Any good examples of "Social Sign In"? For the little web toys I make, I don't want to make full sign up forms, so I'm looking for any sites that are using Facebook / Twitter / Google / Yahoo / OpenID / etc for sign in. Something like what stack overflow is doing here: http://stackoverflow.com/users/login (only OpenID though).
posted by slactoid on Nov 7, 2009 - 8 answers

My mother spends a good deal of her day playing Mafia Wars and has accumulated hundreds of people she doesn't know on Facebook through the game. She is definitely not street savvy or tech savvy in any way and I'm worried that she may be taken advantage of. I don't play Mafia Wars, but I just don't trust that its taken up such a large part of her life right now. Is it just a way for her to pass the time? Or do I need to be concerned?
posted by Unred on Nov 6, 2009 - 16 answers

Are there good examples of Twitter (or status updates on Facebook) being used to answer questions AskMe-style? Or even better, to collaboratively solve a problem, like when the Scooby Gang here sussed out Kaycee Nicole? [more inside]
posted by anildash on Oct 22, 2009 - 18 answers

Many workplaces ban social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so on. What are some of the reasons workplaces should allow (and even encourage) staff to use social networking sites? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Oct 14, 2009 - 20 answers

Facebook brutally compresses my images, anything I can do to minimize it? [more inside]
posted by Jezztek on Oct 8, 2009 - 12 answers

I need to conduct a survey, but I need the traffic to send to it. [more inside]
posted by chrisfromthelc on Oct 7, 2009 - 5 answers

I can search Google, read the news and view most websites, but specific sites like Facebook and Gmail won't load on my Mac Powerbook - I just get page load errors. Any idea what the problem is? [more inside]
posted by nicoleincanada on Oct 6, 2009 - 15 answers

Facebook has been telling me "Your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours. We apologize for the inconvenience" for 5 days. I'm getting no response from them. [more inside]
posted by nax on Oct 6, 2009 - 11 answers

Are there application platforms for building quizzes on Facebook that are not EVIL? [more inside]
posted by ausernamenooneelsehas on Oct 5, 2009 - 1 answer

How does Facebook generate the list of friend icons on the left side of my profile screen? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Oct 1, 2009 - 15 answers

I run a website. Our old 'Share This' widget that goes after posts is woefully out of date. Can anyone suggest a better one? [more inside]
posted by toomuchkatherine on Sep 30, 2009 - 1 answer

Help me keep my non-profit Facebook page separate from my personal account [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Sep 29, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I sync a twitter account with a Facebook Fan Page? Please note that I am not asking about Facebook Personal Profiles but the Facebook Pages that organizations have. I want to be able to update twitter by updating the Facebook Page Wall. I also want to be able to update the Facebook Page Wall by updating Twitter. I have tried both the Twitter and Selective Twitter Applications for Facebook but neither of them work.
posted by Fluffy654 on Sep 28, 2009 - 4 answers

What legal/law enforcement options do I have to protect myself against someone who is threatening me with bodily harm? [more inside]
posted by ahrara_ on Sep 20, 2009 - 22 answers

Why is it that on Facebook, people can become your friend without your having rec'd a friend request? Is there anything one can do to prevent? Might it be because they're in my email address book? I save many addresses, but am not nec. their friend.
posted by neelhtak on Sep 19, 2009 - 16 answers

I am keenly interested in the social aspects and pervasive expansion of sites like Facebook. [more inside]
posted by toastchee on Sep 16, 2009 - 5 answers

Is the FanCheck application on facebook a virus? [more inside]
posted by KateHasQuestions on Sep 14, 2009 - 8 answers

I deactivated my Facebook account several weeks ago, but this morning I got an email from them saying the account had been reactivated. I logged on and my account was there! Why/how did this happen and how can I prevent it from happening again?
posted by anonymous78 on Sep 7, 2009 - 3 answers

I am trying to link directly from Facebook to a .flv file hosted on my server. How can I accomplish this? The example .flv file I have for this problem is here. In my country, connecting abroad is slow. Domestic servers are quick, that's why I need to do this. Thanks!
posted by Timen on Aug 31, 2009 - 2 answers

What sort of guidelines should I provide for a friend for a crash course in social networking? [more inside]
posted by superbird on Aug 27, 2009 - 2 answers

Quickest way to contact someone at Facebook regarding a hacker? [more inside]
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies on Aug 24, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm a member of hundreds of Facebook groups, which I enjoy except for the fact that their owners sometimes send me a direct email. The result is dozens of direct emails that I can't seem to find a setting inside Facebook to block. So then I move to my Gmail filters. Is there a way to filter out the Facebook group mails using Gmail filters? The identifying feature of mails from groups is that their subject header contains quote marks, so the sender is always Facebook and the subject header is always: "Group Name" sent you a message on Facebook. My question is: how do I teach Gmail to distinguish between these mails and mails from my actual friends, which don't have the quote marks around them?
posted by skylar on Aug 18, 2009 - 4 answers

My mother would like to get on Facebook at some point in the future. I've neither encouraged nor discouraged her to do so, and wouldn't really have a problem with her on Facebook re: my profile or anything like that. The problem is that she was a former high school teacher and some of her old students have created a fan club page for her. It's mostly harmless fun, and the creator of the page actually posted some really nice things about my mom. For fun they have been posting photoshopped pics of her face on funny pictures (making her a rap star, etc.), but nothing out of bounds or all that offensive has been uploaded. And while I don't really have a problem with the page, there are two things that have me a bit upset. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 17, 2009 - 17 answers

