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Who Are Your Top Friends on Facebook?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:42 +0000

If you want all your best friends at the top of your Facebook friend list, so they're easier to find, look no further. This Facebook app will help you create a top friends list so you can put all your top friends at the top. Then you can organize your top friends so your favorite is first.

In case you're wondering, my top friends start with people I know in real life, then people I work with online, then people I've met online that I think are cool. I have about ten people in my top friends list.

How many people do you have in your top friends list? What order do you have them in?

o 4 Cute Interactive Gifts on Facebook
o Take a Facebook Interview
o Send 123Greetings eCards

Who Are Your Top Friends on Facebook? originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 01:00:42.

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Tell Your Car Stories on Facebook

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:29:40 +0000

Did you have a favorite car in high school? Do you have a great story to tell about one of your cars? How about when you took a trip in your car and got stranded 50 miles from the nearest gas station?

Now there's a Facebook app that will let you tell all your car stories. It's called Cars I've Owned and it will let you create a starting point for conversation about a special moment you had with a special car. You write your car story and then let other people comment about how they had similar stories or how funny they think your story is.

Upload an image of the car. If you don't have one you can select one from one of their stock photos. Then write your story. Share the story on your Facebook so all your friends can see it and read it. Then watch as they comment and laugh as they tell their own stories.

Tell Your Car Stories on Facebook originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 08:29:40.

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Hide Top Friends, Make All Friends Link Instead - MySpace Code

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:45 +0000

Hide your top friends box on your MySpace profile page. Instead you'll have a link to view "All Friends" instead. Now you don't have to choose who your top friends are anymore.

o Add Scroll Bar to Friends and Comments - MySpace Code
o Hide Age, Location, Login - MySpace Code
o Hide Friends and Comments - MySpace Code

Hide Top Friends, Make All Friends Link Instead - MySpace Code originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 01:00:45.

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Build a Social Network for your Small Business

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:52:24 +0000

SocialGo is helping small business owners get the word out about their products and services. Many of us struggle to advertise what is it we're trying to sell, whether it be something physical like soap or something virtual, like websites. SocialGo is here to help.

SocialGo will help you in two ways. First you can have SocialGo build an online community for your product or service. This will make consumers more interested in what you have to sell because they get to become a part of it. Your consumer will be able to take part in discussions that can help you better your product and your company.

Secondly, SocialGo can help you create a website for your company. If you don't have the time or resources to build your own website, let SocialGo do it for you. After your website is built, you'll be able to manage it with ease with their online website builder.

Build a Social Network for your Small Business originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 09:52:24.

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About.com is looking for freelance writers!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:21:02 +0000

The About.com Contributing Writers program was created to help us cover topics that may not be broad enough for a full GuideSite. Contributing Writers work alongside our Guides, covering specific subtopics that fall within the larger topic areas of our GuideSites. They are responsible for producing a certain amount of content (articles or blog posts) per month on that subtopic. They are not responsible for managing or maintaining a full GuideSite.

We are currently evaluating candidates to write on the following topics:

Playing and Coaching (About Football http://football.about.com)
Antique Furniture (About Antiques http://antiques.about.com)
Legal Issues (About Single Parents http://singleparents.about.com/)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Scene (About Manhattan http://manhattan.about.com)
At-Risk Teens (About Teens http://parentingteens.about.com/)
XML (About HTML / Web Design http://webdesign.about.com/)
South Africa Travel (About Africa Travel http://goafrica.about.com)
Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s (About Women's History http://womenshistory.about.com/)
Algebra (About Math http://math.about.com)
Medical/Surgical Information for Patients (About Back and Neck Pain http://backandneck.about.com)

If you are interested in applying for one of these positions or learning more, please email your RESUME and a WRITING SAMPLE -- both IN THE BODY OF AN EMAIL -- to contributingwriters@about.com.� Please put the topic you're applying for in the subject line.� Keep introductions concise.

Thanks for all your help!

About.com is looking for freelance writers! originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 10:21:02.

