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Move pictures from one Facebook album to another
I have some pictures in my profile folder on Facebook that I want to move to another album. I don't want to lose the comments posted for each of those pictures.
Is this possible to move these across ...
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What is the full list of emoticons on Facebook Chat?
I know of a few simple emoticons that translate to images like
:) turns into a smile;
:putnam: turns into a Facebook engineer named Putnam.
But what is the extent of emoticons available in chat? ...
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How do I cancel a friend request on Facebook?
If I send a friend request to someone, and after quite some time they haven't accepted, how do I cancel the friend request?
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How do I contact Facebook after being false reported by fake accounts and harassed?
I dont know what to do, my friends and I are being harassed. Also false mass reports from this person's fake accounts are also being directed to us. I have tried reporting her for harassment and then ...
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How to change Facebook username?
Do I have to re-register a new Facebook account to change my facebook.com/USERNAME?
Or are there any ways to change it?
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Does Google+ actually delete content I want deleted, or do they just hide it, like Facebook?
I always had a vague notion that when one deletes a post or comment in Facebook that they don't actually delete it. Instead, behind the scenes they simply mark it to not display.
This irked me ...
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Why can I not create an application on my Facebook page?
I have created a Facebook "page" for a client, for the purposes of promoting their business. Forgive me but I'm not totally clear on the myriad of options and account types on Facebook, so I am not ...
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How does “Facebook Publisher” select the image, title and content from a shared website?
This is a question about Facebook Publisher. When I share a link, Facebook will grab some text, the title an image from the site and construct a preview for the user. The user may then edit the ...
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Where did the Facebook Notes settings go?
I used to configure Facebook to automatically pull from my blog and generate Notes, but I don't want anymore.
Unfortunately, the settings for this system seem to have changed, and I can't find the ...
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How to re-promote a Facebook post?
I had a Facebook post that I promoted, and the promotion has run out. It was actually very successful and I want to promote the same post again. However, I see no such option anywhere on the post ...
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How can I see who recently viewed my Facebook profile?
Is there any way we can know who viewed our profile recently on Facebook?
I remember Friendster had (has?) this function, but I'm not sure whether Facebook does.
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How can I disable facebook chat? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I log out of Facebook chat?
Can facebook chat be turned off? I dont like facebook chat and want to disable it. I would like to have it always disables and not ...
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Facebook notification: “XYZ downloaded a photo of you”
I am a bit surprised by this screenshot I have just found on the Internet:
Is it fake?
This discussion seems to imply that there is no such notification.
Would be surprising but never know what ...
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Import birthdays of friends from Facebook into Google Calendar?
Is there an easy way to import birthdays from my friends in Facebook into my calendar in Google?
Bonus points if it's possible to keep the birthday events automatically in sync (e.g. when I add new ...
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Facebook like button without iframe
Is anyone aware of a Facebook 'like' button implementation that doesn't use an iframe? I'd like to use the like button, but currently can't due to accessibility requirements.
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What are trips on Facebook's Timeline map page?
Go to a Facebook Timeline profile, click on the Maps icon in the info header section, and below the map are five sections: All, Places Lived, Trips, Life Events, and Photos.
Where does the Trips part ...
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Facebook chat only page
I don't remember exactly how I got to it, but I opened a page (external possibly) that only showed the chat interface of facebook. It was quite similar to the gabtastik screenshot
What I wanted ...
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How Can I Really Turn Off “Close Friends” Notifications?
Recently Facebook has begun notifying me of random things. It started when it would tell me about everybody's check-ins. That wasn't so bad, because it doesn't happen very often and I can appreciate ...
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How to see who shared my link on facebook
On my facebook page I posted a link to my Youtube video. When I was using the facebook search to find a page I was surprised to find that my link showed up, and it said that 4 people shared it. Is ...
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Reusing “freed” Facebook personal profile URL on another account you own that is a business page?
Okay here is what I did:
Let's see what we have here:
Inherited an Old FB profile and an Old FB Page.
Created a New (Timeline) FB Business Page.
Merged the Old FB Profile into the New FB Business ...
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Find like-minded people in Facebook
Is there a way (an app maybe) to find like-minded people on facebook ? We like stuff everyday, and it would be nice to find the people with whom one has the most shared likes, and socialize with them. ...
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Mute Facebook comment threads after clicking Like
When I Like or comment on a Facebook entry, I get notified on every single comment for the rest of the thread. Sometimes I want that, and sometimes I don't.
I know I can opt out of these ...
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Can I send a message to someone who's made a friend request?
Someone's made a friend request, but I'm suspicious about the request. The only public detail is her gender, and her name. Googling her name suggests that it's a Nigerian name, so I'm worried it may ...
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Has Facebook disabled Login Approvals?
I have recently discovered that login approvals on Facebook is no longer available:
Compare this with @gravity's screenshot from this answer:
Is there anything special that I'll have to ask my ...
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Multiple admins but only one (unremovable) owner of a Facebook Page
I had a Facebook Page. I granted admin rights to some chosen fans in order to let them animate the page, with capability of inserting new articles for instance.
However, it happened that one of them ...
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How do I uncheck the “Send to mobile” box in Facebook by default?
