FB Refresh Changes Facebook Login Background

If you like changing the background on Google you might also like changing it on on another site that you frequently visit; Facebook. While Facebook will probably roll out this feature itself in the next few million years, you can change backgrounds now with FB Refresh, a Chrome extension. The extension lets you change the background to any image hosted online.

Admittedly, Optimus Prime isn’t in this shot but you get how the extension works. This is how your login will look with the extension enabled. To change the background, install the extension and find yourself a wallpaper. Do not download it. Go to the extension’s options and copy and paste the URL of the image you’ve selected.

You can choose a simple pattern image as well and tile it by selecting the Repeat Horizontally or Vertically checkboxes. Each time you make a change in either the link or the tile (repeat) options, you will need to refresh the Facebook login page.

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How To Get The New Facebook News Feed

So, you’ve read about the new look for Facebook’s news feed and want to try it yourself? Here’s how.

The new look is rolling out today to those who request it. Go here to do that, and use the “Try the new look” button:

After you’ve done that, you’ll get a confirmation:

Then it’s waiting time. When you’re in, you’ll see a message in at the top of your feed:

Select the “Give It a Try” button, and you’ll enable it and get a little tour:

 

The last part is nice. If you decide you prefer the old look, you can switch back.

Facebook’s Chris Cox, vice president of product, says there’s no set timeline on how long it will take after someone requests the new look to when they get it — nor any for when it will automatically be rolled out for everyone.

He stressed that Facebook wanted to be very cautious about introducing such a big home page change to users, and that’s also why there’s the “switch to Old Design” option, for those who might feel they need to escape back into the more familiar, if they feel overwhelmed.

But eventually, everyone will get the new look, regardless of whether they requested it — and eventually, the switch back option will disappear, as Facebook would find it too hard to support both, he said.

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FaceWash App Scrubs Away Your Dirty Facebook History

FaceWash App Scrubs Away Your Dirty Facebook History:

Everyday we see tonnes of things that annoy us about Facebook, like photos of our friends’ ugly babies, chavvy status updates DAT SOUND LYK DIS and of course lots of over-sharing about illnesses, arguments and fertility issues. Really swear words are the least of our worries – in fact they make mundane updates just a tad bit more interesting – but if you’re offended by profanities.

 While you can go ahead and try to clean everything up manually, it may be a bothersome and long winded process and the chance that you miss data is ever present.

Facewash is a new service that is scans your Facebook profile for you. Profile in this regard not only means what you have uploaded or published on the profile but also what others may have added to it via comments for instance.

The first thing you need to do to get started is to authorize the app to access data of your Facebook account including your stream but also personal information. Once done you are redirected to a website where you can start the scan of your profile. The app by default scans the following areas:

• Comments posted on your wall
• Comments on photos you are tagged in
• Photos that you have posted
• Links that you have liked
• Photos that you have liked
• Status updates you have posted
• Pages that you are a fan of

The application uses its own word list to scan the various areas on Facebook. The developers do not reveal what the word list includes but mention that it “spans a broad spectrum of ‘dirtiness’ from sex to drugs to curse words and more”.

If English is not the main language that you communicate in on Facebook you may want to use the second option the app makes available. You can enter your own list of words that you want to scan your profile for. To do so enter a list of comma separated words and phrases and click on the start button afterwards.

The scan may take a couple of minutes either way depending much on your and your friend’s activity on Facebook. If you post once every year you are probably done in a couple of seconds, if you are a daily poster with lots of friends who do that too, you may wait more than a couple of minutes for the results to be displayed to you

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Disabling Activity Posts from Facebook Apps [Quicktip]

Facebook activity feed or the ‘Facebook Wall’ is where you find updates of your friends’ activities. It is also where almost every marketing approach is most effective, due to the viral feature it offers. Any application you use on Facebook will try to access your Facebook Wall via posted activity updates, so it can receive more exposure towards a larger audience.

It may not matter much to you what updates are posted on your wall, but not everyone likes their Facebook Wall to be flooded with unrelated content. And sometimes, you yourself may also want to hide certain activities you do with Facebook Apps for one reason or another.

Facebook has evolved to be a lot more flexible than it was before, and there is actually a way to hide or disable activity posts and updates from your Facebook Apps. In this tutorial, we will show you how.

Apps Option

Firstly, log in to your Facebook account and head over to the Apps Option page where you will be able to control your Apps updates.

1. When you are already logged in, click on the arrow tab on the top right corner of your Facebok account, and go to ‘Account Settings’.
   
   
   
   
   
2.  In the Account Settings page, click on the left menu that says ‘Apps’.
   
   
   

Disable Activity Posts

Now that you are in the App Settings page, you should be able to see a list of Apps already associated with your account via previous agreements you had agreed to whenever you start using an app on Facebook, or when you allow any third-party application to access your Facebook data.

