Facebook celebrated February 4th as Friends Day and it has introduced a way to show gratitude to your friends and family with a personalized Friends Awards and videos. You will now see a message from Facebook at the top of News Feed along with a small video.
Once the video ends, you can create and share your own Friends Awards pre-made or by creating your own from a template, like “Bestie,” “Great Listener” and “Knows How to Make Me Laugh.” To crank it up a notch, Facebook is offering three unique Camera filters for people to share. It is also celebrating Friends Day with a series of short films that highlight five remarkable friendships from around the world.
This is a really interesting feature and helps to connect friends in a much better way. In a post, Facebook said:
From the beginning, Facebook has been about connecting with your friends, which is why we’re inspired to see more than 750 million new friendships formed on Facebook each day. We hope everyone will take time this weekend to show a little gratitude.