Recently, when sending messages on Facebook, I have noticed that the checkmark box next to the "Send to mobile" option is on by default. This happens regardless of how many times I uncheck the box.
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Stop Facebook from recording chat?
For about 2 weeks now, Facebook has started recording chat messages to my messages inbox. Is there a way to stop this? I'm constantly getting notifications when I'm chatting that I've got a new ...
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Finding all posts I have written in a facebook fanpage
Is there a way to find all posts/comments I made in a given Facebook fanpage?
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How do I find out who are my most active Facebook friends, over time?
I would like to know who are my most active Facebook friends, over time. That is, who among my friends submitted the most stuff (statuses, links, images, etc.) during some significant period of time ...
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Exclude specific Facebook people from the friend suggestion feature
I have a few Facebook friends whom I don't want the automatic friend suggester ("People You May Know") to base the suggestions on.
Is it possible to stop Facebook from suggesting friends based on a ...
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How to synchronize comments between Wordpress and Facebook?
I import my Wordpress posts into my Facebook account as Notes. I end up having two separate sets of comments for the same blog post this way. Is there any way to do a two-way synchronize these ...
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Facebook one-time password
Basically, I have tried sending “opt” to 32665 from a supported provider. What is returned is a Facebook mobile confirmation code instead of a temporary code.
Directly from Facebook's help:
Use ...
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Send Gmail emails from Facebook address
Is it somehow possible to link Facebook address each username is given to Gmail? Obviously, there is the "Accounts, Send mail as" feature, but that used to return an error
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Final-Recipient: ...
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Delete old Facebook wall posts [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Script or App to remove own Facebook status updates
Related:
How to delete all Facebook posts/comments older than 1 year?
How can I delete all Facebook status ...
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Can any web applications tell if I have Facebook open in a different tab or window?
I have Facebook open in one tab, and I open YouTube in another. YouTube asks me if I want to sign in with my Facebook account. Can YouTube tell if I have Facebook open in a different tab or window?
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Can you see if a person has read your message in Facebook?
Can I check or see if the recipient has read the message I sent them?
Where in Facebook do I go to see if this is possible?
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Find Date I registered to Facebook?
I want to find when I exactly register to facebook, How can I do it?
PS: I must tell you that I deleted my facebook confirmation mail !
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My Facebook account “likes” pages on its own – what can I do?
For a few months I have been noticing that my Facebook account is liking random pages on its own, even when I remove them, they keep getting added (liked).
Why is this happening?
Is my account ...
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How can I tag friends in a Youtube video on Facebook?
I've shared a video from Youtube to Facebook, and this has shown up ok on my wall.
Now I want to tag friends that are in the video, and can't see any option to do that, all the guides I see in places ...
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Find out who likes my website using the Facebook like button
Where can I find the details on who has liked and commented on my pages via the Facebook Like button that I've put on my website?
I recently put the Facebook Like plugin on my site and now see that ...
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How do I disable a Facebook account without deleting it?
Let’s say I want to disappear from Facebook without completely deleting the account (in case I want to keep my contacts, for example, or the content I have uploaded to the service). What steps should ...
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How to get Facebook vanity or custom URL for fan page, in lieu of ugly numbered id URL?
When creating a Facebook fan page, it is assigned a long URL containing a unique ID number. What prerequisites and steps are required to get a Facebook fan page vanity / custom URL?
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Reusing a phone number in two (or more) Facebook accounts - Is it allowed?
I have two Facebook accounts for some personal reasons. I have my phone number registered to one of them. I want to register my phone number to also the other one for security reason, but I'm worried ...
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Adding a New Line on Facebook Comment
When I am commenting on Facebook, how do I insert a new line. Let us say, that I post a status. Friend A comments on it, followed by Friend B, followed by Friend C.
I am now posting a reply and I ...
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How do you use the new Facebook “download everything you’ve ever posted” feature?
I read about this in the press today, but can't find it anywhere within Facebook. Perhaps the feature isn't live yet? I've tried clearing cache and reloading, but don't know where I should be looking.
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Can I sync my Facebook status to Google Buzz? [closed]
I've seen ways to do it the other way around, but can I set up Google Buzz and Facebook so that when I post a status on Facebook, it also appears on Google Buzz?
UPDATE:
Unfortunately, it seems that ...
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Displaying SE Flair on my Facebook Timeline
Is there any way I show off my Stack exchange Flair on my Facebook Timeline?
Pasting the HTML code snippet as a "Status Update" just gives a link to my SE Profile.
Also is there any way I can make ...
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People can see with whom I shared a post, when I post it with custom sharing
Usually I post status or links with custom sharing. e.g. I do post a status keeping 10-15 people in custom list. Now, if one of them hovers the mouse on the "gear" or "custom" sharing icon, they can ...
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How can I reset all public posts to be friends-only?
I recently found that despite my default posting privacy level being "friends" all of my recent posts are "public". Is there some way I can quickly move these posts back to "friends" or otherwise ...
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How can I revoke rights for all Facebook applications?
I know I can disable and revoke rights for specific application, but I have so many applications that will take so much time to remove them all.
Is there a way that I can revoke all these ...
