Chapter 5. Search Me

We've learned how to obtain all sorts of information about Graph Objects whose Graph URLs we already know. But what about finding those URLs in the first place?

This chapter's all about searching. We'll learn how to filter all of these by certain search terms:

  • Pages, Events, and Groups
  • User names
  • Posts (both in the public feed and those from our friends)

So let's get on with it...

Using the website's Search box

The quote on Facebook's front page states, Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.

To do that, Facebook needs to help you find the people in your life – without having to memorize their profile page URLs or wait for them to pop up in your news feed. That's what the Search box at the top of every page ...

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