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What is Facebook Neighborhoods and how does it work?
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(Pocket-lint) – Facebook offers a feature called Neighborhoods, designed as a section of the Facebook app to help people connect with their local community, discover new places nearby and get closer to their neighbours.
Here’s everything you need to know about Facebook Neighborhoods, including where the feature is available, how it works, and what it offers.
What is Facebook Neighborhoods?
Facebook Neighborhoods is described by Facebook as “a one-stop destination for building and strengthening local communities on Facebook.”
This is a dedicated space within the Facebook app that allows users to connect with their neighbours, get involved in their local communities, and find new places and recommendations within their communities. .
The idea is to support local businesses, while giving people the opportunity to share tips in local groups and meet neighbors with common interests.
How does Facebook Neighborhoods work?
Facebook Neighborhoods is a specific section of the Facebook application. This is an “opt-in” experience, meaning you can opt-in or opt-out if it’s offered in your area.
You must create a Neighborhood profile separate from your Facebook profile, but your Neighborhood profile includes your name, profile photo, and cover photo of your Facebook profile. It also shows your neighborhood, which you need to confirm when you register. You’ll also have the option to join nearby neighborhoods to see your neighbors’ posts.
You must be over 18 to join Facebook Neighborhoods.
During setup, you can add points of interest, your favorite places and a biography if you wish, to help people in your neighborhood get to know you better.
What are the features of Facebook Neighborhoods?
Facebook Neighborhoods offers a number of features.
Neighborhood Directory
The Neighborhood Directory is where you will find information about other neighbors in your neighborhood. Their biographies, favorite places and interests will appear here, as will yours in your profile if you’ve chosen to include them.
You can also write a post to introduce yourself, participate in discussions about posts from other neighbors, and answer questions in the dedicated neighborhood questions feed.
Create neighborhood groups
Facebook Neighborhoods lets you create neighborhood groups based on your interests, such as a group of basketball fans to talk about the latest game, or a group of bird watchers to chat about birds in the region.
It’s also possible for Facebook group admins to add their group to Neighborhoods, making it easier for people living nearby to find it.
A group created in Neighborhoods can be private, open, visible or hidden. If private, only group members who have joined the neighborhood will see messages. If the group is open, everyone in the neighborhood or nearby neighborhoods (if selected) can see the group members and messages.
For visible groups, anyone in the vicinity can search and find the group. If the group is hidden, only members can find it.
Recommendations
Facebook Neighborhoods’ recommendation feature is designed to make it easy to find advice on the best coffee shop in a neighborhood, or the best locksmith or plumber, for example.
This feature allows neighbors and the local community to make suggestions.
Neighbor preference surveys
As an extension of Neighborhoods’ “Recommendations” feature, there is also a “Neighborhoods Favorite Polls” poll that allows neighbors to vote for their favorite places and businesses in a neighborhood, such as restaurants and parks.
Neighborhood guidelines
The Neighborhoods guidelines are designed to ensure neighbor interactions remain friendly, inclusive, and relevant.
Neighborhoods moderators rely on Neighborhoods guidelines to review posts and comments in the Neighborhoods feed. Facebook says that if a post or comment goes against established guidelines, moderators can take action by hiding the post, which is then reviewed by Facebook community operators.
If the post violates Facebook Community Standards, Facebook says it will be removed from Neighborhoods.
What should I know about Facebook Neighborhoods and privacy?
Once you join Facebook Neighborhoods, you can choose to join just your own neighborhood or nearby neighborhoods.
When you join your own neighborhood or a nearby neighborhood, neighbors in those neighborhoods can see your posts, your neighborhood profile (including your Facebook profile picture, cover photo, and name), and your neighborhood.
If you block someone on Facebook or in Neighborhoods, that person won’t be notified. Facebook also clarifies that when someone you’ve blocked is logged into Facebook, they won’t be able to find you in the neighborhood directory.
It should be mentioned that Facebook clarifies that: “Your activity and information in Neighborhoods may be used to personalize your experience on Facebook products, including the advertisements you may see. This means that your activity on Facebook may influence what you see in Neighborhoods, and that your activity in Neighborhoods may influence what you see elsewhere on Facebook Products.”
You can read more about Facebook’s data policy here.
Where is Facebook Neighborhoods available?
Facebook Neighborhoods is currently available in Canada and a few US cities, including Charlotte (North Carolina), San Diego (California), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), and Newark (New Jersey).
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Written by Britta O’Boyle. Edited by Luke Baker.