Showing posts with label Social Networking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Networking. Show all posts

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Enable Facebook's Redesigned News Feed NOW

A few months ago, Facebook unveiled a redesigned news feed to make its often overwhelming stream of updates feel less cluttered. The first thing you will notice about the revamped News Feed is how aesthetically pleasing it is. This UI update, however, is more than just skin deep -- underneath that design is a whole bucket of new features that are just as appealing as the visuals. The feeds now incorporates bigger images, more customization and a consistent experience on mobile and desktop versions.


Facebook's Redesigned News Feed
Facebook's New News Feed

Sadly Facebook is taking a painstakingly slow approach to releasing this remarkably overhauled version of the feeds, as previous updates by the social network giant [such as Timeline and Ticker Feed ] have met with a mixed reception upon release from its users..

However, if you wish to enable this new design right now, simply head over to the Facebook's news feed page, scroll down till the end and click on the "Try the new look" button.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

How to Disable Facebook Timeline



If you don't like the Timeline view, here's how you can disable\deactivate\get rid of it :

Note : The Timeline view gets disabled only in your browser, other people will continue to see your profile as the default Timeline view.

1. Navigate your browser to SocialReviver.net

2. Install the add-on\extension for your browser by clicking on the "Install now" button.
(SocialReviver is available for Firefox, Chrome and Opera)

3. Once installed, head to Facebook.com.

(Optional) 4. Click on the ▼ button present at the top of the page, to the right of the "Home" button and select "SocialReviver Settings" [see screenshot below]


(Optional) 5. You will find a lot of useful features in there, but for now, disable them all as we are only interested in disabling the Timeline view. For that, uncheck every box you see. Also set "Chat Style" as "With Sidebar" and "Chat Tabs Style" as "Classic Style". Click on the "close" button once you are done.




Thats it! Now enjoy browsing Facebook profiles just like you used to.

Result :

 

Before (Timeline)


After (Timeline disabled)
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Integrate Results from Facebook and Twitter in Google Search

Google has recently added a new feature to its search engine dubbed as "Search Plus Your World" that not only finds content from public web but also integrates results from Google+, its own social networking platform.


The primary downside of this new feature is that it integrates results from Google+ ONLY and not from other, more popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler etc.

To counter this, you can use "Don't be Evil" : a bookmarklet released by a group of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. The bookmarklet is actually a small javascript that runs in your browser and adds results from other social sites to Google's "Search Plus Your World" feature.


To install it, go to Focus on the User website, click "Try a More Relevant Google", and drag the button "don't be evil" to your browser's bookmark toolbar. The next time you perform a search that shows social results, click on the "don't be evil" bookmarklet for improved results.



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Monday, January 23, 2012

Solution : Facebook Authentication Problem in Digsby

For those of you who use Digsby, you may have noticed that both Facebook chat and Facebook notifications fail to authenticate and disconnect quite often. What I'm about to tell you isn't a fix for the actual Facebook chat implementation in Digsby, but it does fix Facebook Chat by letting you access it via the Jabber protocol

Here's the trick :

1) Start Digsby

2) Click on the "Digsby" menu (on the top left of the buddy list)

3) Select "My Accounts"

4) In the "My Accounts" section, click on the icon that looks like a brown light bulb [check the screenshot]


5) Enter the following information :

  • Jabber ID : username@chat.facebook.com

    The "username" is the name in your Facebook address. For example. If your Facebook profile address is www.facebook.com/techmeasy, then type techmeasy@chat.facebook.com in "Jabber ID" field.
    ..
    If you don't already have a username for your Facebook account you can obtain one from the following address. https://www.facebook.com/username/
    ..
  • Password : <your facebook password>

    6) click the Save button.

    That's it. Your Facebook friends should now be showing in Digsby. Also go back to your Digsby "My Account" box, click on the Facebook icon and uncheck the "chat" label to prevent your Facebook friends to show up twice in your buddy list.

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    Wednesday, January 11, 2012

    Guide to Disable all Ad-based Features in Digsby

    Digsby is one of the best multiprotocol instant messaging client for Windows that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage interface.

    However, Digsby's greatest nuisance is that it has a number of ad-based features that spam both you and your buddies, and while you can disable them in the preferences, you have to scour it pretty hard to find them all, which is a real pain.

    So, in today's post I will show you how you can disable all the ad-based features in Digsby for once and for all.


    1. Disable random spam in your social feeds :

    • Go to Tools -> Preference -> General & Profile
    • Uncheck “Show trending news articles in social network feeds”


    2. Disable flash ads in the IM window :

    • Go to Tools -> Preference -> Conversations
    • Uncheck "Support Digsby developement with an ad"


    3. Prevent Digsby from spamming your IM status :

    • Go to Tools -> Preference -> Status
    •  Uncheck "Promote Digsby in my IM status messages"


    4. Prevent Digsby from using your computer's processing power when idle :

    • Go to Tools -> Preference ->Research Module
    • Uncheck "Allow Digsby to use CPU time to conduct research after [numeric value] minutes of idle time"


    Thats it!

