However, this could also provide a lot of opportunities to individuals who are not familiar with you or your brand. Log in with your Facebook account, click the + icon and select ‘Add Photos’ from the drop-down menu. A carousel of photos will populate under post text; choose the appropriate one for your event and hit submit.
Create a Google Calendar for your future events on this page by clicking on the blue “+new inquiry” button at the bottom of the Edit Post page. Next, enter its ongoing details on this page such as day, time and place that users can opt
Conclusion
The Facebook app for Google Calendar was implemented to give users the best of both worlds. Users can now upload photos from their phone, set a time for when their images will be available on Facebook, and publish the pictures to the Google Calendar. This has made the Facebook app more functional and efficient. References