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Link Your Blog or Web Site To YouTube

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:34 +0000

Make adding YouTube videos to your blog or Web site simple by adding a link to your blog or Web site to YouTube. In your account settings you can add your blogs and Web sites to YouTube. Then when you want to add a video to your blog of Web site you can do it with just a few clicks. No longer do you have to copy the code and paste it into the HTML of your blog or Web page, now you can add your favorite videos easier and faster.

o Add a YouTube Video to Your WikiSpaces Wiki
o Find a Video at YouTube

This is a really easy way to add YouTube videos to your blogs. Once you add your blog's address to YouTube all you have to do to add YouTube videos to your blog is choose the video you want. You choose, it attached the video to your blog.

Link Your Blog or Web Site To YouTube originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 01:00:34.

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Facebook Codes to Amaze Your Friends

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:08:16 +0000

Fun and useful little things you can do with Facebook. Make Facebook look silly, write upside down, schedule posts, keep people from knowing you're online. These are some of the things you can do with Facebook.

It's fun to learn to do silly little thing on the computer or on video games, Facebook's no different. It has it's little hidden secrets. Finding them is half the fun. I'm going to show you a couple that you can try.

There are also a couple useful tools that you can use to make your Facebook experience a more pleasant one. Give them a try and let me know what you think.
...(Try These Facebook Codes)

o Create a Facebook Group
o Add a Facebook Fan Box to your Website
o Adding Facebook Photos

Facebook Codes to Amaze Your Friends originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 20:08:16.

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Yahoo!'s Biggest Mistake, Closing Geocities

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:35:36 +0000

Yahoo!'s at it again. Shutting down something that was good instead of fixing it up and making it better. Maybe a little more forethought is what they need. Here's some info and advice to help you through this transition.

Closing down Geocitiesis Yahoo!'s second mistake, but their biggest. Their first was closing down Yahoo! 360, or maybe starting Yahoo! 360 instead of paying more attention to Yahoo!'s already owned Geocities...(More Info)

o The Free Web Hosting Decision
o Create a Personalized Yahoo Avatar
o GeoCities Reaches A Milestone, 1997

How do you feel about Geocities closing down?

Update: Geocities is not closed. This is a sad time for personal Web pages.

Yahoo!'s Biggest Mistake, Closing Geocities originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 09:35:36.

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Add a MySpace Slideshow to Your MySpace Profile

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00:14 +0000

Adding a MySpace slideshow to your MySpace profile is really easy and will only take a few minutes. Your MySpace slideshow will include your MySpace photos. Choose from a couple different styles of MySpace slideshow for your MySpace profile.

o Add MySpace Avatars To Your MySpace Profile
o What Is MySpace?
o Adding Photos To Your MySpace Profile

This MySpace slideshow takes your pictures and shows them to everyone who visits your MySpace profile. The photos can either slide across the page or they can be replaced by the next photo.

Slideshows are cool because they let the person reading your profile see who you are and learn about you in picture. No longer do family members have to spend a lot of time clicking through pages of photos. Now they can just sit back and enjoy.

Add a MySpace Slideshow to Your MySpace Profile originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 01:00:14.

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Email Phishing Scam and Virus Sent To Facebook Users

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:09:17 +0000

There's a phishing scam being emailed to Facebook users. This email looks like it's from Facebook, feels like it's from Facebook, but it's not really from Facebook. The scary thing is that it tells you that Facebook has a new log in system to make Facebook a safer place. All you need to do is update your Facebook account. Don't click on any of the links in this email.

Video Instructions for Phishing Scam

The virus email that's going around will install a virus on your computer. The email tells you that Facebook has a new account agreement that you need to agree to. It asks you to open the file and run the new agreement file. Do not do this.

Video Instructions for Virus

With a little care you can keep from getting taken by phishing scams and virus'. Knowing what to look for and knowing what not to do with unsolicited emails will help keep you safe. Never click directly on the link in the email when they ask for personal information. Go the the company's website directly and enter your information from there instead. When in doubt, email the company to ask if the email is legitimate.

(disclosure: videos are produced by my uncle and his company on his website.)

Email Phishing Scam and Virus Sent To Facebook Users originally appeared on About.com Personal Web Pages on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 10:09:17.

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