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Bug Alert

November 30, 2009

Weirdest Facebook Bug I’ve Seen to Date

Update 11/30/09: Well, that was odd. I had JUST posted this entry then went back to my own Facebook account to discover this Mashable post in my news feed that explains what's going on:

5 Big Changes to Watch in Facebook’s Upcoming Redesign

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And that's saying something!

I'm used to getting questions from readers about annoying problems they're having with Facebook—privacy issues, missing friends, posts disappearing... But when reader Kim sent me a note last Wednesday saying that a bunch of thngs in her FB interface had moved to other positions, I had trouble imagining what she meant. So she sent me this screenshot (identifying info removed).

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Update on the New Facebook Live Feed

I have to admit, I'm feeling a little bit foolish about this one. When I wrote about the differences between the News Feed and Live Feed views on Facebook, I didn't even think to address why they call it "Live" Feed.

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Bug Alert: Friends Are Missing from the New Facebook Live Feed

In my post from a few days ago, Facebook Changes: News Feed vs. Live Feed, I explained how the News Feed view provides a subset of posts from the last day and the Live Feed view is supposed to a list of everything all your friends are doing in real time. However, when some people choose the Live Feed view, some of their friends' posts are not appearing. If this is happening to you, here are some possible fixes to try.

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Bug Alert: Pages Section Missing from Facebook Info Tab

Normally, there's a section on the bottom of the Info tab on a person's Profile page that lists some of the Pages the person is a fan of (with a link to the full list). However, recently this section seems to have disappeared from some people's profiles.

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Twitter Basics (and More)

I've written a number of posts about Twitter previously. Here's a compilation of the ones that address some of the more common questions and problems.

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The Latest on How To Unhide Friends on Facebook

When I look at my web stats to see what's driving people to this blog, BY FAR the number one source is a Google search asking how to unhide friends on Facebook.

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Update on Bug Alert: Missing Boxes Tab on Facebook

In my original post about missing Boxes tabs from a few weeks ago, I provided a solution that worked for some people. However, yesterday, reader Robert contacted me to let me know that he'd tried the procedure several times with no success.

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Bug Alert: Some Twitter Hash Tags Don’t Show Up in Searches

Recently a reader wrote to me and told me that a hash tag that she and some friends were using wasn't showing up in searches.

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Updates to the New Facebook Home Page

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote two posts about using the new Facebook home page, since a lot of functionality had changed from the previous version. Since the launch, Facebook has responded to some of their users' comments (aka complaints) with some minor changes, so I'm going to point out the ones that have changed from what I had written earlier.

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Bug Alert: Missing Boxes Tab on Facebook

In yesterday's post, Read, Send, and Share Tweets on Facebook, I explained how to add the Twitter application to your FB profile. One of the steps referred to going to the Boxes tab on your Profile page.

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Bug Alert: Hiding/Unhiding Friends in Facebook Using Internet Explorer

Update 04/22/09: This unhiding bug seems to be a bit of a moving target, so I've written a post that consolidates all the possible fixes I've found to date (as well as how it's supposed to work in the first place): http://www.techforluddites.com/2009/04/the-latest-on-how-to-unhide-friends-on-facebook.html.

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