Facebook Lets You Tag Nonfriends In Comments (UPDATED)

Now you can embellish Facebook comments with linked tags to people who aren't your friends.

Now you can embellish Facebook comments with linked tags to people who aren’t your friends.

A new post on the Facebook + Journalists page clarifies how this works:

Heads up to those using subscribe on your profiles: Now you as the owner of a post can tag non-friends in the comments thread of your public posts, which will make dialogue easier. When you tag the user, they will be notified that you responded to their comment.

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