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    Thursday, December 29, 2011

    How to Use Profile Picture as Facebook Chat Emoticon

    Bored of sending the usual emoticons on Facebook chat? Fret not, as now you can use the profile picture of an user, page or any event as an emoticon in the Facebook conversation! Even if you are not friends with a particular person, you can now use his/her profile picture as an emoticon in your Facebook chat.


    Here's how :

    1. Visit the profile, fan page or event that you want to use as an emoticon.

    2. Check the URL in the address bar of your browser. See the username or profile ID at the end of the URL such as “Techmeasy” i.e. http://www.facebook.com/Techmeasy, “britneyspears”, “zuck” (Mark Zuckerberg), or even “100000550591954″



    3.Now in the Facebook chat box, place that username or profile id in double brackets like [[Techmeasy]] or [[100000550591954]]

    That’s it. Hit Enter and  the text will turn into that person, page, or event’s profile picture. You can even send these emoticons from your mobile device.

    To get started, here’s a few Facebook username's that you could use as emoticons :

    Unlike
    [[unliike]]
    Mark Zuckerberg
    [[Zuck]]
    Pikachu
    [[326134990738733]]
    Shin chan
    [[196431117116365]]
    Smiley Face
    [[107300705969843]]
    Teddy bear
    [[113847208655524]]
    Packman
    [[110183382339001]]
    Britney Spears
    [[britneyspears]]

    [[UPDATE #1]]

    High Resolution Facebook Emoticons

    Usage : Copy the codes and paste it on your chat box

    1.Mask

    [[255006724575192]] [[255006727908525]] [[255006737908524]] [[255006734575191]] [[255006731241858]]
    [[255006827908515]] [[255006831241848]] [[255006824575182]] [[255006817908516]] [[255006821241849]]
    [[255006874575177]] [[255006871241844]] [[255006884575176]] [[255006877908510]] [[255006881241843]]
    [[255006934575171]] [[255006931241838]] [[255006941241837]] [[255006944575170]] [[255006937908504]]
    [[255007004575164]] [[255007001241831]] [[255006994575165]] [[255006997908498]] [[255006991241832]]
    [[255007084575156]] [[255007101241821]] [[255007077908490]] [[255007091241822]] [[255007081241823]]

    2. Jack Sparrow

    [[298356520217565]] [[298356516884232]] [[298356506884233]] [[298356510217566]]
    [[298356513550899]] [[298356620217555]] [[298356606884223]] [[298356616884222]]
    [[298356610217556]] [[298356613550889]] [[298356673550883]] [[298356676884216]]
    [[298356666884217]] [[298356680217549]] [[298356670217550]] [[298356740217543]]
    [[298356733550877]] [[298356743550876]] [[298356730217544]] [[298356736884210]]
    [[298356823550868]] [[298356810217536]] [[298356820217535]] [[298356826884201]]
    [[298356813550869]] [[298356906884193]] [[298356896884194]] [[298356900217527]]
    [[298356903550860]] [[298356893550861]] [[298356950217522]] [[298356946884189]]

    3. Superman

    [[299528860107644]] [[299528863440977]] [[299528866774310]] [[299528856774311]]
    [[299528870107643]] [[299528950107635]] [[299528943440969]] [[299528946774302]]
    [[299528953440968]] [[299528956774301]] [[299529013440962]] [[299529016774295]]
    [[299529010107629]] [[299529003440963]] [[299529006774296]] [[299529060107624]]
    [[299529063440957]] [[299529066774290]] [[299529070107623]] [[299529073440956]]
    [[299529173440946]] [[299529183440945]] [[299529180107612]] [[299529176774279]]
    [[299529186774278]] [[299529243440939]] [[299529236774273]] [[299529240107606]]

    4. Elmo

    [[302117289844540]] [[302117283177874]] [[302117276511208]] [[302117279844541]] [[302117286511207]] [[302117366511199]]
    [[302117369844532]] [[302117373177865]] [[302117383177864]] [[302117379844531]] [[302117426511193]] [[302117436511192]]
    [[302117429844526]] [[302117423177860]] [[302117433177859]] [[302117523177850]] [[302117529844516]] [[302117526511183]]
    [[302117536511182]] [[302117533177849]] [[302117606511175]] [[302117596511176]] [[302117599844509]] [[302117593177843]]
    [[302117603177842]] [[302117646511171]] [[302117649844504]] [[302117659844503]] [[302117656511170]] [[302117653177837]]
    [[302117706511165]] [[302117703177832]] [[302117699844499]] [[302117709844498]] [[302117696511166]] [[302117749844494]]

