tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84777221898179270912025-04-14T11:43:36.115-07:00LinksPro12http://www.blogger.com/profile/10226065337538184284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477722189817927091.post-45897476115575339312010-08-26T13:31:00.000-07:002010-08-26T13:31:29.963-07:00<h1>20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know</h1><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <div class="post-meta"> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> By <strong> Kay @ http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-facebook-tipstricks-you-might-not-know/ </strong> | <strong> <span class="cat"> <a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/category/how-to/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in How-To Guides">How-To Guides</a> </span> </strong> <span class="edit"> </span><br /> <!--INFOLINKS_ON--> </div><!-- --> <script> </script> <div id="SMBadge_Container"> <div id="SMBadge_Box"> <div class="" id="SMBadges"> <div class="SMVote" onclick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/hkc/single/float/facebook');"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hongkiat.com%2Fblog%2F20-facebook-tipstricks-you-might-not-know%2F&amp;t=20%20Facebook%20Tips%2FTricks%20You%20Might%20Not%20Know&amp;src=sp" name="fb_share" style="text-decoration: none;" type="box_count"><span class="fb_share_size_Small fb_share_count_wrapper"><span></span><span class="fb_share_count_nub_top "></span><span class="fb_share_count fb_share_count_top"><span class="fb_share_count_inner"></span></span></span></a><!--INFOLINKS_ON--> </div></div></div></div><br /> <div> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--><br /> <img alt="facebook tips &amp; tricks" ev_id="25" meebodelegateid="55" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/facebook-tips-tricks.png" style="-moz-user-select: none;" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" /><br /> If you surf Facebook on daily basis or occasionally, chances are you’re already familiar with regular stuffs like add/delete friends, update statuses, walls and profile, add and explore pages &amp; applications, etc, but there’s more..<br /> This week we want to cover some interesting things you can do on (or with) Facebook; inclusive of tricks that are not documented or unknown to many, as well as tips to stay connected better with your friends. Without further ado, here’s <strong>20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know</strong>. 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Proceed to <strong>More</strong> tab. From "<strong>Choose an option</strong>" dropdown, choose any of the dashes "<strong>—</strong>" . Your Facebook friends collage is right on your computer screen.<br /> <a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/create-photo-collagegrid-view-of-your-facebook-friends/"><img alt="photo collage 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="32" height="389" meebodelegateid="57" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/photo_collage.jpg" style="-moz-user-select: none;" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" width="500" /></a><br /> </li> <li> <h4>How to Know When Facebook Friends Secretly Delete or Block You</h4><em><strong>This service has been discontinued.</strong></em> <a href="http://findxfriends.com/">X-Friends</a> is a unique tool for tracking friends that disappear from Facebook.<br /> <a href="http://findxfriends.com/"><img alt="X friends 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="33" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/X-friends.jpg" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" /></a><br /> </li> <li> <h4>How to Display Selected Pictures Only on your Facebook Profile Page</h4>A little-known feature in Facebook that lets you decide who shows up in that Friends box. Click that "<strong>edit</strong>" pencil in your Friends box and <strong>type the names</strong> of your best friends in the box that says "<strong>Always show these friends</strong>"<br /> <img alt="friend photos 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="34" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/friend_photos.jpg" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" /><br /> </li> <li> <h4>How to Remove Facebook Advertisements</h4>This Greasemonkey script – <a href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/27121">Facebook: Cleaner</a> removes many of the annoying ads and updates that unavoidably appear on your Facebook pages.<br /> <a href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/27121"><img alt="ads 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="35" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/ads.jpg" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" /></a><br /> </li> <li> <h4>How to Syncs Photos of Facebook Friends with Contacts in Microsoft Outlook</h4><a href="http://www.melsam.com/outsync/">OutSync</a> is a free Windows application that syncs photos of your Facebook friends with matching contacts in Microsoft Outlook. It allows you to select which contacts are updated. So you can update all contacts at once or just a few at a time.<br /> <a href="http://www.melsam.com/outsync/"><img alt="outsync 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="36" height="349" meebodelegateid="60" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/outsync.jpg" style="-moz-user-select: none;" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" width="500" /></a><br /> </li> <li> <h4><a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/how-to-display-facebook-statuses-on-wordpress-blog/">How to Display Facebook Statuses on WordPress Blog </a></h4>The following method make use of Facebook status feed and WordPress RSS widget to display Facebook Statuses on WordPress blog.. 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href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/hide-online-status-in-facebook-chat/8503/"><img alt="hide 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="41" meebodelegateid="71" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/hide.jpg" style="-moz-user-select: none;" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" /></a><br /> </li> <li> <h4>How to Get Facebook Updates on Email </h4><a href="http://nutshellmail.com/">NutshellMail</a> consolidates your Facebook accounts through the inbox you use the most.<br /> <a href="http://nutshellmail.com/"><img alt="nutshellmail 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="42" height="340" meebodelegateid="67" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/nutshellmail.jpg" style="-moz-user-select: none;" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" width="500" /></a><br /> </li> <li> <h4>How to Update Facebook Status from Firefox</h4><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8973">FireStatus</a> is a status update utility for 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Might Not Know" ev_id="44" height="291" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/desktop_apps.jpg" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" width="500" /><br /> </li> <li> <h4><a href="http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/04/delete-cancel-and-terminate-facebook-account-and-profile/">How to Delete, Cancel and Terminate Facebook Account and Profile</a></h4>A simple guide to terminate, delete or cancel Facebook account, together with the Facebook profile easily.<br /> <a href="http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/04/delete-cancel-and-terminate-facebook-account-and-profile/"><img alt="terminate 20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" ev_id="45" height="715" meebodelegateid="70" src="http://www.hongki.at/images/facebook_tips/terminate.jpg" style="-moz-user-select: none;" title="20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know" width="500" /></a><br /> </li> </ol><!--INFOLINKS_ON--><br /> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div><br /> Content and images from: <a 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