Work is thinking about banning access to Gmail, Facebook, Hotmail and other third-party email and social networking sites. Help me convince them not to? [more inside]
posted by raf on Aug 14, 2009 - 37 answers

OK, I give up - I suppose it's time I joined Facebook... but how do I minimise the damage? [more inside]
posted by Nice Guy Mike on Aug 13, 2009 - 39 answers

I'm looking for a guide on developing Facebook Applications, ideally with a Library context in mind. I've read about several examples (e.g. WorldCat and several university based examples). My initial idea is to build a catalogue or article search tool. Other ideas on library Facebook applications are also welcome. I came across a great article on this in the Code4Lib journal but I'm looking for more instructions.
posted by bruceh on Aug 13, 2009 - 3 answers

My girlfriend has had her Facebook account deleted. How can she get it back? [more inside]
posted by almostwitty on Aug 12, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I figure out who the admin is for a Facebook fan page? [more inside]
posted by sjuhawk31 on Aug 10, 2009 - 3 answers

If you are married, is it mandatory to say so on your Facebook profile? [more inside]
posted by farmersckn on Aug 9, 2009 - 58 answers

Help me get some understanding of social media/corporate/marketing relationships. [more inside]
posted by A Terrible Llama on Aug 7, 2009 - 13 answers

Wasting my AskMe on Facebook, grrr: On my page, under "Photos," it says "Photos of HotToddy" and "HotToddy's Albums." The albums are indeed photos I have posted, but under "Photos of HotToddy," someone has somehow posted a picture that is not of me and that I want removed--but there is no option to delete. What to do?
posted by HotToddy on Aug 5, 2009 - 8 answers

We're a group artists in a non-profit and are currently using Facebook to organise ourselves. I find it lacking - it's not a platform with collaboration in mind, so I'm researching alternatives. Hlep! [more inside]
posted by monocultured on Aug 4, 2009 - 5 answers

My husband snooped in my Facebook. Now what? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2009 - 58 answers

Is it possible to search through your own Facebook profile? After having used Facebook for about two years now, I'm wondering: How am I supposed to find e. g. a posted link from a year ago? Sure, I could scroll down my profile and always click on "show older posts" but this is really not the way it should work, should it? Maybe I'm just completely ignorant, but could someone please point out, how you are able to search through the posted contents within your own profile? Thanks, Bjoern
posted by Isdaron on Jul 31, 2009 - 10 answers

ReputationRepair: How can I fix the Google Search result that's showing an old name for a group on Facebook? The jokes not quite as funny 6 years later. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 27, 2009 - 5 answers

Wasting my mefi question on facebook....but it's driving me crazy!! [more inside]
posted by pearlybob on Jul 19, 2009 - 11 answers

Facebook filter: How can I preemptively block someone who has their profile search results disabled? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Question regarding facebook page for a business. [more inside]
posted by jschu on Jul 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Facebook's forcing me to deal with a family rift. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 13, 2009 - 22 answers

How to channel Facebook info into another chance at a date? [more inside]
posted by cmoj on Jul 1, 2009 - 13 answers

Mid-level Facebook user and low-level Twitterer seeks way to maximize these social media services for networking, information aggregation, and long walks on the beach. Oh, yeah, all while not spending every waking nanosecond online hitting "refresh." [more inside]
posted by shallowcenter on Jun 26, 2009 - 6 answers

Usernames, trademarks, and Facebook. Someone e-mailed my friend, saying that he owned the trademark to his name and has the right to demand that he turn over his username to him. [more inside]
posted by krisken on Jun 18, 2009 - 31 answers

I've been using Del.icio.us and I've made a "Bookmark on Delicious" link for my Firefox bookmarks bar, using this page. However, when I click on my link (or the My Delicious link I also created) they both take me to a facebook page that I visited on the day I created the bookmark. I removed them both and reinstalled them, but they changed back immediately to a new facebook page; I then manually changed the links to point to the ones from the delicious page, which worked for a while, but on restarting firefox they changed again to a facebook page. Any ideas?
posted by criticalbill on Jun 16, 2009 - 7 answers

What's the best tool for making Facebook quizzes? [more inside]
posted by j-dawg on Jun 15, 2009 - 8 answers

Facebook gives you the option of looking through your private email contacts (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) to see if you're not connected to them through the social networking site yet. Why are they keeping my login information on hand? [more inside]
posted by scarykarrey on Jun 1, 2009 - 14 answers

What is the attack vector on this apparent facebook phishing email? [more inside]
posted by Mitheral on May 26, 2009 - 14 answers

My white nephew hangs out with Neo-Nazis. My kids are black. Help me deal with this family mess. [more inside]
posted by bluedaisy on May 18, 2009 - 57 answers

How do I get facebook completely out of my blackberry? [more inside]
posted by lullaby on May 18, 2009 - 4 answers

What's the best way to share short posts, videos and photos of our new baby with our families and friends who live an ocean away? [more inside]
posted by TrashyRambo on May 16, 2009 - 12 answers

Your tips on personality branding plus Facebook and Twitter [more inside]
posted by frosty_hut on May 8, 2009 - 3 answers