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MakeUseOf » facebook http://www.makeuseof.com Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 25 May 2013 09:23:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Like And Share Carefully: How Marketers Target You On Facebook http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/like-and-share-carefully-how-marketers-target-you-on-facebook/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/like-and-share-carefully-how-marketers-target-you-on-facebook/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 01:30:16 +0000 Joshua Lockhart http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=151462

The social network provides us with a means to communicate with our friends and loved ones, and we provide the social network with real, in-depth, accurate market samples that they can sell as a product. Even still, some businesses will go beyond Facebook's usual advertising methods in an effort to target their desired market. They use a variety of tactics, and while they are not illegal they might be worth knowing about.

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While there are several ways to find stuff on Facebook, they are all but comprehensive or reliable. This situation also forces you to spend even more time on Facebook, increasing the likelihood that you will get distracted. One way to increase your chances of finding something and thus waste less time, is to enable Facebook email notifications. As I explore the benefits of email notifications, I will also show you other ways to search Facebook.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-search-sucks-use-facebook-email-notifications-as-a-workaround-weekly-facebook-tips/feed/ 1 Facebook, SkyDrive Or YouTube – The Best Way To Share Videos In Windows Phone 8 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-skydrive-or-youtube-the-best-way-to-share-videos-in-windows-phone-8/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-skydrive-or-youtube-the-best-way-to-share-videos-in-windows-phone-8/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:31:40 +0000 Christian Cawley http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=151564

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I own a Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone, running Windows Phone 8. It features a rear-facing 8.7-megapixel camera equipped with a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and is capable of 1080p HD video capture, with PureView technology. The front-facing camera, meanwhile, is 1.3 megapixel with video capture in 720p resolution. It’s all very nice, and the results are stunning when played back on a big screen TV, PC, tablet or on the phone itself.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-skydrive-or-youtube-the-best-way-to-share-videos-in-windows-phone-8/feed/ 2 Best 4 Ways To Manage Your Facebook Calendar http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-4-ways-to-manage-your-facebook-calendar/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-4-ways-to-manage-your-facebook-calendar/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:02 +0000 Ryan Dube http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=151353

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In this article, I’m going to show you four ways that you can make use of your Facebook Calendar. This will include how to export Facebook Calendar events to Output, how to export them to Google Calendar, how to strip spam-events that you really don’t care about, and how to even set up notifications for upcoming events from your Facebook Calendar.

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It happens all the time. People forget their password, accounts get hacked, or Facebook decides they have violated the Terms of Service and bans them. And when they try to recover their account, they realize that phone numbers or email addresses they once provided for a potential security check are long out of date. So what can they do to recover their Facebook account?

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-trusted-contacts-recover-account/feed/ 5 Phonon: A New Way to Chat on Facebook With Text and Voice [Android & iOS] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/phonon-a-new-way-to-chat-on-facebook-with-text-and-voice-android-ios/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/phonon-a-new-way-to-chat-on-facebook-with-text-and-voice-android-ios/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:16 +0000 Joel Lee http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=149957

Android App Phonon Intro

I've been through a lot of chat messenger programs in my time and, looking back, none of them have been very different from the others. Usually the main difference lies in the interface and performance, but fundamentally they're all the same. But recently I stumbled across Phonon Voice Messenger, a mobile messenger that really offers something new. Phonon provides text chat functionality, but its main selling point is that it is also a voice messenger. Intrigued? You should be.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/phonon-a-new-way-to-chat-on-facebook-with-text-and-voice-android-ios/feed/ 3 No Theater Facebook Image Gallery – Facebook Images Made Simple http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/no-theater-facebook-image-gallery-facebook-images-made-simple/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/no-theater-facebook-image-gallery-facebook-images-made-simple/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 02:31:24 +0000 Joshua Lockhart http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=149203

Some of us aren't fans of Facebook's theater mode when it comes to viewing pictures. It's not a huge issue - after all, it's just a matter of personal taste and preference. However, many of you have pointed out time and time again that Facebook (and other similar services) do not provide enough personal customization for their interfaces. Ideally, I think that we could have a fully-customizable Facebook with personalized layouts and possibly even colors.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/no-theater-facebook-image-gallery-facebook-images-made-simple/feed/ 2 Chat Heads & Stickers – Check Out The New Features on Facebook Messenger [Weekly Facebook Tips] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/chat-heads-stickers-check-out-the-new-features-on-facebook-messenger-weekly-facebook-tips/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/chat-heads-stickers-check-out-the-new-features-on-facebook-messenger-weekly-facebook-tips/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:01:25 +0000 Tina Sieber http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=148898

