I love my HDTV hooked up to a Mac Mini, but I want it to look like more than a computer desktop with icons. Any recommendations for bigscreen Mac apps that will bring the TV to life with Twitter updates, news feeds, ambient phantasmagoria, you name it?
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posted by teedee2000
on Feb 21, 2011 -
10 answers
New update to Facebook Pages gives email notifications to admins. I'm one of the admins but don't want these; how do I personally opt out?
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posted by naju
on Feb 17, 2011 -
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How can I make my facebook "Musician/Band" page show up under people's "music" (you know, the area under "info" where it lists people's favorite music)?
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posted by jitterbug perfume
on Feb 15, 2011 -
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I can't believe I'm wasting my question on this: Is there any way to make a facebook page (NOT profile) public? I mean a page promoting a not for profit, not a person's profile page.
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posted by By The Grace of God
on Feb 15, 2011 -
10 answers
Facebook and Twitter are passing me by. It's no longer enough to know how to rank very well in Google, by providing good material that people want to read and that is easily indexed by Google. Now, we're told, Google is passé. Small businesses must switch to using Facebook and Twitter to reach their audiences. But how?
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posted by Ery
on Feb 15, 2011 -
16 answers
Facebook Question: Finally got back onto the facebook bandwagon a few days ago. But why don't I show up in searches?
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posted by bluelight
on Feb 13, 2011 -
11 answers
When I "like" something on my a Facebook page where I'm the admin, it shows the page itself as the "liker." How can I get my
personal profile to "like" something on my own page?
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posted by Flying Saucer
on Feb 7, 2011 -
20 answers
Will changing privacy settings on Facebook cause something to appear in my (or other's) News Feed?
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posted by daboo
on Feb 7, 2011 -
5 answers
Can you find how "close" you are to any specific person on facebook using an API (e.g., something very similar to linked-in where it shows how many degrees you are away from someone?)
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posted by mtstover
on Feb 5, 2011 -
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Is there a way to search through your own Facebook Profile, specifically your status updates? Alternately, is there some sort of third-party app that would allow me to gather/download that data and dump it into a local program and search that way?
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posted by Ike_Arumba
on Jan 31, 2011 -
5 answers
What are the best-practices for a small business with limited resources when it comes to juggling the major social media platforms (e.g., FaceBook, Twitter, and blog)?
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posted by webhund
on Jan 31, 2011 -
4 answers
I feel stupid for not knowing this, but--why would anyone invest $500k in Facebook, when the website was never meant to turn a profit? (Slight spoilers inside)
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posted by tzikeh
on Jan 29, 2011 -
40 answers
Two Questions about Facebook Fan Pages:
1. How can I best track the number of times a posted video is played?
2. What is going on with "Impressions"?
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posted by jander03
on Jan 25, 2011 -
3 answers
Facebook privacy question: how did someone not on my friends list access my friends-only profile through a website?
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posted by JoannaC
on Jan 22, 2011 -
15 answers
I used to get SMS notifications whenever certain Facebook friends posted stuff to their walls. The notifications seem to have stopped coming. Did Facebook remove this feature?
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posted by jayder
on Jan 22, 2011 -
6 answers
I'm creating a Facebook page for a university and we want to hold trivia contests on the page. We would ask a question and the first person to comment with the right answer would win a prize. What would be the best way to communicate with the winner?
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posted by tomcochrane
on Jan 21, 2011 -
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I plan to do a daily photo blog on a site such as Tumblr or Flickr. I'd like automatic updates posted to my Facebook profile on a weekly basis, instead of every time I upload a new photo. Is there a way to automate this? I'm guessing it will involve RSS. Totally willing to use a 3rd party app/widget/site.
posted by AONeal79
on Jan 16, 2011 -
4 answers
What's the least hurtful way for me to get someone to stop commenting on every single thing I post to Facebook? This question is similar to
this question, except this is about Facebook comments, rather than posts.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2011 -
22 answers
Is a simple opt-out request generally unreasonable and/or inherently offensive, when the unsolicited Facebook message was sent by a family member?