1. Click on the ‘Edit’ link next to any particular App to make the changes you want to make.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   After clicking on the Edit link, the app’s column will expand to show some information of what the App can do to your Facebook account, the type of access it has and how it can post to your Facebook Wall.
   
   
2. Look for ‘App Activity Privacy’, and change ‘Who can see posts and activity from this app on Facebook?’.
   
   
   
   
   
   You can change the visibility of the posts and activities from this app, expanding it to the public or limiting it to friends, family, or just yourself. If you want to totally hide the posts, simply select ‘Only Me’ so the activities and posts will not be visible to anyone else on Facebook.
   Any changes you make on this page will reflect on your account automatically and immediately.
   

Conclusion

There will be a number of apps that you may have not used for quite some time. These apps will have access to information on your account and therefore it is best that you remove the app from your account. This can be done from the same page too. Otherwise, you can simply control who can see any activity updates from any particular app associated with your account.

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Receive Facebook Notifications Outside Facebook Window

     Receive Facebook Notifications Outside Facebook Window

How many of you spend your leisure time browsing through Facebook, and  waiting for notifications or messages from friends? I know many, if not most, of you people might. Facebook indeed is a great tool to stay in touch, and many people, like me, log on solely to communicate with their friends. But who has the time to wait on the Facebook site for their friends to appear, or to check their Facebook periodically? Using MyStatusBar, you can now get Facebook notifications outside the Facebook site, leaving you free to browse through the internet and do your work.

MyStatusBar

MyStatusBar is a browser extension available for Chrome and Firefox, since those are the two most popular web browsers. It's a useful little tool that will give you real-time information about your Facebook updates, so you will see new messages or notifications as soon as you receive them.

Install MyStatusBar

Go to the MyStatusBar Download page on Chrome Web Store, and then click on the Add To Chrome Button on the top-right. Your download will initiate in a few seconds, and the installation will be started automatically. Your browser might need to restart for the changes to take effect.

Once installed, you will be redirected, and will see a bar at the bottom of your browser. Click on the Login to Facebook button as shown.

Now, a window will open which will ask confirmation for logging into Facebook. Next, you will see a list of permissions that MyStatusBar seeks in order to function. Click on Allow, and you're all set!

Now, you'll see a bar at the bottom of your browser. This will show all your messages, friend requests, and notifications, just like you see them on your Facebook header. And no matter what website you're on, this bar will always be there at your convenience.

You can also see a a mini feed from your latest news feed, and you can scroll up and down to see what your friends are up to. There's also a search bar where you can search Facebook without even opening the website! Annoyingly though, there's an ad spot too, which takes up space where something useful could've been. There's a 'x' (close) button that will let you minimize the bar, which is handy if you want the full space of the website you're working on.

HELP FOR INSTALLATION

(Firefox version)

(Chrome version)

All-in-all though, it's quite a useful utility. It's one for the Facebook fanatics out there who don't want to keep their eyes off the notifications bar for long! For them, staying on Facebook just got easier. Enjoy and share :)

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Paste blank Status on Facebook

Ok guys, here im gonna show you how to publish single line or multiple line blank status on facebook. You can also use this method in facebook comments. So let me show you how.

   For single line Blank Status

• Copy below codes into your status

@[0:0: ]

• Note:- the text is like @[0:0:space]
• Dont write space where i have writen space rather press spacebar.

 For MultiLine Blank Status :

• Paste as shown below in your staus.

@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]
@[0:0: ]

• Note there is space after 0:

  Another method

• Paste below codes into facebook startus

@[2:2: ]

• Done ! subscribe below for such great posts.

This way you Paste blank Status on Facebook.
Hope you like it subscribe below for such more tricks and feel free to leave comments.

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New facebook chat trick

Facebook has recently made changes to its chat features. Now we can use profile images in chat. You can even type anything in colour using a simple trick. Below are codes of A-Z and guide on how to use them in chat.

       1. How to use facebook profile images in chat ?

• To use profile images in chat Enter this ==> [[username]]
• In place of username enter username of person whose image you want to show in chat. 
• If u will enter facemoi.new this will show image of my page. 

       2. Codes of A-Z for Facebook chat.

• Below are codes of A-Z which you can use in facebook chat. You can create your on words with this codes. I will demonstrate how to do that .

