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The “Other” Inbox in Facebook

How many of you realize that you have more than 1 place where your messages sit in your Facebook? Well, at least I didn’t realize it until recently. Although I sent out few messages to other people, not my friends, and there is an option if I want to pay Facebook small amount of money to make my message sits in the other person’s Inbox rather than “Other” mailbox.

Facebook Message Other Mailbox

(if you read actually Facebook read the other party gender too)

I don’t think there is a need to pay your message, however I think the purpose behind it is for brand page. It’s another way Facebook to monetize their social site.

So, when we choose “Just send this message to his/her Other folder”, where will it go? If you go to your Message, on your top left corner under “Facebook” logo there are 2 links, Inbox and Other. Click on that Other link.

Other mailbox 

You’ll be able to set your mailbox behaviour by clicking “Edit Preferences”

Other Mailbox option

I leave it to “Basic Filtering” because I’m the point of contact for some groups so there are possibilities for other people who are not my friend to contact me.  To make myself more reachable, Basic Filtering should do.

Other Preference Panel

So, don’t forget to check your Other mailbox, who knows there are some opportunities knocking at your door! 🙂

 

Sending SMS from GMail

Although it’s not operated in some countries (yet?) I can find Indonesia is one of the supported countries.

gmail sms

How to do it:

1. Type the mobile number in the box

Starting SMS from GMail

 

2. If it’s not saved yet into your contacts, then the following screen will pop up asking you to save the contacts

Saving contacts

 

3. Type the message like usual in the chat box

SMS Chat box

 

Please note that Google gives us 50 per day. Every time we send out, it will decrease by one. Every time we receive a reply, it will increase by one. By the end of the day it will be reseted to default max credit 50.

Find out more from the original source: http://goo.gl/bFKVV

 

After experiment it, I can send SMS to my number and receive it successfully. However, when I tried to reply from my mobile phone it didn’t work. :/