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What happens to your Facebook account when you die?
If a Facebook user dies, what happens to their Facebook account? Is it deleted after a certain period? Should their friends or relatives inform Facebook that they are dead?
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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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Changing privacy settings of a Facebook Group from secret to public
How do I make the privacy of a Facebook Group that is currently set to "secret" as "public"?
I first created this group but could not make it public due to the business nature. I want to make it ...
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How to make Facebook group open for joining?
I have a Facebook group meant to be open for anyone to join.
In the "edit group" screen, I set privacy to "open". There is a small lock icon besides the word "open", it that matters in any way.
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Update Facebook fanpage status from Twitter
I would update the status of a couple of Facebook fanpages through their Twitter accounts, but can not find a way to synchronize directly (without using a specific Twitter client to write the ...
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Facebook opens “Ads Page” instead of regular homepage after login
My cousin who is a regular Facebook user has a problem with his Facebook account. I think he made something wrong which he does not remember and now he can't log in to his Facebook account properly. ...
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How do I hide events in Facebook?
Sometimes I will be invited to an event that I don't care about. In these cases, I would like to hide the event from my event list. In some older version of the site, I could do this. I just can't ...
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Facebook, account hacked?
A friend of mine appears to have her account hacked. I got this chat message from her:
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(warning: this URL links to a trojan)
She did not send this message. What's happening here?
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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 post animated GIFs on Facebook?
A friend posted an image that was animating directly in the messages feed on my Facebook start page. How is this possible? How can this be done?
This is the URL used by Facebook:
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How do you share a Facebook photo album with people that don't want to register for Facebook?
I recall seeing this option when I created my album, but I don't know how to get back to it. If you email the photo album to a friend, it makes them sign up before they can view it.
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Is it possible to stop people from associating things with me on Facebook without my permission?
On Facebook, it's possible by default for someone's friends to tag him in a photo without his permission. Is there any way for a user to stop his friends from doing that, or to at least require his ...
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How to get Facebook tagged photos in Groups to appear in profile?
In a public group, photos can be tagged and the tags are shown within the group. Though, when viewed from a profile these tags do not appear. Is this the proper behaviour that photos within group are ...
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Changing the name of a Facebook Page
I created a Facebook Page for a web site and had the page match the name of the site.
Since then, the website has since changed its name and I need to update the Facebook Page to reflect this.
Is it ...
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How does one log into Facebook using Linked Accounts?
I have linked my Yahoo and Google accounts with Facebook via the Account Settings. Both of them now appear in the Linked Accounts list. Displayed immediately above them is the following:
If you ...
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Facebook malicious extension remover
I am locked out of Facebook due to Facebook saying my computer has been infected with malware. I upgraded my Internet Explorer browser to version 9 and ran a security check. Report came back clean and ...
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Alternative to Facebook [closed]
I'm looking for an alternative social networking site to Facebook.
Here's a list of preferred features:
Friends list to connect with others
Photo sharing integration with Flickr
Video integration ...
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How do I delete my Facebook account?
I don't trust Facebook's new privacy settings and have decided to delete my account, but I can't find the kill switch.
Does anyone know how I can delete my Facebook account?
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How to disable “Seen by” in Facebook chat?
Recently, when several people chat together, I can see Seen by xyz appearing when one of the participants sees the last message.
It can be convenient, but it is also a form of privacy invasion.
How ...
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View a list of URLs that I Like in Facebook
I'm testing the Like button out, and I'd like to check which 'Likes' have been recorded against a Facebook account.
How do I view a full list of URLs that I've previously Liked?
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How do I stop someone from seeing me on Facebook Chat?
I like Facebook Chat, but I want to hide from specific people. Is there an easy way to do this?
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How do I get the phone numbers of my Facebook Friends?
There was a time that somehow Facebook synced to my phone and that was great but I did not want all of them. How can I manually select the Facebook numbers and then export it to my phone via Contacts ...
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Script or App to remove own Facebook status updates
I am totally aware of this question, however this isn't a very elegant solution that seems very buggy or even outdated, judging from the comments.
I heard that there was a Greasemonkey/UserScript ...
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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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Is there any way to tag more than 50 people in Facebook photo?
