Facebook update

The next time you post a Facebook
status update from your iPhone,
you'll be able to add an icon
showing what you're feeling,
reading, watching, or eating — a la
vintage MySpace.

The emoticons come as part of an
update Facebook rolled out Tuesday for its iOS app that also brings new privacy and messaging options.

The social network initially introduced status update icons back in April to the Web version of Facebook.
The new option essentially lets you add a mood and emoticon as a
complement to your post. You can
specify how you're feeling, what
you're watching, reading, listening
to, drinking, eating, or playing. For
instance, instead of just posting that you can't wait for the weekend, you can now attribute an emotion to the status update, specifying that you're
feeling happy or excited about it. The new icons are accessible from
the status update composer. Simply press "status" like you normally would and you'll see a smiley face, which brings up a menu that asks
"What are you doing?"

Meanwhile, the latest version of
Facebook for iOS (6.2 ) also lets you start a new conversation with photos you receive in messages. If
someone sends you an image, you
can now press the arrow icon on
the lower left side of the screen
and either save it to your camera
roll, or send it to someone else in a new Facebook message.
Beyond that, the update also brings a new privacy option, letting you easily change who can see something you have shared. You can specify whether you want to share your update with all of
Facebook, just friends, make it
private so only you can see it, or
select specific friend lists or groups.

Meanwhile, Facebook is gearing up
for even more changes. The social-
networking giant will take the
stage on June 20 to announce "a
new product" at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Stay tuned to
PCMag for all the details.