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Facebook will have voice chat!

Just when I thought Facebook has done quite a bit in the past month of so with a new version and added features it has gone ahead and announced that soon its users will be able use voice chat in the near future.

Facebook’s voice chatting service will be powered by Vivox Labs.

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Facebook has 300 million users!

Do you know Facebook has more users than the population of most countries in the world? Actually only three countries have a higher population than Facebook.

That’s China, India and the US. At the rate Facebook is growing only 2  may remain. No prizes for guess which two ;-)

If you take the world population as 6 Billion and compare 300 Million as Facebook users, it means potentially about 5% of the…

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Tag friends on Facebook with Twitter like @ Symbol

If copying is the best form of flattery then Twitter must be feeling really flattered by Facebook over the last few days.

First the advent of Facebook Lite and its pretty obvious way of makings its interface look like a Twitter layout on steroids. Now the latest form of flattery shown by Facebook towards Twitter is that you can use the ‘@’ symbol to tag your friends like you do in Twitter.

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So whats different about Facebook Lite?

Yesterday I wrote a post about Facebook Lite being available for Facebook users in the US and India. I checked out Facebook Lite and was quite impressed with it. So I decided to compare the two. I wonder with Facebook Lite being available, does the normal Facebook become Facebook Heavy? ;-)

What is different?

Facebook has many applications and quizzes you can take part in. The annoying invites or requests from your…

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Facebook Lite available in India.

The much awaited lighter version of Facebook is out in India and United States. Visit the Facebook Lite link and it takes you to a stylish looking new Facebook sign-in interface.

Facebook had announced it was coming out with Facebook Lite almost a month ago, which would be a simpler version of Facebook without Apps for users in countries with lower internet bandwidth.The idea was to increase its user base considerably…

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FotoBounce: Download Facebook Albums onto PC

I had loaded up the photos on my Facebook Account  from my Computer but when my hard-disk crashed and I lost data I had not bothered to take a backup of my albums on facebook. The prospect of downloading each and every photo looked very tedious and boring. So I did not bother. But here is a interesting application I came across on a article online which allows us to…

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How to create polls on Facebook

For me, Facebook is just like an apple iphone. Facebook hasn’t provided you with all the features by default but you can use as many applications as you require making it more user friendly. Just for example, I am going to explain here is a feature, which can be used to make polls on your Facebook profile that can be answered by anybody on Facebook.

You can use the application “Living…

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Make Facebook simple with Facebook’s official toolbar

If you are using Facebook a lot, just like me  ;) then this toolbar is a must for you as its impossible to be online all the time while browsing. Unlike Facebook, this toolbar is user friendly and easy to use. You get a separate button for each of the important feature you use on Facebook. Below is a quick list of the buttons included in this toolbar.

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Five useful facebook widgets for your website/blog

Today we are going to discuss on 5 important widgets modified by Facebook for your blog or website. These widgets might be useful for you if you are an active user of Facebook and want to share your Facebook profile, photos, pages or just updates ( Live Stream) with those who visit your blog/website.

Personal Profile Widgets:

Profile Badge: This is a basic widget from Facebook which can be used to share…

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Facebook Lite Screen Shot and bugs

The beta version of new lighter Facebook, The Facebook Lite is now available for some selected users in India. The version is still in a testing stage. I myself found the LITE VERSION awesome and very less bandwidth consuming, which can turn out to be beneficial for many users in India – some having slow internet connections and some running on limited monthly plans. The page takes a few seconds…

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