Have you already noticed the latest features of Facebook chat on iOS and Facebook Messenger on Android? Prior to the release of Facebook Home, Facebook's chat app received an update which included Chat Heads and stickers. Chat Heads are floating avatars of Facebook friends you're chatting with. Chat Heads appear on top of Facebook pages (iOS) and other applications (Android only), meaning you don't have to move back and forth.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/chat-heads-stickers-check-out-the-new-features-on-facebook-messenger-weekly-facebook-tips/feed/ 1 How Can I Fix My Facebook Page So It Doesn’t Look Stupid? http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-can-i-fix-my-facebook-page-so-it-doesnt-look-stupid/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-can-i-fix-my-facebook-page-so-it-doesnt-look-stupid/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:01:27 +0000 Guy McDowell http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=146863

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Some people might say that having Facebook and Stupid in the same title is a bit redundant. They may be correct. There are definitely a lot of things that qualify as stupid on Facebook, and the harsh reality is that there are a lot of stupid people on Facebook. Come on folks, there's over half a billion people on Facebook, some of them, statistically speaking, have to be stupid! In fact, at least 49% of us on Facebook are below average intelligence.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-can-i-fix-my-facebook-page-so-it-doesnt-look-stupid/feed/ 6 Facebook For iPhone: The Review We Should Have Written By Now [iOS] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-for-iphone-the-review-we-should-have-written-by-now-ios/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-for-iphone-the-review-we-should-have-written-by-now-ios/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 02:30:06 +0000 Joshua Lockhart http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=147197

The Facebook app of today isn't the same app it was when it was first released. It's a new kind of monster with extra features and a sexier design. Yes, it has the same basic functions that Facebook (and the original app) has always offered, but over time, it's been redone almost as many times as my ex-girlfriend's MySpace page. It's time to take a good look at the latest iPhone app and its features.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-for-iphone-the-review-we-should-have-written-by-now-ios/feed/ 3 Facebook Home Hijacks Your Android Phone – Should You Let It? [Weekly Facebook Tips] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-home-hijacks-your-android-phone-should-you-let-it-weekly-facebook-tips/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-home-hijacks-your-android-phone-should-you-let-it-weekly-facebook-tips/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 23:31:01 +0000 Tina Sieber http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=147205

Facebook Home is the social network's home screen replacement for Android phones, currently only available on select HTC and Samsung devices. By acting as a launcher, the app takes over a central position on the phone and provides instant access to Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg expects Home to change the relationship people have with their mobile devices. Not surprisingly, the app is highly controversial.

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In the short time Facebook has been around, it's gone through many significant changes. These updates have seen features come and features go, but there's one feature that's been around almost forever, and is fortunately still available today: the ability to hide apps and even people from your news feed.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-hidden-facebook-app-finding-the-lost-app-you-didnt-mean-to-hide/feed/ 3 It’s Not Facebook, It’s You! 5 Ways To Fix Your Facebook Experience [Weekly Facebook Tips] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/its-not-facebook-its-you-5-ways-to-fix-your-facebook-experience-weekly-facebook-tips/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/its-not-facebook-its-you-5-ways-to-fix-your-facebook-experience-weekly-facebook-tips/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:01:34 +0000 Tina Sieber http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=144133

I joined Facebook because it promised to be an easy way to stay in touch with friends and family while traveling and living abroad. I stayed with Facebook even though many of the prejudices I had turned out to be true. What I learned, however, is that most of the things you do with Facebook, or allow it to do to you, are your choice. Facebook offers a lot of opportunities and it is up to you to customize your experience. It's a little like real life.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/its-not-facebook-its-you-5-ways-to-fix-your-facebook-experience-weekly-facebook-tips/feed/ 10 Facebook Messenger Adds Free Voice Calling For Android Users In The U.S. [Updates] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-messenger-adds-free-voice-calling-for-android-users-in-the-u-s-updates/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/facebook-messenger-adds-free-voice-calling-for-android-users-in-the-u-s-updates/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:30:03 +0000 Joshua Lockhart http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=145502

Facebook has recently been on a roll with updates, and it appears that the constant add-ons aren't going to end any time soon. The newest addition from Facebook comes to Android users in the US, who have just received free VoIP calling for Facebook Messenger. To make a call, all you have to do is tap the "i" button in a Messenger conversation and select Free Call.

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Facebook is all about connecting with other people and making friends. Yet friend requests are delicate and can quickly get you in trouble with Facebook. While you probably won't get banned for inappropriate friend requests, many people have been blocked from adding more friends. And even if it was a mistake, the block cannot be lifted early. It really does help knowing the unwritten rules.

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