My dear friend is stuck in a problem. He's tagged his wedding invitation to his friends but he have a lot of friends and now there become angryness between friends who want to know why they are not ...
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Tool to bulk remove Facebook status updates
Is there any tool/webapp out there that will let me bulk delete past status updates?
The only solution I have found so far is going back manually and deleting them one by one.
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Hiding New Friends Activity on Facebook
Is there a privacy setting on Facebook that will stop the posting that is made on your friend's wall when you make a new friend?
I do not want this to appear on my friend's wall when I make a new ...
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Facebook timeline - none of my comments or likes on friends posts show on my timeline
None of my comments or likes on friends posts show on my Timeline. They are all in my Activity Log and are all marked as 'allowed on Timeline'. The only things visible on my Timeline are my own ...
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How can I see Facebook friend request message after accepting the request?
Is there any way to see the personalized message associated with a friend request, after the request has been accepted? I can't find the message anywhere.
It's happened a few times that I accept a ...
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Facebook : Photos tab not visible in profile to 'Everyone'
For a personal account, I've set the privacy of all albums to 'Everyone', but still the Photos tab is not visible for people who are not 'Friends'. Direct links to the album are accessible, but the ...
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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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How to receive email notification on about new Facebook messages?
I would like to receive an email when someone sends me a message on Facebook. This used to happen by default. Is it still possible to set it up somehow?
Update (Dec/12): Mehper C. Palavuzlar's ...
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Better way to search the Facebook activity log / timeline?
I'm trying to find a post I made on my timeline (aka wall) several months (or even years) ago, but can't find a way to search for it. I see there's a way to download my entire content, but that's very ...
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How to remove Facebook username and return to profile ID?
I want to remove (not change) my Facebook username, so that my profile page should be accessible from my ID number. Is this even possible?
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What's the difference between All, Most, and Only Important updates on Facebook?
When you are friends with someone on Facebook you have the option of showing all, most, or only important updates from them. What's the difference between the three?
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How do “like” Facebook pages “as a Facebook page” rather than as my personal account?
I created a Facebook page for a company, and my personal account is the "admin" of that page. What I want to do is "like" some other pages, but I want to "like" them as this company's page, not as my ...
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Knowing who I sent a friend request to on Facebook
Today I received a notification that XYZ has accepted my friend request. I do not know the person and do not remember sending any request to him.
Is there any way to check if I sent the request to ...
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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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What does using 'Login with Facebook' or 'Facebook Connect' to login to another site allow the site to do?
When I use a Facebook account to login to another website, what does 'logging in with Facebook' allow that website do with my Facebook account?
Can they post messages on my wall or news feed or ...
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How to remove yourself from an event on Facebook?
How do I remove an event from My Events? I can't find the old "Remove This Event" link anymore.
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How to prevent friends adding me to their Facebook groups without my consent
A friend of mine on Facebook has added me to her Facebook group without my consent. I had to visit the group page and click on "Leave group" to leave it.
I don't want my friends to add me to their ...
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Facebook Profile name with Fancy and Stylish Font
I have found some people are writing their profile name in fancy and stylish font. How do I write a name or add some stylish font to the profile?
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Can I change my Facebook login email?
My wife and I have been "sharing" a facebook account under my name, and we're finally going to get her her own account. The problem is that the facebook "login" email is really her email account.
Is ...
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Is there a way to hide status updates from a friend on Facebook? (Boss Mode)
I have friends on Facebook that I like to see their status updates, but I don't necessarily want them to see my status updates. People like my boss, or my mum.
Is there any way I can still be ...
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Facebook last login
I think somebody logged into my Facebook account. Is there any way for me to find the last login IP address or the location from where this occurred?
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How can I view a history of posts to my Facebook wall?
Is there a way to view a listing of old posts to my Facebook wall? I've been using Facebook for a number of years, and I have accumulated hundreds of postings on my wall. How long are those posts ...
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My account on Facebook has been hacked - how do I recover it?
Someone is sending spam messages from my account in Facebook. How do I get back control of it?
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Block non-friends from commenting on my photos
I posted a photo and tagged a friend. Her friend (whom I don't know) commented on it. I don't like that non-friends can somehow comment on my photos just because they are friends with my friend. Is ...