    5. Troll face

    [[242538225822042]] [[242538222488709]] [[242538232488708]] [[242538219155376]] [[242538229155375]] [[242538339155364]]
    [[242538335822031]] [[242538342488697]] [[242538345822030]] [[242538349155363]] [[242538392488692]] [[242538395822025]]
    [[242538399155358]] [[242538402488691]] [[242538405822024]] [[242538475822017]] [[242538472488684]] [[242538489155349]]
    [[242538492488682]] [[242538485822016]] [[242538562488675]] [[242538565822008]] [[242538569155341]] [[242538575822007]]
    [[242538572488674]] [[242538612488670]] [[
    242538625822002]] [[242538619155336]] [[242538622488669]] [[242538615822003]]
    [[242538675821997]] [[242538682488663]] [[242538672488664]] [[242538679155330]] [[242538685821996]] [[242538742488657]]

    6. Mr. Bean

    [[255016264574238]] [[255016271240904]] [[255016277907570]]
    [[255016267907571]] [[255016274574237]] [[255016384574226]]
    [[255016387907559]] [[255016394574225]] [[255016401240891]]
    [[255016391240892]] [[255016464574218]] [[255016454574219]]
    [[255016457907552]] [[255016461240885]] [[255016451240886]]
    [[255016537907544]] [[255016531240878]] [[255016534574211]]
    [[255016541240877]] [[255016527907545]] [[255016634574201]]

    [[UPDATE #2]]

    Check my new post if you wish to create your own high resolution Facebook chat emoticon .



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    Friday, December 16, 2011

    Find Big Mail

    If you're running out of space in your Gmail or Google Apps inbox, the quickest fix is deleting the largest attachments you've got in your mail. But, you can't do that from Gmail's web interface.
    Here, FindBigMail comes to rescue. It scans your Gmail, labelling the large ones so you can reclaim some space.

    Link: https://www.findbigmail.com/

    Update : FindBigMail is now available for Google Apps. Search "big mail" in the Google Apps Marketplace to try out.

    Note that FindBigMail is free for Gmail accounts and a trial of one week / 5 scan for any domain version for Google Apps domains is available.

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    Tuesday, November 29, 2011

    Google Talk Guru : Get Google Search Results Within Gmail Chat

    Google Talk Guru is an experimental feature from Google that offers you a chat session through which you can ask certain questions (your search queries) and receive instant Google search results in the chat box itself.

    Just add guru@googlelabs.com to your contact list and send a chat invitation. Apart from Gmail, it works through any chat client that supports Google Talk (Pidgin, Adium, Digsby etc.). It works quite well as long as you stick to simple commands and don't ask anything complex.

     
    If you get stuck, simply type "help" (without quotes) in the chat box and receive a list of supported categories. Typing help followed by the name of a category tells you how to phrase your query.


     Few examples queries:
    • weather Nagpur, India
    • calculate 500+54(2568-2495)
    • define hakunamatata
    • web techmeasy
    • translate hello from english to french

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    Saturday, November 26, 2011

    Hidden Smileys in Google Plus


    As I mentioned in my last post, Gmail chat has a few undocumented smileys other than the regular ones. All those hidden smileys works even in Google Plus chats. Additionally, I discovered a few more emoticons that works in Google+ but unfortunately don't seem to work in Gmail Chat or in Google Talk. Here's the list :



    Key
    Meaning
    Classic
    Round
    Square
    ~=[,,_,,]:3
    Nyan Cat
    :3
    Cat
    -<@%
    Bumblebee
    +/'\
    Cowbell

    Once again, thanks to Deen for his contribution.

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    Hidden Smileys in Gmail Chat



    Almost all of us know the regular gmail chat emoticons, however, there are a few other undocumented smileys that you can use to impress your friends. Below I'm listing all the hidden smileys that I have discovered so far. Just type the appropriate combination of keys in chat box and press enter to display them .

    Key
    Meaning
    Classic
    Round
    Square
    :(|)
    Monkey
    \m/
    Rock
    V.v.V
    Crab
    }:-)
    Devil
    >.<
    Wince
    :(:)
    Pig
     
    ~@~
    Poop
    </3
    Broken Heart
    :{
    Mustache
    [:|]
    Robot
    robot
    robot
    robot














    Thanks to Deen for his contribution. If I missed something, do let me know in comments.

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    Bonus Tips :
    • Bold Text - To write in bold, use asterix before and after the text, like *this is bold*
    • Italic Text - To format text in italics, use underscore before an after the text, like _Text in Italics_  
    • Underlined Text - Using minus sign before and after the text results in underlined text, like -Underlined Text- 
    • The command /me [expression or statement] results in italicized "[your name] [expression or statement]". So, "/me is awesome!" = "Agni is awesome!"  as you can see below