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Facebook Codes to Amaze Your Friends

Fun and useful little things you can do with Facebook. Make Facebook look silly, write upside down, schedule posts, keep people from knowing you're online. These are some of the things you can do with Facebook.

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Update Your Facebook Status with Twitter

Saturday September 4, 2010

Want to update your Facebook status message with Twitter? Connecting Twitter to Facebook is easy, and makes sharing your tweets on your favorite social network a piece of cake.

How to Connect Twitter to Facebook

  1. Open the Twitter app in Facebook, and enter your account info.
  2. Next, allow Facebook to connect to your Twitter account.
  3. Next, approve Twitter to autopost as your status message.

Now, anytime you send a tweet, your Facebook friends will be updated via your status message! You are now ready to begin using Twitter to update your Facebook status.

--Brandon De Hoyos, Guide to IM

Bookmark Your Facebook Profile Boxes Before They Disappear

Friday September 3, 2010

Notice something different on Facebook lately?  If you have application profile boxes, you might have seen the ominous warning that your favorite apps will soon disappear from your profile.  Prevent losing access to your favorite apps by following these easy steps:

How to Bookmark Your Facebook Apps

  • Under the "Account" menu in the upper, right-hand corner, select "Application Settings" to continue.
  • For each app you wish to bookmark, select "Edit Settings."
  • Select the "Bookmark" radio box, and click "Okay"

Now, you can visit your favorite apps using the bookmarks utility or the home page, on the left-hand side of the page.

--Brandon De Hoyos, Guide to IM

LinkedIn Groups Offer Better Social Networking Opportunities for Professionals

Friday September 3, 2010

Are you looking for a great place to network for business? LinkedIn Groups provide professionals with great opportunities for networking with other business professionals.

While adding connections on LinkedIn requires an actual working relationship, groups provide ample opportunity to know professionals you aren't on a first-name basis with.

3 Great LinkedIn Groups to Join

  1. White House Official LinkedIn Group - Want to rub elbows and share information with President Obama? The White House's official LinkedIn Group is where the the business world can share with America's chief executive.
  2. eMarketing Association Network - Interested in marketing on the web? This LinkedIn Group is a great place to connect.
  3. CIO Forum - Techies and IT professionals alike can networking on this great LinkedIn Group.

--Brandon De Hoyos, Guide to IM

How to Save Your Facebook Chat History

Wednesday August 18, 2010

Want to save your Facebook Chat history? The Facebook Chat History Manager for Firefox and Google Chrome is a free application you can save on your favorite web browser to capture and record all your Facebook Chats.

Check out these two great tutorials from the IM Guidesite:

--Brandon De Hoyos, Guide to IM

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