[[107015582669715]]  = A

[[116067591741123]]  = B

[[115602405121532]]  = C

[[112542438763744]]  = D

[[115430438474268]]  = E

[[109225112442557]]  = F

[[111532845537326]]  = G

[[111356865552629]]  = H

[[109294689102123]]  = I

[[126362660720793]]  = J

[[116651741681944]]  = K

[[115807951764667]]  = L

[[106596672714242]]  = M

[[108634132504932]]  = N

[[116564658357124]]  = O

[[111669128857397]]  = P

[[107061805996548]]  = Q

[[106699962703083]]  = R

[[115927268419031]]  = S

[[112669162092780]]  = T

[[108983579135532]]  = U

[[107023745999320]]  = V

[[106678406038354]]  = W

[[116740548336581]]  = X

[[112416755444217]]  = Y

[[165724910215]]        = Z

       
      3. How to use this codes ?

• First think wat word you want to create then pick up codes of that alphabate from above codes
• Let us create hi . So pick up codes of H and I .
• After that enter this in chat box  [[111356865552629]]  [[109294689102123]] 
• Make sure there is space in between any two codes or else it will not work.

     

      4. Some Cool Facebook tricks.

• Below are two codes to show Happy New year you can use any one of them

[[124641767652266]] [[124642810985495]] [[124643044318805]] [[124643044318805]] [[124643487652094]] [[124642300985546]] [[124644090985367]] [[124644404318669]] [[124644567651986]] [[124642300985546]] [[124643487652094]] [[124644404318669]] [[124642810985495]] [[124645367651906]] [[124642300985546]] [[124645977651845]] [[124646247651818]] [[124646574318452]] [[124645977651845]] [[124642300985546]]

• This way you can create your own words  .
• Hope you like it subscribe below for such more tricks and feel free to leave comments.

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Social Fixer for facebook

Social Fixer for facebook

"Social Fixer for Facebook" (formerly known as Better Facebook) is a free browser extension that improves the Facebook site by eliminating annoyances and adding lots of great enhancements and functionality. It runs in most browsers and installs in just a minute.

Download and Install

Click on your browser below to install. Current Version: 6.741 - Release Notes

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Apple Safari

Opera11

Grease-monkey

Internet Explorer

Then just go to Facebook!

Features

Tabbed News Feeds

Bring tabs to your news feed! Posts can be moved to tabs to group and classify them for easier reading. Leave the posts that you're most interested in on the Home tab, and move others to a tab to read later.

Themes (aka Skins)

(Click to enlarge)

Themes let you customize your Facebook experience by changing the colors, layout, styles, and images used. Tired of the boring blue and white Facebook? Personalize it!

Advanced Feed Filters

Feed Filters give you full control over what stories you want to see or hide. It also lets you define rules to move stories to separate tabs so they are logically grouped how you want them to be. Gone are the days of simple Facebook Feed Filters, which only let you choose to hide stories by type. Now you can specify such specific rules as hiding one type of story, only if posted by a few specified users, and only if they contain a key word (for example). That's power!

Hide Posts You've Already Read

If you have many friends, your feed can be fast-moving and overwhelming. Each time you visit, you have to scan your feed to see which stories are new and which ones you've already read. Social Fixer gives you the ability to mark posts as "read" - either individually or everything on the page - and they will be hidden next time you visit! Only new stories will be shown by default. But with the next feature, it gets even better...

Enlarge Thumbnails On Hover

When you hover over thumbnail images anywhere in Facebook (even thumbnail profile pictures by posts!) Social Fixer will automatically enlarge the picture and show it to you in the upper corner. This way you don't have to click on each image to view the full picture.

Highlight New Comments

If a post you have marked as "read" has new comments, Social Fixer will automatically detect this, and (optionally) make the post visible again so you can see the new comments. You can even mute the post so new comments don't appear anymore or set a threshold of comments, so once a certain number are reached, no new comments are shown. This is useful for posts by Pages that get hundreds of comments quickly - they won't keep popping in to your feed!

Quick Links To Your Pages and Events

Navigating around Facebook has never been easier! Social Fixer adds navigation panels to your left column with links to all the pages the you "Like" and your upcoming events. You can even selectively hide which items you don't want to show.

Friend Tracker - Notification Of Un-Friends

When someone unfriends you, you may not realize it right away. The Friend Tracker panel on the right side will alert you to anyone you are no longer friends with, and give you a link to their profile.

Enhanced Left-Column Navigation

Finding the links to some features of Facebook can be tricky. That's why Social Fixer can insert links into the left navigation bar to some common places you might want to go. It can also automatically expand Messages, Events, Photos, and Friends sections if you find those sub-menus handy.

Automatically Retrieve Older Posts

At the bottom of your news feed is a link labeled "Older Posts" which will retrieve earlier posts. Social Fixer can automatically click this link any number of times to get even more content into your feed. This also has the advantage of pulling in older posts, so if someone adds a comment on a post made 5 days ago, you can see it!

