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March 9, 2010

More Fun with Firefox Tabs

This post is partially instructional and partially a look into how my brain works. (Be afraid... :)

A bit of history. A few months ago, a friend of mine posted something on Facebook about how frustrating it was to click a link in her news feed, get taken to a new page, then hit the Back button and find herself back at the top of the page (forcing her to scroll back down to try to find where she was before hitting the link). That prompted me to write a post on how to work around that problem: QuickTip: Open Web Links in a New Tab.
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T4L Redux: Managing Your Privacy on Facebook

Privacy is an important concern when it comes to any online service, especially social media, but I think it's even more so on Facebook.

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T4L Redux: Getting LinkedIn

If one of your new year's resolutions for 2010 is to find a new job—whether by choice or necessity—you'll improve your chances by creating a professional profile on LinkedIn and then building your network to help you get it seen by the right people.

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T4L Redux: The Twitter Hash Tag

The hash tag (#) is not an official Twitter feature, but it has certainly become a standard element of tweeting. However, the concept can be a little hard to wrap your head around, and some people experience problems getting them to work right, so here are some posts I wrote about it during the year that I hope will help answer any questions you may have about it.

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T4L Redux: Unhiding Friends on Facebook

I really should send the folks at Facebook a gift basket to thank them for all the traffic they've driven my way this year by virtue of their never-ending interface changes, confusing privacy settings, random bugs, and completely unwillingness to fix common user problems. Case in point: the nightmare that is trying to add a friends' posts back to your timeline after you've hidden them, whether accidentally or on purpose.

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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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Reader Question: Sending Messages to Facebook Friend Lists with More Than 20 Members

Reader Diane recently sent in this question regarding friend lists on Facebook: I found that the message section doesn't allow you to send to a list that has more than 20 people on the list. Is there a way around this issue?

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Update on Usernames for Facebook Pages with Fewer than 1,000 Fans

In my earlier update about Facebook usernames, I noted that Pages that have fewer than 1,000 fans would be eligible to register for a username as of today.

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Facebook Moved Their Applications Links Again

In several previous posts, I've referenced the Applications link at the bottom left of the Facebook page.

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Huge Correction re. Facebook Wall Privacy

I'm really annoyed about having to write this post because I believe the wrong info I posted is mainly the fault of Facebook's Bad Interface Design. And the worst part is that, because it's related to protecting your privacy, it could have serious consequences for some people.

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