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posted by christopherious
on Jan 9, 2011 -
23 answers
Does anyone have any experience actually getting responses from Facebook customer support? My account has been disabled for almost a month and I've gotten no response.
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posted by shabaabk
on Jan 8, 2011 -
4 answers
I am just wondering why would an ex ask to befriend you when you haven't spoken in over 10 years? This happened to me today and I am confused.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 6, 2011 -
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Spam filter: Accidentally clicked a shortened link posted to my Facebook wall. Was taken to a .gif that didn't actually show up in my browser. Using Firefox and OSX. How do I know if my computer is ok?
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posted by the_blizz
on Jan 3, 2011 -
4 answers
I believe my boyfriend may be entering in to an emotional affair with a former coworker via facebook. How do i bring this up without seeming untrusting when nothing physical has happened (yet?)
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 2, 2011 -
37 answers
Facebook fiasco filter! I foolishly clicked on a link someone posted on my Facebook wall that said: "YOU will NEVER TEXT again after seeing THIS insane video!! on CLICK HERE TO SEE." Now it shows as a Wall Post from my account stating that I "like" it. How to remove?
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posted by Oriole Adams
on Dec 30, 2010 -
7 answers
product.com (fake name for this question) is the product. If given one space for a URL in advertising, why would you use facebook.com/product?
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posted by sandra_s
on Dec 26, 2010 -
17 answers
ParanoiaFilter: Should I be worried that Facebook is scraping my links,
in my own private messages?
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posted by querty
on Dec 20, 2010 -
16 answers
I've been sending Mobile Uploads to Facebook for way too long now. It works, it's cute, but now I would like all my pictures back. Is there a way to retrieve my directories of "Mobile Uploads" --- 100 pictures each -- WITHOUT clicking on each picture and one-by-one Right-Click-To-Save'ing each picture?
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posted by shipbreaker
on Dec 18, 2010 -
7 answers
A childhood friend posted some pictures of her children today on Facebook in which it appears that her older child has a common symptom of a type of cancer. Should I contact her about it, or should I stay out of it?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 17, 2010 -
24 answers
Can anyone recommend legit ad networks, vendors etc. to help us grow a client's Facebook fans and Twitter followers quickly?
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posted by carofowler
on Dec 15, 2010 -
0 answers
Does anyone know of a somewhat minimalist Windows program (or perhaps even a website) that would let me merely type a Facebook status update with little distraction on the screen aside from a countdown of characters left -- a sort of WriteRoom or Q10 for updates, although it doesn't necessarily need to hide menu bars and taskbars and so on? Ideally an application I could bring up by clicking on a system tray update. I'm uninterested in Facebook notifications. Basically, I'm just looking for something that would let me quickly update my status with little visual distraction and then move on to whatever else I was doing at the time.
posted by WCityMike
on Dec 11, 2010 -
20 answers
Is there any way to make facebook so that any person who is not your friend is blocked?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 10, 2010 -
16 answers
I'm a parent volunteer who's now in charge of my school's Facebook page. Please help me learn about the most effective ways to promote and communicate about my school this way.
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posted by BlahLaLa
on Dec 9, 2010 -
9 answers
I would like to price out a survey for an academic paper. Is it possible to see how many people list a certain interest or profession on facebook without paying for anything up front?
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posted by codacorolla
on Dec 7, 2010 -
4 answers
Pros and Cons of merging our organization's Facebook fan page with our Facebook Places page?
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posted by karmaville
on Dec 6, 2010 -
1 answer
I'm annoyed by the "change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon character" idea. What snarky or clever message/profile picture should I post instead?
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posted by kat518
on Dec 5, 2010 -
38 answers
I would like a family member to stop uploading photos of me (with my full name "tagged") to public photo sharing sites, particularly Facebook. Although I'm well aware of the many pros and cons of the use of Facebook, I'd like to send them links to three or four well written critiques of the issues related to Facebook's privacy policy and data collection/data retention system.
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posted by thewalrus
on Dec 3, 2010 -
14 answers
We're engaged. (Yippee!) We've told all our family and close friends already. And now we would love your wonderful advice about how to announce it on the Facebook, maybe with a little humor.
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posted by Alpenglow
on Dec 3, 2010 -
23 answers
