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HowTo: Get Facebook Timeline

Posted by on January 17, 2012
Introduction Facebook latest and greatest feature has been producing mixed feeling from it’s users, but the strain seems to be more towards positivity. Although I am not a big fan of the “Timeline” feature, here is a short guide on how to do it. Step 1: Visit the timeline about page Go to http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline and...
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Introduction Facebook users often click “ask me later” on a friend request and forget they had ever seen it. It’s probably a good idea to check all of your friend requests once in a while to prevent mishaps and arguments with friends, over something so stupid. Step 1 Ensure that you are logged in to Facebook Step 2 Go to http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php Click...
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Facebook Friends Icons

Posted by on January 17, 2012
Click to enlarge Facebook Icons I noticed today that a whole bunch of websites are ripping off Facebook’s icons. I have no idea why. Perhaps it’s a problem that a simple Google image search produces high resolution copies of them all, like the one above! Here are some of the most commonly used icons in Facebook, which appear in various parts...
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Introduction There is always something that everyone is unsure about how to do on Facebook. Let’s face it, it’ a very complicated website these days, it is absolute packed full of features, functions and settings. Unfortunately we cannot always think of every topic to cover here on Social Networking Tricks, so we came up with a solution...
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Step 1 Click ‘Update Status’ on your home page/news feed. This is located at the top, under the search box. Click to enlarge Step 2 Write whatever you like! When you want to tag one (or more) of your friends, use the ‘@’ symbol followed by their name. They should appear like so: Click to enlarge Step 3 Click on the person you...
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Introduction Ever wanted to be able to accept / confirm ALL of your Facebook friend requests at once instead of click each and every single one? Well great news, you now can! Step 1: Determine what browser to use Currently, you will need Mozilla Firefox 6+ to invite all friends at once. Get it here. Step 2: Go to the pending requests page You will need...
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Banned! Introduction Some Facebook users have often been faced with their account being disabled, most likely for relatively petty reasons too! Here’s a list of some reasons why your Facebook account could face permanent deletion. 1. You have joined too many Facebook groups – 200 is the limit 2. You are not using your real name, or have...
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Introduction One of Facebook’s best qualities is the ability to connect with old friends, as well as the ease of making new ones. It probably sounds very easy – just friend request 5,000 people, right? Unfortunately in this regard, it isn’t MySpace! This guide will help you genuinely max out your friends list, connecting with people...
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Introduction Okay so this isn’t a Facebook necessity, but it sure is fun! 1. Scroll down to the bottom of your page. Here you will see something like this: Click to enlarge   2. Click on your current language – eg. ‘English (US)’ 3. A window will pop up with a list of languages to choose from 4. Select ‘English (Pirate)’...
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Introduction Sometimes somebody comes out with a status update which is riddled with fancy characters and symbols – but where did they come from?! Each symbol in the list below can easily be copied and pasted into your own status, message or wall post. Nice! ๑•ิ.•ั๑ ๑۩۞۩๑ ♬✿.。.:* ★ ☆ εїз℡❣·۰•●○●ōゃ...
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