Pin Notifications

Notifications are handy, but you may not always click to see them. Social Fixer can move your notifications window to the right side of your Facebook display, and pin it there so it's always visible. This makes clicking on the notifications simple, and helps you always notice new notifications.

Custom CSS/Skins

Now you can add any CSS rules you want to the page, without extra browser extensions or custom code. Social Fixer gives you the ability to add a link to an external CSS file - which may contain rules for a certain skin, for example - and also to enter in arbitrary CSS rules that will get applied to the page. Now you can tweak the page however you want!

FAQ

See the FAQ for help with lots of questions and answers!

About The Author

Want to know who created this crazy thing? See the About The Author page to learn about me.

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10 ways How to make money on Facebook

10 ways How to make money on Facebook

How to make money on Facebook? If you are a Facebook user or have been around social networking sites for a while, you’ve probably  heard that! But, is it really possible to make money with Facebook? How would you go about making money on Facebook? What are some ideas to make money with the help of this giant social networking site?…

Well, thanks to some very useful and user friendly applications, today almost anyone who has a Facebook page, can make money in a variety of ways. With one simple installation, you can be on your way to make money on Facebook. Of course like any other methods of making money, specifically making money online, it takes hard work and persistence to be able to make a decent amount of money on Facebook. Although these applications make it very easy to get on the path of making money with facebook, its the strategy and a well thought out plan, combined with persistence and hard work, that ultimately factors in your success or failure in making money with Facebook. Here are some applications you can use to make money on Facebook:

1. Cafe Press It’s a well known online store. Cafepress lets you easily sell any product from anti Obama Shirts to pro Obama Shirts, on your Facebook and make money, whether it was created by you or someone else.

2. Ether Ether is a website that you can make money on by giving advice to people over the phone or by chatting. But now, you can use their new application on Facebook to make money while giving advice to people over the phone. If you’re good at giving advice, this may be the way for you to make some extra money on Facebook. Also if you know a second language, this app makes it easy to teach others and make money. You set the rates and Ether provides a number that individuals can call. The call will then be forwarded to your personal telephone number.

3. Music Blaster With MusicBlaster you can put a simple little music store on your Facebook, and sell music from BlastMyMusic.com. You earn 5% for each song sold. The cool think about this app is the fact that you can help your favorite band or singer to sell their music while you make money, as well as helping them to gain more exposure.

4. Garage Sale The name says it all, its the good old Garage Sale, but a “Facebooky” Garage Sale. Simply add Garage Sale to your profile page and list every thing you want to sell. When someone buys something, Garage Sale automatically bills the buyer’s credit card and lets you when to ship the item. Your money is deposited directly into your Pay Pal account, or you can request payment by check. However they charge a 5% commission on the total sales price, but that’s all. No other fee for setup or anything like that.

5. Shopit Shopit is a free Social Commerce Network that gives users the ability to buy, sell or trade any product or service. Simply add a free store to your Facebook and sell anything you like. Another easy way to make money on Facebook.

6. FlameTunes FT was founded in 2007 by an Iranian-American named Nima Khakpour. This app is more for the artists to sell their music. So, if you are an artist, FlameTunes enables you to sell your music on your Facebook. You can also use it to sell music on MySpace.

7. Lemonade Remember when you setup your first lemonade stand in your community? Well, this app allows you to use the same concept, combining commerce and community, and have a lemonade stand in a digital (Facebook) neighborhood. Basically you add what you want to sell to a lemonade stand, and put it on your Facebook. It’s free and easy.

8. eBay Who knew that was coming? Yep, you guessed it. Now you can have your eBay on Facebook. This application allows you to add eBay auction listings to your Profile. Sell things to your Facebook friends from crafts, jewelry to diary pages, undies and dinner dates or just whatever you’re selling on eBay! You also have the option to add a charity auction that you support, on your Facebook profile. I think it’s a very smart way to combine eBay and Facebook, and you don’t even need an eBay Account!

9. Lending Club It’s almost like prosper, where you land money to others and make money with the interest you make from the loan. Not to worry though, lending club has all the detail covered. So, it’s completely safe, and the whole legal and trust issues are taking cared by lending club. If you can use it safley, it can be a good way to make money with your Facebook.

10. e3buy Auction Buy, sell or trade anything. Auction your used or new stuff. With e3buy you can open a customizes store, upload your logo and start selling things. unlike eBay, there is no commission or fee to be paid. it’s completely free to use. It is also fully integrated with PayPal, so you can get paid fast.

If you know of any app that makes it possible for one to make money using Facebook, let me know and I will add it to this list. There you have it, 10 free applications that let you make money on Facebook. Now you know how to make money on Facebook.

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